Description: Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD or Owner) invites you to participate in the bidding process for timber as described: This sale is a clear-cut of all merchantable timber within the sale boundary. It is an emergency salvage harvest of timber infested with pine bark beetles and includes bark beetle timber and a timber buffer. Harvest of timber must begin no later than September 9, 2019 and continue without stopping until completed. Bid Tabulation: August 22, 2019 North Florida Timber: Pine Pulp $1,927.50 Pine CNS $17,619.00 Pine Sawtimber $9,002.00 Pine Bugwood $120.00 Hardwood PW $0.00 Total $28,668.50 Publication Date/Time: 8/14/2019 11:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 8/22/2019 10:00 AM Submittal Information: Pennie Flickinger, Business Resource Specialist III Contact Person: Steve Carpenter, SRWMD, at 386.362.1001 or 800.226.1066 (FL only) or Brad Ellis, FFS, at 386-208-1460. Qualifications: The logger harvesting the timber must be a Master Logger with current certification. The Master Logger must be routinely available on site during operations. Special Requirements: Harvest of timber must begin no later than September 9, 2019 and continue without stopping until completed. Miscellaneous: Prior to the harvest operation, a pre-harvest meeting with the successful bidder and his logger will be held. This is a mandatory meeting, and logging will not commence until this meeting takes place. This meeting will cover the Harvest Plan, “Come clean, Leave clean practices, BMP’s, logging decks, product utilization, ecological concerns, aesthetics, timber security and other pertinent issues. Related Documents: ITB 18/19-040 WLR Ellaville 17 Emergemcy Timber