Drum Chopping with Operator for Sunland Citrus Mitigation Area SJ56

The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) is seeking drum chopping services with an operator to perform fuel load reduction on approximately 134 acres in the Sunland Citrus Mitigation Area SJ56 located in Eustis, Florida within Putnam County. The selected contractor must use specialized drum chopping equipment to chop over-story vegetation such as scrub oaks, juvenile sand pine, and rusty lyonia up to six inches in diameter, as well as understory vegetation including scrub oaks, palmetto, gallberry, and fetter bush averaging two to four feet tall. This chopping is intended to prepare the site for additional prescribed burning in the late fall of 2023. Qualified respondents must have completed at least two similar projects valued at a minimum of $40,000 each within the last three years. Quotes are due by 3:00 PM on May 31, 2023, and the work must be completed before September 30, 2023. The total budget for this project is $45,000, and payment will be based on the quoted cost per acre for the actual acreage completed, with the SJRWMD inspecting and approving the work before payment.

The contract opportunity does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The provided information also does not list any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor does it mention any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The total award value is capped at $45,000, which is the stated budget for the project.