DNR_Gaylord_C 48 Contract.pdf

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DNR - TSP Gaylord - C 48 Contract; 137. 8 acres
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RFP - 751 - 230000001154
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Otsego County, Michigan

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This document is a Timber Sale Prescription from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forest Resources Division for a 137.8-acre timber sale contract in Otsego County, Michigan. The contract work must be completed by September 1, 2023 and includes painting boundary lines, conducting a timber cruise, and marking trees for harvest and retention. The contract requires establishing regeneration gaps at a rate of 1 gap per 5 acres with a minimum size of 100x100 feet. The target residual basal area is approximately 80 square feet per acre, focused on retaining sugar maple, basswood, and underrepresented species as crop trees.

The contract pricing is not specified, but the document outlines detailed requirements for timber marking, cruise layout, and deliverables including GPS data and paint usage reporting. There are no set-asides mentioned, and the incumbent contractor is not identified. Funding sources are not provided, but the contract is for a state forest timber sale managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

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1 of 6 R4038 (Rev. 03/16/2022)

Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division

TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Forest Resources Division Management Unit Sale Name (or prescription name) Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

LOCAL CONTACT

Name Email Address Telephone

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date:

Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town Range Section(s)

Description

Year of Entry Compartment(s) Stand Number(s)

Access

ACREAGE (Payment will be made based on these estimated acres) Estimated Acres Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

STAND # / VDU # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

PRESCRIPTION

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PAINT LINES

This is included in the bid This is not included in the bid

Paint line work to be performed: (See attached map for locations)

TYPE OF LINE WORK TO BE DONE PAINT COLOR

Exterior line against private Blue Other:

Exterior line against state Red Other:

Interior payment unit Yellow Other:

Other: Green Other:

Exclusions to mark and why:

Standards for marking lines against private land:

BOUNDARY GPS

GPS data files will be provided

FEATURE WORK TO BE DONE NOTES

Volume Determination Unit (VDU) Payment Unit (PU) Exclusions Special Instructions:

TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area): _________ (Minimum: _________ to Maximum: _________)

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre:

Girdled Trees Per Acre:

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs 10.6” 10.0” Pulpwood 4.6” 4.0”

TYPE OF WORK WORK TO BE DONE PAINT COLOR

Trees marked to leave Green Other:

Trees marked to cut Orange Other:

Special Marking Instructions:

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Cruise layout file will be provided

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~

CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

Stand ______ / VDU _______ Stand ______ / VDU _______ Plots per acre Plots per acre Management type Management type District District

FMU FMU

Compartment Compartment VDU Number VDU Number FCS Key FCS Key Contract or State Contract or State Purpose Purpose Plot Type Plot Type BAF or Plot Size BAF or Plot Size Sample Type Sample Type

Sample Tree Ratios Sample Tree Ratios

Status Status Residual Plot Density Residual Plot Density Residual BAF Residual BAF Stump Height Stump Height

Stand ______ / VDU _______ Stand ______ / VDU _______ Plots per acre Plots per acre Management type Management type District District

FMU FMU

Compartment Compartment VDU Number VDU Number FCS Key FCS Key Contract or State Contract or State Purpose Purpose Plot Type Plot Type BAF or Plot Size BAF or Plot Size Sample Type Sample Type

Sample Tree Ratios Sample Tree Ratios

Status Status Residual Plot Density Residual Plot Density Residual BAF Residual BAF Stump Height Stump Height

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RESTRICTIONS

1. Forest Resources Division must be able to identify who did what on the timber sale.

2. The contractor may not have more than two markers in one cruise unit without prior approval.

3. Each marker should have an assigned area to mark (not strips).

PAINT

4. To make arrangements for paint contact:

Name:

Telephone:

