Rainforest Protection Act Form.pdf
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- Patuxent Branch Trail Improvements
- Solicitation number
- 147589
- 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 that applies to wood product procurements exceeding $2,000. The form requires vendors to certify that any exposed wood products visible to the eye comply with the Howard County Rain Forest Protection Act of 1991. The Act prohibits the county from purchasing specified tropical rain forest wood products unless vendors demonstrate the materials were harvested from pre-existing plantations managed to maintain environmental functions, including watershed stability, erosion control practices, sustained yield production, and positive community impact. The document lists 36 prohibited tropical wood species, including mahogany, teak, rosewood, ebony, and zebrawood, among others.
Vendors submitting bids for capital projects involving wood products must complete this certification form with company name, address, and phone number, attesting that their supplies meet the Act's requirements. A signatory must provide their name and title on the form, which serves as a binding compliance document for the Patuxent Branch Trail Improvements project in Howard County, Maryland, a SHA Cost Group "D" project requiring a bid bond or certified check equal to 5% of the total bid amount, payable to the Director of Finance, Howard County.
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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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