Advertisement Coldwater 2026 SS.pdf
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- Coldwater 2026 Salvage Sale
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- ITB-17300
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- Santa Rosa County, Florida
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This is a sale advertisement issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service for a salvage timber harvest following Hurricane Isaias damage on October 9, 2026. The sale involves harvesting merchantable pine and hardwood timber across approximately 18,628 acres within Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Products available for harvest include salvage pine pulpwood, salvage pine chip-n-saw, salvage pine sawtimber, and salvage hardwood pulpwood. All timber that is blown down, broken off, leaning more than 15 degrees, or otherwise damaged is eligible for harvest. Approximately 1,727 acres surrounding red cockaded woodpecker clusters have been prioritized and must be harvested before March 15, 2027. The successful bidder must commence harvesting within 10 business days of contract execution. This is a six-month contract with no volume estimate provided. There is no stated response or due date in this advertisement document.
There is no volume estimate for this salvage sale, and pricing terms are not specified in this advertisement. Sale boundaries are defined by roads, wetlands, forest boundaries, recreational sites, and timber type changes or undamaged areas. This salvage is being advertised simultaneously with the West Boundary 2026 Salvage Sale and Wolfe Creek 2026 Salvage Sale; if the same bidder places the highest acceptable bid on multiple sales, that bidder must forfeit all but one sale to the next highest bidder to expedite response or ensure adequate equipment and personnel for simultaneous harvesting. The forest is SFI Certified (BVC-SFIFM-700005). Complete bid information is available through Eric Howell at the Florida Forest Service.
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SALE ADVERTISEMENT
Coldwater 2026 Salvage Sale
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest
Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This is a salvage harvest of merchantable pine and hardwood timber that has been damaged by Hurricane Isaias on
October 9, 2026, on Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County, Florida (SFI
Certified Forest BVC-SFIFM-700005). Within the total area of 18,628 acres, Florida
Forest Service staff have identified areas of extensive damage which may be identified on the attached maps and/or identified while harvesting is ongoing. Substantial damage areas will be the highest priority for harvesting and must be cut before lower damage areas. Approximately 1,727 acres surrounding red cockaded woodpecker clusters will also be prioritized and must be cut before March 15, 2027. The successful bidder must begin harvesting within 10 business days of contract execution. There is no volume estimate for this sale. Products include salvage pine pulpwood, salvage pine chip-n-saw, salvage pine sawtimber, and salvage hardwood pulpwood. All timber which is blown down, broken off, leaning more than 15 degrees, or otherwise damaged is available for harvest. Timber that does not meet these criteria may only be harvested by approval of the Forester-in-Charge. Sale boundaries will consist of roads, wetlands, forest boundaries, recreational sites, and any timber type changes or undamaged areas. This salvage is being advertised at the same time as the West Boundary 2026 Salvage Sale and Wolfe Creek 2026 Salvage Sale. In the event that the same bidder places the highest acceptable bid on multiple sales, the successful bidder must forfeit all but one sale to the next highest bidder to allow for a faster response or have adequate equipment and personnel to harvest multiple sales simultaneously. This will be a six (6) month contract.
Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Eric Howell at (850)
957-5725.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
Bids will be opened at:
11650 Munson Highway, Milton, Fl 32570
10/29/2026 10:00 AM, CDT
Wilton Simpson Commissioner of Agriculture
By: Mike Hudson Blackwater Forestry Center
(850) 957-5722
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