5. Paint will be supplied from: _____________________________

6. Contractor’s work schedule must coincide with the DNR work schedule for paint supply.

7. The DNR will not be available on weekends or evenings.

DELIVERABLES

8. A list of names that marked or cruised each cruise unit.

9. A summary of paint used (in quarts).

10. All data, cruise and GPS, must be uploaded from MobileMap to InventoryManager.

Additional Information

Forest Resources Division Management Unit: Gaylord
Sale Name or prescription name: C 48 Contract
Timber Sale Number if applicable:
Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date: 09/01/2023
Town: 31N
Range: 05W
Sections: 20 & 29
Description: 20 - W1/2NE, NW/SE, SE/NW, SW; 29 - W1/2NW
Year of Entry: 2023
Compartments: 48
Stand Numbers: 11
Access: Turn onto Jordan River Road just south of the BP station at the intersection of M 32 and 131. Go 3 miles to the west.
Estimated Acres: 137.8
PRESCRIPTIONRow1: Mark stand with a target residual BA of ~80. Establish regeneration gaps at a rate of 1 gap for every 5 acres, with a minimum size of 100 x 100 ft. Concentrate regen gaps in areas heavy to large over mature red maple, or in areas with plenty of advanced regen.
This is included in the bid: On
This is not included in the bid: Off
Standards for marking lines against private land:
NOTES:
NOTES_2:
NOTES_3:
MARKING SYMBOLSawlogs: Slash
MARKING SYMBOLPulpwood: Slash
TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS: 77
Additional Information: Stand data sheets & Avenza Map of treatment areas available upon request.
Local Contact Name: Zachary Crew
Local Contact Email Address: CrewZ@michigan.gov
Local Contact Telephone: 989-370-9062
Contract Work Can Begin Immediately: On
Contract Work Can Begin on this Date: Off
Date Contract Work Can Begin:
Inventory: Off
GPS: On
Other Type of Source: Off
Specify other type of source:
Stand Number/ VDU Number:
0: 11
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
COVER TYPERow1:
0: M9
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
ACRESRow1:
0: 137.8
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
INITIAL BARow1:
0: 131
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
TREATMENTRow1:
0: Selection
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVERow1:
0: Northern Hardwoods
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
Paint Color Blue: Off
Paint Color Red: Off
Paint Color Yellow: Off
Other Paint Color, specify:
0:
1:
2:
3:
0:
1: Pink
2:
Other Paint Color:
0: Off
1: Off
2: Off
3: Off
Other Type of Line: Regen Gap
Check for Work to be Done:
0: Off
1: Off
2: Off
3:
0: Yes
1: Off
2: Off
3:
0: Off
1: Yes
2: Yes
This is included in the bid1: On
This is not included in the bid1: Off
GPS data files will be provided: Off
Total Merchantable Residual Basal Area (BA): 80
Minimum Merchantable Residual Basal Area: 70
Maximum Merchantable Residual Basal Area: 90
Number of Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: 1 gap per 5 acres
Number Girdled Trees Per Acre: N/A
Size of Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: 100' Diameter
Size of Girdled Trees Per Acre:
Special Instructions: All painted boundaries must be GPS’d in MobileMap and the tracks delivered to the DNR. All regen gaps delineated in the sale will need a GPS file with their locations. Cruise points must be marked in the field and recorded by GPS.
Paint Color Green:
0: On
1: Off
Exclusions to mark and why: Regen gaps should be marked on both sides of the boundary tree with a chevron facing into the gap and a slash facing outside the gap. Gaps should be greater than 100 feet in diameter but no greater than 500 feet in diameter. Gap boundary trees should be stump marked.
Paint Color Other:
2: On
4: Off
Paint Color Orange:
3: On
Special Marking Instructions: Mark on both sides of the tree. On hills marks should face upslope/downslope. Manage for the best tree in place. Favor sugar maple, basswood, and under represented species for crop trees. Remove poorly formed and defective trees. Stump marks are to be placed from the ground up one foot clearly visible in the crotch of the stump. Treat clumps as one tree, either mark all trees or leave all trees. Mark beech to leave using pink paint, focus leave tree marking on den trees and trees that exhibit resistance to BBD. Focus gaps on areas with over mature maple/basswood/aspen or areas with a large amount of advanced regen.
This is included in the bid_2:
0: On
1: On
This is not included in the bid_2:
0: Off
1: Off
Cruise layout file will be provided: Off
Stand Number:
0:
0: 11
1: N/A
1:
0: N/A
1: N/A
VDU Number1:
0:
0:
1: N/A
1:
0: N/A
1: N/A
Plots per acre:
0:
0: 1 : 1.8
1:
1:
0:
1:
Management type:
0:
0: State Forest
1:
1:
0:
1:
District:
0:
0: North East Lower Pennisula
1:
1:
0:
1:
FMU:
0:
0: 52
1:
1:
0:
1:
Compartment:
0:
0: 048
1:
1:
0:
1:
VDU Number:
0:
0: 011
1:
1:
0:
1:
FCS Key:
0:
0: 52048011
1:
1:
0:
1:
Contract or State:
0:
0: Contract
1:
1:
0:
1:
Purpose:
0:
0: Timber Sale
1:
1:
0:
1:
Plot Type:
0:
0: BAF + resid
1:
1:
0:
1:
BAF or Plot Size:
0:
0: 10
1:
1:
0:
1:
Sample Type:
0:
0: Sample Tree Ratio (STR)
1:
1:
0:
1:
Sample Tree Ratios:
0:
0: Red Maple, Saw 1:4

Sugar Maple, Saw 1:4 All Other, Saw 1:5 All Pulp, 1:10 1:

1:
0:
1:
Status:
0:
0: Planned
1:
1:
0:
1:
Residual Plot Density:
0:
0: 1:3
1:
1:
0:
1:
Residual BAF:
0:
0: 10
1:
1:
0:
1:
Contact Name: Zachary Crew
Contact Telephone Number: (989) 370-9062
Office Name: Gaylord Field Office
Stump Height:
1:
0:
1:
0:
1:
stump Height:
0:
0: 0.5

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