OAR 629-029-0010: Competition in Forest Products Sale Contracts

All forest product sale contracts with an appraised value in excess of $25,000 shall be awarded by competitive bidding except as otherwise allowed or required in ORS 530.059, 273.521, or 273.525. Unless the STATE decides otherwise, competitive bidding may involve a Notice of Timber Sale and the submission by bidders of written, sealed offers or proposals which are opened and read aloud at a publicly disclosed day, time, and place. If the STATE should decide, a public auction may be used instead of written, sealed offers or proposals. The resulting sale contract may be awarded to the highest responsive, responsible bidder.