DNR_Newberry_Compartment 126 Contract.pdf
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- RFP - 751 - 230000001158
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- Luce 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 timber sale contract in Compartment 126 in the Newberry Management Unit. The contract work can begin immediately and must be completed by 9/1/2023. The project covers 74.3 acres across Sections 22, 23, and 27, with treatments including clearcut with retention in Stands 10, 13, 16, and 18. The contract requires the contractor to perform tasks such as painting boundary lines, GPS data collection, timber cruising, and adherence to specific marking and sampling requirements.
The payment for this contract will be based on the estimated 74.3 acres. Contractors will be required to follow specific guidelines for paint color usage, cruise plot layout, and deliverables such as a list of names for those who marked or cruised each unit and a summary of paint used. Additional details are provided regarding restrictions, such as the maximum number of markers per cruise unit without prior approval and the need to coordinate the work schedule with the DNR's availability for paint supply.
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division
TIMBER SALE PRESCRIPTION
GENERAL
Forest Resources Division Management Unit
Newberry Management Unit Sale Name (or prescription name)
Compartment 126 Contract Timber Sale Number (if applicable)
LOCAL CONTACT
Name
Matt Payment Email Address
PaymentM1@michigan.gov
Telephone
(906) 291-0132
TIMELINE
Contract Work Can Begin:
Immediately Date:
Contract Work Must Be Completed By This Date:
9/1/2023
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Town
45N
Range
9W
Section(s)
23, 23, 27
Description
Sec 22: NESE, NWSE, SENE, SESE; Sec 23: NESW, NWSW, SENW, SWNW, SWSW; Sec 27: NENE
Year of Entry
Compartment(s)
Stand Number(s)
10, 13, 16, 18
Access
ACREAGE (Payment will be made based on these estimated acres) Estimated Acres
74.3 Source
Inventory GPS Other:
TREATMENT & OBJECTIVE
STAND # COVER TYPE ACRES INITIAL BA TREATMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
10 Lowland Deciduous MD 29.7 51-80 Clearcut w/ Retention Lowland Deciduous MD
13 & 18 Lowland Coniferous MD 32.5 1-50 Clearcut w/ Retention Lowland Coniferous MD
16 Black Spruce 12.1 51-80 Clearcut w/ Retention Black Spruce
PRESCRIPTION
- Stand 10 (PU 1); Remove all species except cedar, white pine, and hemlock. Leave all spruce larger than 16” at DBH.
- Stand 16 (PU 2); Final Harvest - Retention will be the areas that are too wet to cut. Leave all cedar, white pine, and hemlock.
- Stands 13 & 18 (PU 3); Final harvest leaving cedar, white pine, and hemlock. Leave some mature aspen in the red line.
Note: Old boundary lines exist and will need to be repainted throughout the sale. This includes Payment Unit boundaries and sale boundary lines, as well as previously created retention pockets.
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 Green 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): (Minimum: to Maximum: )
TREATMENT NUMBER SIZE
Regeneration Gaps Per Acre:
Girdled Trees Per Acre:
PRODUCT MARKING SYMBOL MINIMUM DBH TOP DOB
Sawlogs
Pulpwood
TYPE OF WORK WORK TO BE DONE PAINT COLOR
Trees marked to leave Green Other:
Trees marked to cut Orange Other:
Special Marking Instructions:
TIMBER CRUISING SPECIFICATIONS
Cruise layout file will be provided
TOTAL NUMBER OF CRUISE POINTS ~62 NOTE: FOR EACH VDU, SELECT A BAF THAT AVERAGES 4-8 TREES PER POINT
CRUISE DESIGN (MobileMap)
Stands 10, 13, 16 & 18 (PU’s 1-3)
Plots per acre 1 : 1.2
Management type State Forest
District East UP
FMU Newberry
Compartment 42126
VDU Number 10, 13, 16 & 18
FCS Key 42126010, 42126013, 42126016 & 42126018
Contract or State Contract
Purpose Timber Sale
Plot Type BAF + resid
BAF or Plot Size Pick BAF
Sample Type Sample Tree Ratio (STR)
Sample Tree Ratios All, Pulp - 1:10 All, Saw - 1:5
Status Planned
Residual Plot Density 1:1
Residual BAF 10 or 20 BAF
Stump Height 0.5
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 Matt Payment at (906) 291-0132 to make arrangements for paint.
5. Paint will be supplied from the Newberry Field Office.
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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