Y -- Sula Reconstruction Fire Burned Fences

Contractor shall construct approximately 18.5 miles of four-wire fence on the East Fork Grazing Allotment on the Sula Ranger District and approximately nine miles of three-wire fence and one mile of four-wire fence on the Medicine Tree Grazing Allotment on the Darby Ranger District. Construction of the fence will consist of, but is not limited to, H-braces, steel posts and barbed wire. If existing fence meets the contract specifications, then it may be used in lieu of building new fence. This contract also involves removal of old existing fence. Contractor shall furnish all fencing materials. Project areas are located on the Sula Ranger District, 40 miles south of Hamilton Montana. Fourteen miles of the fence is located in the East Fork Grazing Allotment; upper Lyman and Cameron Creeks and along Guide Creek. One mile is an exclosure fence on Meadow Creek. The remaining 3.5 miles of fence is located on the Waugh Gulch Grazing Allotment; two miles of fence extending up the ridge from Indian Trees Campground, and 1.5 mile of new fence at Porcupine Saddle. Project areas are located on the Darby Ranger District, 25 miles south and a smaller portion 10 miles southeast of Hamilton Montana. Nine miles of fencing is located on the Medicine Tree Grazing Allotment in the Robbins Gulch area, and the remaining mile is located in the Sleeping Child drainage. Price Range. Between $25,000 and $150,000. There is no site visit scheduled for this contract. Please call Diane Bessler-Hackett at 406-821-3201 or Terri Anderson at 406-363-7112 for more information. Start work date is approximately 29 July 2002 and is to be completed within 60 calendar days. Contract time will run continuiously. Contact Deb Strickland, 406-363-7128 to request a solicitation package. Leave name, address, city, state & zip on voice mail. No e-mail or fax requests. Solicitation package will be hard copy mailed approx. 18 June 02.