Cabbage Palm Harvest within River Lake Conservation Area
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- ITB-06411
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- 59570 Trees, Fruit And Nut
- 96103 Agricultural Services (Including Production, Cotton Ginning, Planting, Harvesting, Marketing, Seed Extraction, Processing, Etc.)
- 02041 Harvesting Equipment: Bean, Corn, And Pea Pickers And Shellers, Combines, Cotton And Fruit Pickers, Headers, Sled Cutters And Threshers
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About this opportunity
The St. Johns River Water Management District is seeking bids from firms to harvest cabbage palms within the 4,121-acre River Lakes Conservation Area in Brevard County, Florida. The objective is to improve habitat and cattle grazing operations as well as provide fire control protection through the removal of the cabbage palms. The successful bidder will be responsible for harvesting all marketable cabbage palms within the designated sale area, which includes privately-owned roads. The bid must include a price per palm, with a minimum bid of $10.00 per tree, as well as the range of palm sizes to be harvested. Access to the sale area requires the successful bidder to enter a contract with the road owner, which includes coordination, insurance, and compensation requirements. Bids must be submitted by September 20, 2023, and the District does not have a count of the marketable palms or standard forestry practices for determining the number of marketable palms. The successful bidder must have at least three years of experience on similar harvest projects and have successfully completed at least three similar projects in the past three years. The contract may be renewed for two additional one-year terms upon mutual agreement.
The solicitation does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The District has not provided any information about incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The District has also not provided a listed budget range for the contract.
Opportunity text
The District is requesting Bid Submittals from firms to harvest cabbage palms at the River Lakes Conservation Area ("Sale Area") within Brevard County and purchase from the District the harvested palms. The harvest/sale is being conducted in 4,121 acres of improved pasture, mesic flatwoods, and wet prairie. The Sale Area's stands have a large number of cabbage palm trees; however, the District does not have a count of marketable palms or standard forestry practices for determining the number of marketable palms. Harvesting shall consist of travelling across privately owned roads and removing all cabbage palms of marketable value within the Sale Area, in part occupied by a cattle lessee. Cabbage palm harvest activities will be coordinated through the District Project Manager as well as a representative from the road owner and current cattle lessee.
The objective of this solicitation is to improve habitat and cattle grazing operations as well as provide fire control protection through the removal of cabbage palms while limiting damage to the surrounding land.
The successful Respondent ("Successful Respondent") shall compensate the District for each cabbage palm harvested pursuant to the Respondent's Bid submitted in response to this Invitation for Bids. Bids shall include price per palm as well as the range of palm size to be harvested. Minimum bid starts at $10.00 per tree.
Additionally, access to the Sale Area requires the use of privately owned roads during specific hours. Use of the roads requires the successful Respondent ("Successful Respondent") to enter a contract with the road owner which requires, among others, coordination with the road owner, the maintenance of certain insurance coverage, and compensation to be paid by the Successful Respondent to the road owner (refer to Contractor Responsibilities in Attachment A - Statement of Work, Section II). A form of contract expected to be signed by the Successful Respondent and the road owner is found herein.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 39092_IFB_Cabbage Palm Harvest.pdf |
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