FY26 Deer Fence Install North Central B.xlsx

This file contains a budgetary and project planning document from the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management, Forestry Division, detailing deer exclosure fence maintenance, installation, and removal activities across the state's six regions. The document encompasses historical fiscal year data from FY 2014-2015 through FY 2015-2016, followed by detailed specifications for the FY 2026 Deer Fence Install North Central B project. The North Central B project involves installation of approximately 29,344 linear feet of woven wire deer exclosure fence across five separate fence locations on State Game Lands in Centre, McKean, and Elk counties. The five project sites include Sandy Run (6,715 feet), Nuclear Aspen (6,650 feet), Sparking Rails Block 7 (3,012 feet), Wapiti Rendezvous 2 (5,969 feet), and Wapiti Rendezvous 3 (6,998 feet). The project scope includes furnishing all labor, superintendence, materials, tools, and equipment necessary for fence installation in accordance with attached specifications. Total gate requirements include 17 man gates, one 16-foot truck gate, and four 40-foot skidder gates across the five installations. Optional site inspection tours may be arranged by contacting the Regional Forester, Paul Lupo, at the North Central Region office in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania.

Pricing is structured on a per-linear-foot basis, with historical installation rates ranging from $2.30 per foot in FY 2015-2016. Historical maintenance data indicates regional costs varying from $45.00 to $70.00 per mile, with the North Central region previously budgeted at $70.00 per mile for the 65.4-mile perimeter across 48 fences. The document indicates all quantities are estimated and subject to the final installation specifications provided as attachments. Technical inquiries should be directed to Paul S. Weiss, Chief of the Forestry Division, or Aaron Tyson, Forest Program Specialist (Operations), while procurement-related questions should be directed to the PGC Procurement Division at 717-787-6594. The project specifications package and site maps are included as attachments to the solicitation materials.