Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #BD27-115

Hand-cutting and piling of encroaching conifers across approximately 390 acres at Porcupine Knoll

Utah is seeking a qualified contractor to hand-cut and pile encroaching conifers across approximately 390 acres at Porcupine Knoll. - Government buyer: State of Utah Division of Purchasing, conducting the procurement on behalf of the Division of Wildlife Resources. - Work location: Twelve Mile drainage, within the South Manti Big Game Habitat Restoration Project on the Sanpete Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. - Service requested: Porcupine Knoll Lop & Scatter FY26, approximately 390 acres; bids are priced per acre. No product part numbers apply. - Treatment requirements: Hand-cut live and dead conifers and dead standing snags up to 10 inches DBH. Do not cut Ponderosa pine or live aspen. Cut trees below the lowest live limb, section felled boles to less than four feet, and leave stumps less than six inches high on the uphill side. - Site protections: Work only within mapped treatment areas. Keep slash, piles, and boles at least 15 feet from designated roads, perennial streams, culverts, and improvements, and clear of cut-and-fill slopes and water-management features. Maintain public access and follow fire-season restrictions. - Contractor-provided resources: Crew, tools, transportation, fuel, safety support, and GPS equipment able to load project shapefiles and achieve accuracy within ±5 meters. - Eligibility and schedule: Bidders must be on Utah’s current Rangeland Prequalification List for the applicable treatment and acreage. Work is to begin within seven calendar days after notice to proceed and finish by November 2026; timing may be affected by snow, soil, wildlife, and winter conditions. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named; this is a vegetation-treatment service requirement.

Description

The State of Utah seeks bids from prequalified contractors for hand-cutting and piling encroaching conifers on approximately 390 acres in the Twelve Mile drainage, within the South Manti Big Game Habitat Restoration project. Work includes cutting designated live and dead conifers and dead standing snags up to 10 inches DBH, with specified exclusions and limits on where slash may remain. Contractors must provide the crew, tools, transportation, fuel, safety support, and GPS equipment needed to perform the work. The opportunity anticipates a single award to the lowest-cost responsive and responsible vendor, with work to be completed by the date stated in the source as November 31, 2026.

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