Sand Dune 25-26 TS.pdf
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- Sand Dune 25/26 Timber Sale
- Solicitation number
- ITB-14129
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- Santa Rosa County, Florida
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The document is a sale advertisement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, soliciting sealed bids for the Sand Dune 25/26 Timber Sale located in Santa Rosa County. The timber sale involves an initial thinning of 950 acres predominantly consisting of longleaf pine, with some slash and loblolly pine, on the Blackwater River State Forest. The timber will be harvested in 20-foot swaths with 40-foot uncut timber swaths between, using a curved cutting approach to maintain aesthetic qualities. Estimated timber volumes include 14,211 tons of pine pulpwood, 2,955 tons of pine super pulpwood, and 267 tons of pine chip-n-saw. The contract will be for twelve months, with bids to be opened on 11/06/2025 at 10:00 AM CST at 11650 Munson Highway in Milton, Florida.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive any bid irregularities. The timber sale follows sustainable forestry practices, as evidenced by the SFI Certification (NSF-SFI-FM-C0245755), with specific harvesting guidelines such as not cutting trees with a diameter at breast height of 12.6 inches or more. Interested bidders can obtain complete bid information by contacting Daniel Brethauer at (850) 957-5700. The sale boundaries are marked with double orange paint dots or defined by major roads, and the Forester-in-Charge retains discretion to adjust the cutting scheme as conditions warrant.
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SALE ADVERTISEMENT
Sand Dune 25/26 Timber Sale
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest
Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. The Sand Dune 25/26 Timber Sale is a 950-acre initial thinning of mostly longleaf pine, with some slash pine and loblolly pine, on Blackwater River State Forest (SFI Certified Forest #NSF-SFI-FM-C0245755) in
Santa Rosa County, Florida. The timber to be removed will be cut in 20-foot swaths leaving 40-foot swaths of uncut timber in between each cut. Swaths will be curved wherever possible to enhance aesthetics and reduce the look of a mechanical thinning.
Leaning, forked, diseased, and defective timber is to be harvested from the 40-foot leave swaths. Trees with a diameter at breast height of 12.6 inches or more are not to be harvested. The Forester-in-Charge may also make adjustments to the cutting scheme as conditions warrant. For example, adjusting the operator select thinning in more dense leave swaths. Sale boundary areas are marked with double dots of orange paint or are defined by major roads. Estimated volumes for the sale are as follows: 14,211 tons of pine pulpwood, 2,955 tons of pine super pulpwood and 267 tons of pine chip-n-saw. This will be a twelve (12) month contract. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Daniel Brethauer at (850) 957-5700.
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:
11650 Munson Highway, Milton, Fl 32570
11/06/2025 10:00 AM, CST
Wilton Simpson Commissioner of Agriculture
By: Mike Hudson Blackwater Forestry Center
(850) 957-5722
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