Bullfrog Creek 24/25 Timber Sale

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service is seeking sealed bids for the sale of timber. This sale is a per unit, logger select thinning of approximately 174 acres within three units on three different properties in Hillsborough County, Florida; Unit One is on three (3) acres of The Florida Forest Service’s Brown Forestry Station, Unit Two is on 153 acres of The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Bullfrog Creek Wildlife and Environmental Area, and Unit Three is on 18 acres of Hillsborough County’s Bullfrog Creek Scrub Preserve. Unit One will be a clear cut of mature slash pine plantation on the northern half and a logger select thinning on the southern half. Unit Two will be a logger select thinning of natural mature south Florida slash pine and a mature plantation of slash pine. Residual pine basal area in Unit Two will be reduced to approximately 30 to 40 square feet per acre. Unit Three will be a thinning of natural mature longleaf pine. The cut trees have been marked with red paint; no other trees shall be cut. All Best Management Practices will be followed on this sale. An estimated 3,651 tons of pine mulchwood is to be removed. Sale boundaries are roads, firelines, fences, or obvious timber type changes. Unit Two will need road improvement to the access point before Purchaser's equipment can enter FWC Bullfrog Creek WEA. FWC will conduct the road improvement to the access point once a winning bid is approved and the contract is executed. This will be a twelve (12) month contract. Each unit has a specific settlement. Unit One settlement will be one check written to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Unit Two will have 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. Unit Three will have two separate checks in the following percentages: 80% to the Board of County Commissioners Hillsborough County and 20% 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 +1 (555) 000-0000.The Florida Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in bids received.