McGirts Creek Preserve 25-26 TS-2.pdf

This timber sale advertisement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service solicits sealed bids for harvest operations on the City of Jacksonville's McGirt's Creek Preserve in Duval County, Florida. The project involves a logger-select thinning of approximately 66 acres of 27-year-old slash pine, with the sale entrance located at the end of Feldman Road. The harvest will remove diseased, damaged, defective, forked, and suppressed trees, followed by intermediate and co-dominant trees to achieve a residual spacing of approximately 40 feet apart with 30 trees per acre remaining. Logging decks and skid trails require approval from the Forester-in-Charge, and sale boundaries are defined by roads, marked forest boundaries, wetlands, and timber type changes. The estimated volume includes 6,271 tons of pine pulpwood and 1,369 tons of pine chip-n-saw and better material. This is a three-month contract, with sealed bids to be opened on March 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT at 7247 Big Oaks Road, Bryceville, Florida 32009. Interested parties should contact Jonathan Johnson at (904) 573-4902 for complete bid information.

The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in bids received. No specific pricing terms, set-asides, or incumbent information is provided in the sale advertisement.