DNR_Gaylord_Comp 111 Contract.pdf

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DNR - TSP Gaylord - Comp 111 Contract; 229. 8 acres
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RFP - 751 - 220000002741
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Otsego County, Michigan

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This document is a timber sale prescription for a 229.8-acre tract of forest managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forest Resources Division, located in Otsego County. The contract requires the successful bidder to perform crown thinning on 8 stands of red pine, including marking the trees for removal, painting boundary lines, and conducting a timber cruise. The contract work can commence immediately and must be completed by August 31, 2023. The DNR will provide paint for the boundary and marking work, and the contractor must coordinate their schedule with the DNR's availability. The contractor must submit a list of names for the personnel who performed the marking and cruising, as well as a summary of the paint used. All cruise and GPS data must be uploaded to the DNR's inventory management system.

The contract will be awarded based on the bid price, and the DNR has specified requirements for the number of markers and the assignment of marking areas. There are no set-asides or other special pricing terms mentioned in the document. The DNR will provide the cruise layout file, and the contractor must use specified BAF and sample tree ratios for the timber cruise in each Volume Determination Unit.

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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

GFMU/Indian River F.O.

Sale Name (or prescription name)

Comp 111 Contract Timber Sale Number (if applicable)

LOCAL CONTACT

Name

Tricia St. Pierre

Email Address

StPierreT1@Michigan.gov

Telephone

231-420-0041

TIMELINE

Contract Work Can Begin:

Immediately Date:

Contract Work Must Be Completed By:

08/31/2023

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Town

36N

Range

05W

Section(s)

4, 5, 6, 7 & 17

Description

Year of Entry

Compartment(s)

Stand Number(s)

1, 5, 9, 29, 30, 50, 58 & 61

Access

8 miles west of Pellston on Robinson Rd.

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

229.8 Source

Inventory GPS Other:

TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE

VDU # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE

1 R9 17.5 183 Crown Thinning Red Pine

5 R9 64 183 Crown Thinning Red Pine

9 R9 45 203 Crown Thinning Red Pine

29 R9 19.6 160 Crown Thinning Red Pine

30 R9 12.1 203 Crown Thinning Red Pine

50 R9 31.9 180 Crown Thinning Red Pine

58 R9 15 190 Crown Thinning Red Pine

61 R9 24.7 183 Crown Thinning Red Pine

PRESCRIPTION

Mark stands to a residual BA of 120 sq. ft. Concentrate marking on suppressed, poorly formed and low vigor trees. Leave deciduous species for diversity.

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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:

All painted boundaries must be GPS’d in MobileMap and the tracks delivered to the DNR.

TIMBER MARKING SPECIFICATIONS

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

Total Merchantable Residual BA (Basal Area): 120 (Minimum: 110 to Maximum: 130)

TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE

Regeneration Gaps Per Acre: N/A N/A

Girdled Trees Per Acre: N/A N/A

PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB

Sawlogs slash 10.6” 10.0”

Pulpwood slash 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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TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS

Cruise layout file will be provided

TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~130 NOTE: FOR EACH VDU, SELECT A BAF THAT AVERAGES 4-8 TREES PER POINT

CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

VDU 1 VDU 5

Plots per acre 1 : 1.5 Plots per acre 1 : 2

Management type State Forest Management type State Forest

District Northeast LP District Northeast LP

FMU Gaylord FMU Gaylord

Compartment 52111 Compartment 52111

VDU Number 1 VDU Number 5

FCS Key 52111001 FCS Key 52111005

Contract or State Contract Contract or State Contract

Purpose Timber Sale Purpose Timber Sale

Plot Type BAF + resid Plot Type BAF + resid

BAF or Plot Size 10 BAF or Plot Size 10

Sample Type Sample Tree Ratio (STR) Sample Type Sample Tree Ratio (STR)

Sample Tree Ratios All, Undifferentiated – 1:5

Sample Tree Ratios All, Undifferentiated – 1:7

Status Cruised Status Cruised

Residual Plot Density 1: 3 Residual Plot Density 1: 3

Residual BAF 20 Residual BAF 20

Stump Height 0.5 Stump Height 0.5

VDU 9 VDU 29

Plots per acre 1 : 2 Plots per acre 1 : 1.5

Management type State Forest Management type State Forest

District Northeast LP District Northeast LP

FMU Gaylord FMU Gaylord

Compartment 52111 Compartment 52111

VDU Number 9 VDU Number 29

FCS Key 52111009 FCS Key 52111029

Contract or State Contract Contract or State Contract

Purpose Timber Sale Purpose Timber Sale

Plot Type BAF + resid Plot Type BAF + resid

BAF or Plot Size 20 BAF or Plot Size 10

Sample Tree Ratios All, Undifferentiated – 1:4

Sample Tree Ratios All, Undifferentiated – 1:3

Residual Plot Density 1: 3 Residual Plot Density 1 : 3

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CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)

VDU 30 VDU 50

Plots per acre 1 : 1.5 Plots per acre 1 : 2

Management type State Forest Management type State Forest

District Northeast LP District Northeast LP

FMU Gaylord FMU Gaylord

Compartment 52111 Compartment 52111

VDU Number 30 VDU Number 50

FCS Key 52111030 FCS Key 52111050

Contract or State Contract Contract or State Contract

Purpose Timber Sale Purpose Timber Sale

Plot Type BAF + resid Plot Type BAF + resid

BAF or Plot Size 10 BAF or Plot Size 10

Sample Tree Ratios All, Undifferentiated – 1:3

Residual Plot Density 1 : 3 Residual Plot Density 1 : 3

VDU 58 VDU 60

Plots per acre 1 : 1.5 Plots per acre 1 : 1.5

Management type State Forest Management type State Forest

District Northeast LP District Northeast LP

FMU Gaylord FMU Gaylord

Compartment 52111 Compartment 52111

VDU Number 58 VDU Number 60

FCS Key 52111058 FCS Key 52111060

Contract or State Contract Contract or State Contract

Purpose Timber Sale Purpose Timber Sale

Plot Type BAF + resid Plot Type BAF + resid

BAF or Plot Size 10 BAF or Plot Size 10

Residual Plot Density 1 : 3 Residual Plot Density 1 : 3

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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. Call Tricia St. Pierre at (231) 420-0041 to make arrangements for paint.

5. Paint will be supplied from Indian River.

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.

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