TRSF Blue Springs Tract 2024 Salvage Sale
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- ITB-10726
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- 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 TRSF Blue Springs Tract 2024 Salvage Sale. This is a salvage harvest of slash and longleaf pine that suffered damage from Hurricane Helene on September 26, 2024. The contract consists of a primary damage area of approximately 1,510 acres where roughly 10% or less of timber was damaged, as well as substantial damage areas totaling 540 acres with average timber damage of 30% and patches up to 80%. The successful bidder will be expected to start harvesting within 5 days of contract execution, focusing first on the substantial damage areas before moving to the primary damage areas. There is no volume estimate provided, and all timber that is blown down, broken, leaning more than 15 degrees, or otherwise damaged is available for harvest. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Jason Nastovski at the Florida Forest Service.
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 on October 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. The procurement documents do not provide any information on set-aside designations, restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, or any listed incumbent vendors or current contractors. Additionally, the available information does not include any details on possible award values or budget ranges for this salvage sale opportunity.
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TRSF Blue Springs Tract 2024 Salvage Sale
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 slash and longleaf pine that suffered damage from hurricane Helene on September 26, 2024. This contract consists of a primary damage area of approximately 1,510 acres where roughly 10% or less of timber was damaged. Within this area are substantial damage areas, totaling 540 acres, where average timber damage was 30% with patches of damage as high as 80%. The successful bidder should start in the areas designated as substantial damage areas before moving to areas designated as primary damage areas. The successful bidder will be expected to begin harvesting within 5 days of contract execution. There is no volume estimate for this sale. All timber which is blown down, broken off, leaning more than 15 degrees, or otherwise damaged is available for harvest. Timber that does not meet this criterion may only be harvested by approval of the Forester-in-Charge. Sale boundaries will consist of roads, wetlands, forest boundaries, recreational sites, and any timber type changes or undamaged areas. Interested parties may obtain complete bid information by contacting Jason Nastovski at (386) 339-6472.
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:
137 Se Forestry Circle, Lake City, Fl 32025
10/30/2024 10:00 AM, EDT
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Springs Salvage Logging 2024 Area Map.pdf | ||
| Blue Springs Salvage Logging 2024.pdf |
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