Quintanilla de Sollamas auctions 1,700 poplars with a starting price of 205,000 euros

The Neighborhood Council of Quintanilla de Sollamas has opened the application period for the disposal via public auction of 1,700 poplars, equivalent to approximately 2,100 cubic meters of wood, with an upward bidding starting price of 205,000 euros. The agreement was adopted on September 30, 2026, and the announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of León number 201, corresponding to Thursday, October 22, 2026, with the official reference BOP-LE-2026-201020.

An approved file exposed to the public

The file, titled “Wood Auction,” was approved by the Neighborhood Council along with the administrative clauses specifications governing the tender. The disposal is processed through a simplified open procedure and ordinary processing.

The specifications will be open to the public for fifteen business days from the publication of the announcement for the purpose of claims or challenges, and will be considered definitively approved if none are presented. Simultaneously, the same publication opens the period for the submission of economic offers.

The wood is owned by the Neighborhood Council and is held in a 50% consortium with Manuel Alcoba. The woodland corresponds to cadastral plots 86 and 89 of polygon 112 of the Cadastre of the municipality of Llamas de la Ribera.

Economic conditions of the bidding

The disposal is carried out standing, at the risk and venture of the successful bidder, and upward from the base appraisal price. The main conditions are:

• Bidding type: 205,000 euros upward, amount to which the corresponding VAT will be added.
• Improvements: bidders may meet the starting price or improve it, but never lower it.
• Rights: rights of first refusal and withdrawal are recognized in favor of the successful bidder.
• Participation guarantee: not required.
• Successful bidder’s bond: 5% of the award price, which also acts as the definitive guarantee.
• Payment of the final bid: 20% at the time of signing the contract and the remaining 80% ten days before starting the harvest, in both cases plus VAT.
• Announcement expenses: borne by the successful bidder.

Deadlines, place of submission, and harvest

The period for submitting proposals and documentation begins with the publication of the announcement and ends within fifteen calendar days, at 2:00 PM; if the deadline falls on a non-working day, it is moved to the first following business day.

Offers must be submitted in person at the office of the Consultancy of the Neighborhood Council of Quintanilla de Sollamas, at ADE-Asesoramiento de Entidades, Gran Vía San Marcos, 41-1.º C, 24001 León, by appointment via telephones 987232234 and 609554747. A copy of the specifications can be requested at the same office or via email at ignacio@adeleon.es.

The Contracting Board will open the bids in a public act on the first business day following the closing of the deadline, at 1:00 p.m. and at the same venue, and will submit a provisional award proposal to the bidder with the highest offer. The felling and extraction of the timber, as well as the removal of cutting residues, must be completed within a period of three months from the signing of the contract.

The announcement is signed by the president of the Neighborhood Council, Carlos Alcoba Álvarez.

Relevance for the provincial timber sector

The auction mobilizes a significant volume of poplar wood on the banks of the Órbigo, a material in high demand by the rounding and board industry in the province of León. The type of sale sets a price reference for the local market, and the three-month calendar for the cutting conditions the planning of interested companies, which must assess the cost of extraction and transport to their facilities.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of León, no. 201, Thursday, October 22, 2026, section I, page 96 (official reference: BOP-LE-2026-201020).