Pilot 24-25 TS.pdf
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- Pilot 24/25 Timber Sale
- Solicitation number
- ITB-12849
- Issued by
- Leon County, Brownsville CDP, Florida
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The document is a Sale Advertisement for a timber sale issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service. The solicitation seeks sealed bids for a third-row operator select thinning of approximately 245 acres of a 16-year-old slash pine plantation located on the City of Williston Airport in Levy County, Florida. The plantation is divided into 4 units, with timber removal planned for every third row and selective thinning in remaining rows. The timber sale involves removing diseased, deformed, defective, forked, and suppressed trees, along with a portion of intermediate and co-dominant trees to achieve a target basal area of 40-50 square feet per acre. The estimated pine pulpwood/mulchwood volume to be removed is 5,800 tons, with bids to be opened on 06/17/2025 at 10:00 AM EDT in Brooksville, Florida.
All bidders must be escorted while inspecting the sale area, which is located on an airport facility. A tour of the sale area is scheduled (date to be determined), with the meeting location designated on an attached map. Interested parties can obtain complete bid information by contacting Michael Edwards at (352) 710-4011. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the received bids. Potential bidders who cannot attend the initial tour can contact Mike Edwards at 850-228-7809 to schedule an alternative site visit to discuss access points, haul routes, and address any questions about the timber sale.
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| PILOT_24_25_TS_MAP2.pdf | ||
| PILOT_24_25_TS_TRACT_MAP.pdf |
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SALE ADVERTISEMENT
Pilot 24/25 Timber Sale
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest
Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This is a third-row operator select thinning of approximately 245 acres of a 16-year-old slash pine plantation on the City of
Williston Airport in Levy County, Florida (see attached maps). The plantation is broken up into 4 units. Timber to be removed in all units is every third row, with operator select thinning in remaining rows. Trees in the select rows to be removed include diseased, deformed, defective, forked and suppressed trees along with a portion of the intermediate and co-dominant trees to reach the target basal area of 40-50 square feet per acre. The estimated pine pulpwood/mulchwood volume to be removed is 5,800 tons. Boundaries of the sale areas are forest type changes, roads, fences and firelines. This sale is being conducted on an airport facility. All bidders must be escorted while inspecting the sale area. A tour of the sale area is scheduled for TBD. The meeting location is designated on the map. Should you not be able to make this tour of the sale area, please contact
Mike Edwards at 850-228-7809, to schedule another visit. During this tour, we will look at the timber included in the sale, discuss access points, haul routes, and answer any questions you may have. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Michael Edwards at (352) 710-4011.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
Bids will be opened at:
15019 Broad Street, Brooksville, Fl 34601
06/17/2025 10:00 AM, EDT
Wilton Simpson Commissioner of Agriculture
By: Michael Edwards OPL Region 4
(352) 540-6041
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