Standing_Timber_Invitation_for_Bids_MEARNG_Caswell_TS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering for sale one (1) item of standing timber on approximately 268.6 acres within three (3) harvest areas at the Maine Army National Guard, Aroostook County, Maine. Approximately the following volumes to be harvested from within the designated block boundaries:

Butterfield Lake North Timber sale, timber is per unit any sawlogs sold on the MEARNG sliding scale– Contains within the harvest block approximately 2,049 Tons of designated Balsam Fir, 4,311 tons of Aspen, 1,401 tons of Mixed Hardwood and firewood, 3,449 tons Mixed Softwood Pulp, and 1,607 tons biomass.

Item 1:

Butterfield Lake North Harvest Area 1 125.5 acres (Operator Select, Single-Tree-Selection, average residual BA 40-60 ft2/ acre)

BALSAM FIR – 551 TON

ASPEN (POPLAR) – 1,947 TON

MIXED HARDWOOD PULP – 759 TON

MIXED SOFTWOOD PULP – 1,381 TON

TAMARACK – 30 TON

BIOMASS – 538 TON

Butterfield Lake North Harvest Area 2 98.7 acres (Operator Select, Single-Tree-Selection, average residual BA 40-60 ft2/ acre)

BALSAM FIR – 974 TON

ASPEN (POPLAR) – 1,200 TON

MIXED HARDWOOD PULP – 535 TON

MIXED SOFTWOOD PULP – 1,718 TON

TAMARACK – 30 TON

BIOMASS – 720 TON

Butterfield Lake North Harvest Area 4 44.4 acres (Operator Select, Single-Tree-Selection, average residual BA 40-60 ft2/ acre)

BALSAM FIR – 524 TON

ASPEN (POPLAR) – 1,164 TON

MIXED HARDWOOD PULP – 107 TON

MIXED SOFTWOOD PULP – 350 TON

TAMARACK – 30 TON

BIOMASS – 349 TON

Contract shall run from official Notice to Proceed and Performance Deposit collection through to October 31, 2027, no tree felling shall occur from April 15 to September 30, all tree felling; tree skidding, processing, and hauling shall be complete by 31 May 2027; and all site repair work as directed must be complete by 31 October 2027.

INSPECTION INVITED ON TUESDAY September 22, 2026, AT 9:00 a.m. Sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. Thursday October 8, 2026 by the Acquisition, Management, and disposal section, real estate office, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA, and then opened publicly.

Forms for use in submitting bids are attached within this posting as an Invitation for Bid link as a pdf file.  This pdf file contains the terms and conditions of the sale, the procedure for submitting bids, and description of the timber all of which are contained in the attached Invitation for Bid form.  **Always look for the most recent attached Invitation for Bid pdf as updates can be made to the invitation for bid should corrections be made or more information becomes available.**Interested parties may reach either Mr. Andrew Willey for questions pertaining to bidding or the contract by phone at (757)516-3538 for questions on this standing timber sale prior to the week of bid opening.**Important please ensure all instructions for bidding are followed, ensure that your bid makes it to the appropriate location ON TIME, mail it early if in doubt.**