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F -- BEAVER CONTROL/CULVERT MAINTENANCE SOL RFP R8-36-99-05 DUE 122398 POC Homer R. Gabard (803)725-0239 E-MAIL: Homer R. Gabard, Contract Specialist, hgabard/r8_savannahriver@fs.fed.us. Request for proposals for removal of beaver from problem areas and cleaning and opening culverts blocked by beaver dams and debris on the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, SC. Problem areas include areas where beaver activity has resulted in severe flooding of timber, research sites, roads and railroads. The importance of beaver dams as a wetlands resource, particularly as an attractive habitat for waterfowl, is recognized by the Forest Service. Therefore, selective trapping will be conducted only in critical areas identified by the Savannah River Institute. SRS is a restricted access Government facility and all persons entering SRS must be U.S. citizens. Posted 11/06/98 (W-SN269433). (0310)

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