To be included in the auction, a timber sale must have a final Best Interest Finding and a Forest Land Use Plan adopted by DFFP. DFFP has issued final decisions for some of these sales following completion of the planning process with the public comment & agency review periods (AS.38.05); pertinent final documents are available at https://forestry.alaska.gov/timber/fairbanks. Public Comment and Agency Review close on 11/21/25 for the NC-1978-F FLUP and Bonanza Creek Salvage BIF & FLUP. Once final documents are issued, DFFP intends to offer these sales at auction. In the event that comments are received that DFFP deems require a material change to the terms of a timber sale (e.g., that changes the boundaries, product or volume offered, cost to access or perform harvest operations, etc.), DFFP may withdraw those sales from this auction and offer them at a later date. Please contact DFFP directly for updates regarding any specific sales.

The STATE neither expressly nor implicitly warrants its quantity estimate, or the quality or marketability of the timber sold.  Prospective bidders should visit the site and evaluate the timber before bidding.  Estimates are used only to establish the minimum bid.  Each operator is required to estimate their own costs and bid accordingly. The Fairbanks Area auction will be in person and a live, oral outcry auction beginning promptly at 10:00 AM AKST Wednesday, December 17th, 2025.

Bonanza Creek Salvage site visit days are scheduled for Tuesday, 11/24, and Thursday, 12/11, weather-depending. To join, please pre-register by contacting andrew.allaby@alaska.gov or call 907-451-2603.

To qualify for bidding, all bidders must have, before the time and date listed above, submitted:

1. a current Alaska Business License, and
2. a minimum bid deposit of at least 10% of the opening (minimum) bid, in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, money order, or any combination thereof, payable to the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources. Personal checks will not be accepted for the opening bid deposit.
3.  If bidding as an agent for an individual, partnership, or corporation, prior to the opening of the submitted bid, the agent must present a notarized power-of-attorney authorizing such agency to the auctioneer. No agent may represent more than one principal or bid in competition with the agent's principal.

If the winning bidder does not execute the contract and submit a performance bond within 30 days of following the auction, the bidder's bid deposit will be forfeited to the STATE as liquidated damages, and the successful bidder will lose all claim to the contract.  The performance bond, plus any project bonds, will be in the form of cash or certificate of deposit. The successful bidder must schedule a pre-operational meeting with DFFP to review the contract and submit a logging plan for approval.

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KEVIN BREITENBACH, FAIRBANKS-DELTA AREA FORESTER

DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION (DFFP)