The Department of Forest and Park Services is pleased to notify the Surface Collection and Riverbed Material (RBM) dredging site measuring 22.24 acres at Shetikhari, Gelephu for export through conduct of Open Auction. The Open Auction will be conducted by the respective Joint Auction Committees in line with provisions of the Guideline for Open auction of Sites for Surface Collection and Riverbed Material Dredging for Export, 2021.
| SN. | Area (acre) | Auction Coordinator | |
| 1 | Shetitkhari, Gelephu | 22.24 | CFO, Divisional Forest Office, Sarpang |
The above notified site will be put for open auction on 4th August 2022 at Sarpang Divisional Forest Office. The following shall apply to all interested bidders:
- Any Bhutanese Citizen of legal age or any entity shall be eligible to participate in the open auction.
- All current operators holding surface collection and RBM dredging sites for export shall not be eligible to bid in the open auction.
- All eligible bidders participating in the open auction shall be assumed to have physically inspected the sites they intend to bid for during the open auction.
- All eligible bidders may register with the concerned CFO at least a day prior to the open auction date mentioned in this notification.
- An eligible bidder registered for the open auction shall deposit an earnest money of 2% of the reserved price for a site before the bid for the site starts. The earnest money shall be refunded to unsuccessful bidders after completion of the open auction.
This is being notified for public information and additional details may be referred to in the guideline available with the DoFPs and the CFO. The notification can also be accessed from DoFPS/MoAF website for the interested bidders.
-Forest Protection and Enforcement Division
