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Reclamation Announces Bid Opening for Klamath Project Lease Lands - Update

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov

For Release: April 02, 2010

The Bureau of Reclamation announces that sealed bids for agricultural leasing of 70 parcels of Federal lease lands, totaling 11,000 acres, are rescheduled.  Bids will be received until 10 a.m., Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Klamath Basin Area Office.  A public bid opening will be held at the office on that day and time.

Open for bid in Area K on the Lower Klamath Federal lease lands in Oregon are 11 grain lots and eight grass hay/pasture lots.  Open for bid on the Tule Lake Federal lease lands in California are Sump 2 with 24 lots, Sump 3 with 50 lots, and Area J with one lot.  Some of the lots produce alfalfa or horseradish while others are suitable for grain.

Bidding instructions, lease information, sample copies of the lease contract, location maps, and bid forms that must be used in submitting bids are available at the Klamath Basin Area Office, 6600 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, Oregon, and at the Tulelake Irrigation District, 2717 Havlina Road, Tulelake, California.

Information on the Lease Land Program can be viewed on the Klamath Basin Area Office website.  If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please call 916-978-5100 or e-mail mpPublicAffairs@usbr.gov.  For additional information, please contact Mr. Mike Green, Lease Lands Program Manager, at 541-880-2565, or e-mail mgreen@usbr.gov.   

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