State of Alaska

Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry, Southeast Area
Haines State Forest
Notice of Timber Sale under AS 38.05.945 & AS 38.05.035(e)

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry (DOF), as part of its forest

management program will offer the following commercial timber sale for competitive sealed bid. The proposed timber sale is located within the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area.

The sale is described as follows:

Baby Brown timber sale – NSE-1549 ADL #108447

The sale will consist of an estimated 19.7 million board feet of Spruce and Hemlock timber on approximately 855 acres located on the south side of the Klehini River drainage between Porcupine and Jarvis Creeks.  The sale area, consisting of 4,992 acres, more or less, is within portions of Sections 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 36 T28S R53E, and Sections 19, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 T28S R54E, Copper River Meridian.  Harvest activities for this sale are designated in 10 units with a prescription of Selective cutting composed of leave areas interspersed with clear cut areas.  This will be a scaled timber sale.  The minimum acceptable bid is $250,000.00 USD.  The term of the contract will be 60 months.  This sale includes the construction of 7.3 miles of new road and the reconstruction of 2.6 miles of closed harvest road as described and directed in the contract.  A cash performance bond of $80,000.00 USD is required prior to the execution of the contract.  The sale area is located approximately 37 air miles northwest of Haines, Alaska.

Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 this notice is intended to inform the public that the Department of Natural Resources is offering the Baby Brown Timber Sale.

The Final Best Interest Finding required under AS 38.05.035(e) for the Baby Brown Timber Sale may be reviewed at the Division of Forestry, 2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213 Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 or at the Division of Forestry, 219 Main Street, Suite 26A, Gateway Building, Haines, Alaska  99827. This decision document may also be reviewed on the Division of Forestry’s website http://forestry.alaska.gov/timber/haines.

This sale meets the requirements of AS 38.05.120.  The forest management actions are directed at achieving specific resource objectives outlined in the decision documents.  The Alaska Department of Natural Resources hereby gives notice that it is in the best interest of the State to offer this timber sale by sealed bid.  To qualify bidders must, prior to the bid opening, not be in breach of any prior timber sale contract, and must submit a copy of their current Alaska Business License.  The business license copy may accompany the sealed bid.  Sealed bids, submitted in duplicate, on forms provided by the Division of Forestry, marked on the outside with the timber sale name and number, and addressed to the Southeast Area Office, 2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213 Ketchikan, Alaska 99901, will be accepted until 2:00 P.M. prevailing time, December 15, 2016.  Sealed bids may also be presented in person to the Southeast Area Forester before the bid opening.  All bids must be in the physical possession of the Southeast Area Forester before bid opening.