USDA Forest Service, Mt. Hood National Forest, 16400 Champion Way, Sandy, OR 97055

F -- TREE TOP BLASTING SOL SOL R6-6-97-078Q DUE 080497 POC Contracting Section, 503/668-1621 The purpose of this Solicitation is to secure services to create a tree suitable for use by cavity nesting wildlife and to protect the tree from windthrow potential on the Clackamas River Ranger District of the Mt. Hood National Forest. Topping shall be done with explosives, an auger shall be used to bore the hole for the explosives; topping with a power saw will not be allowed. Estimated contract time is approximately 365 calendar days. Estimated Start Work Date is August 15, 1997. See Numbered Note 1. (0195)

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