Spring Creek Salvage 23/24 Timber Sale
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- ITB-07768
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
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- Jurisdiction
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About this opportunity
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber through the Spring Creek Salvage 23/24 Timber Sale contract opportunity. This is a salvage harvest of approximately 423 acres of Hurricane Idalia damaged slash pine and sand pine plantations located on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Big Bend Wildlife Management Area in Taylor County, Florida. The contract involves two units - Unit 1 is a 403-acre area for salvage harvesting of damaged slash pines and selective thinning of undamaged slash pines, as well as a 15-foot buffer clearcut along designated roads, while Unit 2 is a 20-acre clearcut of sand pines within 100 feet of the stand boundary. The contract term is 12 months, and the timber product will be salvage pulpwood with no estimated volume. All harvesting operations must be directed by the Forester-In-Charge and follow Best Management Practices. The timber sale settlement will be split 90% to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and 10% to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
There are no set-asides or restrictions mentioned on the types of organizations that can respond to this contract opportunity. The incumbent contractor is not specified. The pricing terms require the timber sale settlements to be written in two separate checks, but no other details on award values or budget ranges are provided. The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the bids received.
Opportunity text
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This is a salvage harvest of Hurricane Idalia damaged slash pine and sand pine plantations on approximately 423 acres located on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Big Bend Wildlife Management Area, Spring Creek Unit in Taylor County, Florida (see attached maps). There are two units for this sale. Unit one is 403 acres. Timber to be salvage harvested in Unit One includes slash pines that are laying down, have broken main stems, and trees leaning greater than 30 degrees. Standing live undamaged slash pines are to be harvested by operator select thinning, leaving 30-40 basal area per acre. Also, clear cut a 15-foot buffer along designated roads. Unit two is 20 acres. Timber to be harvested in Unit Two is a clear cut of sand pines within 100-feet from the stand boundary (see map).
Harvesting operations will be directed on the ground by the Forester-In-Charge. All Best Management Practices will be followed on this sale. There is no estimate of volume of timber to be harvested. Timber product will be salvage pulpwood. Sale boundaries will be roads, firelines, Big Bend WMA boundaries or obvious timber type changes. This will be a twelve (12) month contract. Each timber sale settlement is to be written in two separate checks in the following percentages: 90% to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and 10% to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. All checks should be sent to the Forester-In-Charge along with all other settlement information. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Michael Edwards at (352) 540-6041.
The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.
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