LITTLE SHOALS #4 TIMBER SALE

Suwannee River Water Management District (District or Owner) invites you to participate in the bidding process for timber on the property as described below:

• Tract Name & Sale #: LITTLE SHOALS #4 TIMBER SALE
• Owner: Suwannee River Water Management District
• County/State: Columbia County, Florida
• Section/Township/Range: Parts of Sections 16 & 17, T 2 South, R 16 East
• Acreage (approximate): 97 acres
• Timber Type and Age: 30 acres – 1960’s Planted Slash Pine; 40 acres – 1982 Planted Slash Pine; 27 acres – 1960’s Scattered Natural Pine

The District will provide the contract for the purchase of this timber.

Type of Harvest

This sale is a clearcut of all merchantable timber in the harvest area boundary. Sinkholes require a 35-foot minimum no harvest Special Management Zone. A safety spotter must be used at the railroad crossing for all trucks exiting the Little Shoals harvest area. The DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER will routinely make an assessment of the timber harvest to ensure the objectives are being met.

Summarized terms of the timber contract

• SPECIES OF TIMBER SOLD: Pine.
• PRE-HARVEST MEETING: 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.
• PRODUCT UTILIZATION: PURCHASER shall harvest and fully use, to the extent practicable, all trees conveyed in this offering. All timber shall be measured in tons (one ton equals 2,000 pounds).
• ROAD RESPONSIBILITIES: PURCHASER will be responsible for roads and road maintenance during the harvest. [...] PURCHASER will return the roads to their pre-harvest condition or better upon completion of harvest at PURCHASER’S expense.
• MASTER LOGGER: The logger harvesting the timber must be a Master Logger with current designation. The Master Logger must be routinely available on-site during operations.

Submission

Submit Bids Electronically through DemandStar. Only bids made on the enclosed *Timber Sale Bid Form* will be accepted. The Form must be filled out completely to be considered. Bids are to be uploaded to the platform prior to **10:00 a.m. on November 18, 2026**. Bids received after this time, for any reason, will be rejected.

Scoring

Bid comparisons will be made using the total sale value as determined by the District’s estimated product volumes during the bid opening. The bidder with the highest total sale value will be the recommended bidder.

Contract

• Lump-Sum payment for Pine
• Lump-Sum due prior to contract execution
• Damage Deposit - **$10,000**
• Twelve-month Contract Period

The winning bidder will be expected to enter into a firm contract within 10 days of award of bid.

Insurance

• Motor vehicular liability insurance with limits of not less than **$1,000,000** combined single limit
• General liability insurance with a minimum of $1,000,000 personal and advertising injury and $1,000,000 general aggregate
• Workers' compensation insurance

Site access

The timber sale area can be inspected at the bidder's convenience and can be accessed from Highway 41 in western Columbia County, Florida.