Amendment 001_Sleepy Dog IRSC Pre Bid Tour.pdf
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- Sleepy Dog DxP IRSC - Rocky Mountain Restoration Project (RMRP) STEWARDSHIP BPA - San Juan NF, Columbine RD
- Solicitation number
- 12363N26Q4101
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Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This document is a pre-bid tour summary and amendment for a timber sale contract (12363N26Q4101) on the San Juan National Forest, Columbine Ranger District, for the Sleepy Dog Density Reduction and Insect and Disease Removal Salvage Timber Sale (DxP IRSC).
The contract requires operators to harvest timber from units totaling approximately 6.3 CCF per acre, with a load count factor of 7.7 CCF per load. Operators must complete necessary road maintenance for pre-, during, and post-haul operations; no road reconstruction is required. The sale includes a 24-inch DBH diameter cap and encompasses merchantable timber removal with optional topwood material removal approved under Amendment 001. Cutting prescriptions are defined in contract section C2.355#, with selection criteria requiring removal of trees with dwarf mistletoe and those affected by bark beetles. Slash requirements are specified in C6.7#, and virtual boundary tolerance is set at 30 feet per C.230#. Operating restrictions prohibit winter operations from December 1st through April 30th and include summer holiday hauling restrictions (C6.312#). Gate usage and restrictions are governed by C5.41#. The bid due date is May 29th. Appendix A contains unit acreage tables and optional topwood specifications, while Appendix B Division A contains merchantability specifications and volume estimates noted as non-guaranteed per B2.4.
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San Juan N.F.
Columbine R.D.
Sleepy Dog DxP IRSC
Pre Bid Tour
5/13/2026
Operators at the tour:
Hans Hartman– VM West
Zingo Leech – Rocky Mountain Tree
Tom Ross – Stateline Firewood & Logging
Shawn Cheeseman – CRS Timber
Questions:
Road maintenance requirements & reconstruction needs? Roads are in decent shape and discussed that operators are expected to complete necessary maintenance for pre, during and post haul. No reconstruction is necessary.
Sale acreage and unit acreage? Referenced unit acreage table in App. A.
Average CCF/ac? ~ 6.3CCF/ac based on Appendix B Division A volume and contract unit acres.
Virtual Boundary tolerance? Referenced C.230#, 30’
Is it load count and load what is the count factor? Yes, load count factor is 7.7CCF per load as stated in Appendix B C6.825#
Cruise error? Without a copy of the cruise at the site visit the error wasn’t known. However, the cruise met regional error requirements which some of the operators were familiar with.
Subsequent discussion about cruise accuracy from different forests and agencies. We invited prospective bidders to revisit the contract area at their convenience and mentioned they could cruise it if interested. Several operators voiced that the San Juan has typically had accurate volume estimates. – Appendix B B2.4 Volume Estimate states “…the estimated volumes stated in Division A2 are not to be construed as guarantees or
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Option to remove topwood material? Yes, that is something we are agreeable to.
Mentioned that it had been requested and that a modification was being worked on by the CO and to list that work item in any bid proposal. With Amendment 001, the acceptable method of accomplishing Optional Item 2 now includes removal of the topwood material.
Cutting prescription? Referenced C2.355# and talked through the prescription criteria, as well as the criteria for inspection and acceptance of work C6.36#. Discussed presence of dwarf mistletoe, and potential presence of bark beetles and that C2.355# selection criteria establishes that they should be removed. Also discussed merchantability specs of included timber as stated in Appendix B Division A and optional topwood specs as stated in Appendix A.
Is there diameter cap? Yes, 24” DBH per C2.335#.
Slash requirements? Slash requirements are stated in C6.7#.
Operating restrictions? Restrictions are listed in C6.312# ; no winter operations from Dec 1st-April 30th, and summer holiday hauling restrictions.
Will gates be left open? Restrictions and use of gates listed in C5.41#.
Bid Due Date? May 29th
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