ARKANSAS GAME & FISH COMMISSION
REQUEST FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UNDERSIGNED WILL ACCEPT SEALED BIDS UP TO 4:00 PM., JUNE 24, 2026, AND THEN PUBLICLY OPEN CONTRACT 4210-0626-42-TS 11:00, JUNE 25, 2026 FOR THE SALE OF428 TONS OF OAK SAW-TIMBER, 290 TONS OF HARDWOOD PULPWOOD, 612 TONS OF PINE SAW-TIMBER, AND 200 TONS OF PINE PULPWOOD:
HOPE UPLAND WMA - HEMPSTEAD COUNTY
FOR MAPS AND BID FORMS, CONTACT THE ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, 2 NATURAL RESOURCES DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205, ATTN: BAILEY SMITH OR CALL 501-580-3383.
THE CONTRACT EXPIRES OCTOBER 29,2027 AND THE LOGGING SEASON WILL BE AUGUST 1, 2026 TO OCTOBER 29, 2027. NO LOGGING WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MAY 15, 2027 AND JULY 31, 2027.
A $5,000.00, (MONEY ORDER, BANK DRAFT, CERTIFIED CHECK, COMPANY CHECK, CASHIER’S CHECK, OR THE EQUIVALENT) BID DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED BY THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF NOTICE OF BID ACCEPTANCE. THE BID DEPOSIT IS TO BE APPLIED ON THE PURCHASE PRICE, REFUNDED, OR RETAINED IN PART AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, ACCORDING TO THE CONDITIONS OF SALE.
THE COMMISSION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, ANY AND ALL BIDS TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES THEREIN OR TO ACCEPT BIDS WITH VARIATIONS FROM SPECIFICATIONS WHERE EFFICIENCY OF OPERATION WILL NOT BE IMPAIRED OR WILL OTHERWISE BE OF BENEFIT TO THE COMMISSION. THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE EXERCISE OF THIS RESERVATION IS EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY SUBMISSION OF A BID OR BIDS.
ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
DOUG SCHOENROCK, DIRECTOR
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