Rainforest Protection Act Form.pdf
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- Elkridge Community & 50 Plus Center
- Solicitation number
- 144085
- Issued by
- Howard County, Maryland
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This is a Rain Forest Protection Act Compliance Form issued by Howard County, Maryland's Office of Purchasing, applicable to the Elkridge Community & 50 Plus Center project. The form establishes certification requirements for any wood product procurement exceeding $2,000, specifically prohibiting the purchase of tropical rain forest wood products with exposed, visible surfaces unless vendors can demonstrate the materials were harvested from pre-existing plantations managed to maintain environmental functions, sustain yield production, and support local communities. The form includes a comprehensive list of prohibited tropical wood species including mahogany, teak, rosewood, ebony, and numerous others, requiring vendors to certify compliance prior to bid submission.
Bidders responding to this Howard County project must submit an electronic copy of either a bid bond or certified check in the amount of 5 percent of the total bid amount, made payable to the Director of Finance, Howard County. If submitting a certified check, the original document must be delivered to the Office of Procurement and Contract Administration prior to the bid due date and time to be considered responsive. All vendors must complete and sign the Rain Forest Protection Act certification form, attesting that supplied materials comply with the county's tropical wood restrictions and environmental sustainability standards.
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HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND
OFFICE OF PURCHASING
Gateway Building, Suite 226
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia, MD 21046
RAIN FOREST PROTECTION ACT OF 1991
(The provisions of this subtitle shall apply to any procurement for the purchase of wood products that is over $2,000.
“Wood products” are those exposed wood areas that are visible to the eye.)
I/We (name of firm) located at (address)
, hereby certify that the supplies being offered in this capital project/bid (phone number) comply with the Howard County Rain Forest Protection Act of 1991.
The Act prohibits the purchase, by Howard County, of certain tropical rain forest wood products, which are exposed and visible to the eye.
Howard County shall not purchase any of the following tropical wood products unless the vendor shows that the tropical wood item or type has been harvested from a pre-existing plantation, managed to maintain environmental functions, including watershed stability and erosion control practices, sustained yield production, and positive impact on the well being of local communities.
Name Name
Acapu Lauan, Red Afromosia Lauan, White Almon Limba Amaranth Louro Amazaque Mahogany, African Aningeria Mahogany, American Apitong Makore Balsa Movingui Banak Paduak, African Bella Rosa Paduak, Angola Benge Peroba Boire Purpleheart Bubinga Ramin Cativo Rosewood Chenchen Sapele Concobolo Sonora Cordia Tanguille Ebony Teak Gaboon Tiger Wood Iroko Wenge Koa Zebrawood Koto
Witness Signature
Name and Title of Signer
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