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F -- HAND TREE PLANTING, COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST, STEVENS, PEND OREILLE AND FERRY COUNTIES, WASHINGTON SOL IFB R6-17-96-07 DUE 010496 POC Contact Point, Rose McDonald, (509)664-2715, Contracting Officer, Denise Fox-Auvil, (509)664-2712 Hand Tree Planting on the Colville National Forest as follows: Colville R.D. - 156 acres, estimate start work 5/1/95, contract time 10 calendar days; Newport R.D. - 230 acres, estimate start work 5/10/95, contract time 13 calendar days; Republic R.D. - 379 acres, estimate start work 4/8/95, contract time 22 calendar days; and Kettle Falls R.D. - 411 acres, estimate start work 4/30/95, contract time 24 calendar days. Contractor must have a WA State Farm/Forest Labor License and Federal Farm Contractor Certificate of Registration to perform this work. A 20 percent bid bond is required for bids over $25,000. Solicitation documents available about December 2. Advertisement will occur on the Wenatchee National Forest for this Colville National Forest project. See Note Numbers 1 and 3. (0313)

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