Bailey 24-25 Biomass Sale.pdf

This is a sale advertisement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, seeking sealed bids for a timber biomass sale. The sale encompasses 339 acres of hardwoods located on the Watermelon Pond Tract of Goethe State Forest in Levy County, Florida. Bidders are required to use an onsite chipper or grinder, and the timber harvest includes all unmarked hardwoods, with hardwoods marked in blue paint and pines specifically excluded from harvesting. The sale boundaries are defined by marked roads, trails, and orange-painted trees, and the contract will have a twelve-month duration. Interested parties can obtain complete bid information by contacting Joseph Greene at (352) 566-5216, with bids to be opened on 04/29/2025 at 10:00 AM EDT at 5353 NE 39Th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609.

The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the received bids. No estimated volume of fuelwood is provided, and the advertisement is signed by Wilton Simpson, Commissioner of Agriculture, with additional contact information for Stephen Montgomery at the Waccasassa Forestry Center. The lack of specific volume estimates suggests flexibility in the bidding process and potential variability in the timber harvest.