The University of Alabama will offer for sale merchantable timber, as designated by the University Forester, on tracts located in Autauga, Chilton, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties. The timber will be sold by sealed bids which will be publicly opened at the Office of Land Management on the University of Alabama campus, 401 Queen City Avenue, in Tuscaloosa at 10:00 a.m. on July 12, 2019. Bids should be delivered to that office on or before that time, sent by email to sperry@fa.ua.edu, Fax to 205-348-6737, or sent by mail to The University of Alabama, Office of Land Management, P.O. Box 870176, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0176. Only bids which are submitted on the bid form (see below) prepared by the Office of Land Management will be considered. No verbal or phone bids will be accepted. If a bid is mailed, the bid should be posted in sufficient time to insure its receipt prior to the bid submission deadline of 10:00 a.m., July 12, 2019. Mailed bids should be marked “TIMBER BID, 07-12-2019” in the lower left-hand corner to insure bid security.
A Performance Deposit in the amount of $3,500 will be required of the successful bidder to guarantee its fulfillment of the terms of the sale contact. The deposit will be required at time of execution of timber contract. Consideration and approval of the successful bid will be done September 5-6, 2019, by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees.
Purchaser of the timber must carry workman’s compensation insurance and both vehicular and general liability insurance in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 personal damage and $1,000,000 property damage. Bidder will add University as additional named insured on insurance. A certificate of insurance will be required upon the execution of the contract of sale.
It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to determine to his own satisfaction the volume of the timber offered for sale.
*Lump Sum Final Harvest – Term of contract will be 24 months.
*Pay as Cut Final Harvest and Pine Thinnings – Term of contract will be 18 months.
The lump sum sale payment will be required in full upon execution of the contract.
The University reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities.
For a bid package, call the University Office of Land Management at 205-348-6462 during office hours. All information on these tracts can also be found online at the following address: http://universitylands.ua.edu/university-lands-bids/ .
To be placed on the University of Alabama bid list for future bids, please email Ben Pinkleton at bpinkleton@fa.ua.edu.
Thank You Ben Pinkleton – University Forester
BID DOCUMENTS
Timber Bid Form
Timber Contract – Exhibit A DRAFT
Timber Contract – Lump Sum DRAFT
Timber Contract – Per Unit DRAFT
MAPS
West Rock & Virginia Mines Locator
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