What the state is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice; the solicitation governsThe St. Johns River Water Management District is selling timber salvage rights for approximately 36.1 acres in Alachua County, Florida, due to Ips beetle infestation. Sealed bids are due by October 27, 2026, and award goes to the highest responsive bidder.
Scope
- Timber salvage: 860 tons pulpwood, 126 tons chip-n-saw, 1,550 tons saw-timber
- Clearcut harvest of dead, dying, and green pine on 36.1-acre primary area
How to get the bid documents
- Create a free account on MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) Vendor Bid System
- Open solicitation 42790
- Download the bid documents and submit before 2:00 PM ET on Oct 27
Details
- Place of performance
- Palatka, Florida
- Buyer type
- State
- Notice type
- Invitation to Bid
- Solicitation no.
- 42790
- Category
- Supplies & Equipment · beta
- Quantity
- 2,536 tons (860 pulpwood + 126 chip-n-saw + 1,550 saw-timber from notice
- Delivery location
- Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve, Alachua County, Florida (Section 9, Township 11 South, Range 21 East) from notice
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- None since Oct 20
- Contact
- Breanna Pierce
- bpierce@sjrwmd.com
- Phone
- (386) 643-1168
Not stated in the notice: estimated value, contract type, period of performance. Check the bid documents.
Contact details from the source notice. Contact the buyer only about this solicitation.
Key dates
Change log
verified Tue, Oct 20 · 8:15 PM ETNo amendments since posting on Tue, Oct 20; verified Tue, Oct 20 · 8:15 PM ET.
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Notice as published
Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve, Alachua County, River Styx Timber Salvage
The Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District is requesting sealed quotes for a per ton timber sale comprised of approximately 36.1 acres (“Sale Area”) within the Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve, situated west of County Road 325, in Alachua County, Florida. The Sale Area is in Section 9; Township 11 South; Range 21 East.
Sale boundaries include roads and firebreaks. (Maps are included in the attached agreement.)
This timber salvage is due to an Ips beetle infestation. Harvest boundaries are categorized as either Primary or Optional. The Primary area is approximately 36.1 acres in size and designated for clearcut harvest of dead, dying, and green pine.
The buyer is not obligated to harvest hardwood trees within this area. Within the Optional area, the buyer may cross the Primary boundary to harvest dead pine only; green pine is not available for harvest. The District’s Project Manager will determine the allowable extent of harvesting within the Optional area.
All operations must commence within fourteen
- calendar days of contract execution.
The District estimates the volume of timber conveyed in this Agreement to be 860 tons of pine pulpwood, 126 tons of chip-n-saw, 1,550 tons of saw-timber, but there is no guarantee that the volume is present.
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