Swanson IRSC

Added: Jun 27, 2018 5:40 pm Solicitation issue date, June 27, 2018

A site visit is scheduled for July 10, 2018 at 8 AM. Meet at the High Sierra Ranger District, 29688 Auberry Rd. Prather, CA. Travel to the site will beging from here.

Added: Jun 07, 2018 1:53 pm The Swanson Stewardship project contains approximately 1,875 acres of commercial thinning in the area surrounding the Shaver Lake Community. This sale contains an estimated volume of 15,823 CCF (8,930 MBF) of sawtimber, of which 100 percent is located in units designed for tractor harvest. The sale is completely marked at this time. A Supplemental Information Report (SIR) is being prepared for the project to address changes in the project area since the signing of the Decision Notice in 2014.

The Swanson Stewardship Project will be an Integrated Resource Service Contract. Besides the cutting and removal of designated sawtimber, several service items will be included in the contract. The stewardship contract will solicit offers on the following service items:
Mandatory Work Items
Item 1 - Removal of sawlogs from Public Land on approximately 1,875 acres (Non-Biddable).
Item 2 - Road Maintenance on 34.3 miles of system roads.
Item 3 - Road Reconstruction on 11.2 miles of system roads.
Item 4 - Biomass Thin and Stack at Landing on approximately 76 acres.

Optional Work Items
Item 5 - Biomass Thin and Stack at Landing on approximately 1997 acres.
Item 6 - Felling, Skidding, and Decking of Dead Trees in Wildland Urban Interface Defense Zone for approximately 422 acres.

Biomass will be identified for removal using designation by description. Included biomass will be conifers greater than 3 inches stump diameter and less than 10 inches dbh. Spacing specifications for biomass is 18' x 18'.

Slash treatment requirements are lop and scatter to 18 inches within harvest units. Within the 50 foot disposal strip of project roads where hazard tree harvest occurs outside of harvest units, slash treatment will be hand or machine piling.

Interested parties may obtain a sample Contract Map, timber cruise data, road reconstruction schedule of items, and any other information about the project area from the High Sierra Ranger District office located in Prather, California. The final advertisement will contain final minimum stumpage rates, bidding provisions, and other sale conditions.