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Blackwater River State Forest damaged timber salvage sale

The Florida Forest Service is offering damaged timber for salvage harvest at Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County. - Government buyer: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Florida Forest Service, Blackwater Forestry Center. - Timber offered: Salvage pine pulpwood, pine chip-n-saw, pine sawtimber, and hardwood pulpwood. The solicitation provides no volume estimates or quantities. - Sale area: Approximately 11,689 acres at Blackwater River State Forest; the sale concerns timber damaged by Hurricane Isaias. - Harvest requirements: Harvest the most severely damaged areas before lower-damage areas, and begin harvesting within 10 business days after contract execution. Timber generally qualifies if blown down, broken off, leaning more than 15 degrees, or otherwise damaged; harvesting timber outside these criteria requires approval from the Forester-in-Charge. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs or vendors are named; the timber is being offered for harvest rather than as a manufactured product.

Description

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service, is seeking sealed bids for the sale of merchantable pine and hardwood timber damaged by Hurricane Isaias at Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Products include salvage pine pulpwood, pine chip-n-saw, pine sawtimber, and hardwood pulpwood; there is no volume estimate. Substantial-damage areas must be harvested before lower-damage areas, and the successful bidder must begin harvesting within 10 business days of contract execution. The contract term is six months, and a bidder awarded multiple concurrently advertised salvage sales must forfeit all but one unless equipped and staffed to harvest multiple sales simultaneously.

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