Description
The State of California (CAL FIRE) is selling approximately 716 thousand board feet of merchantable timber on a 58‑acre parcel near Magalia, CA. Bidders must submit sealed price‑per‑MBF proposals for six species, provide a $5,000 bid deposit, and a $10,000 performance guarantee if awarded. The contract also includes road‑grading, temporary bypass construction, parking‑area base work, and fire‑suppression support. All harvested timber must be scaled by an independent third‑party, branded, and sold under California Timber Yield Tax rules; export of state timber is prohibited. The work window runs from mid‑May 2026 through July 31 2026, with strict reporting and insurance requirements.
• Harvest 716 MBF of Douglas‑fir, Incense cedar, Ponderosa pine, Giant Sequoia, White fir and Sugar pine.
• Perform additional site work: road grading, temporary bypass, parking‑area base, slash removal, erosion control, and maintain a 1,000‑gallon water‑wagon for fire suppression.
• Meet bonding ( $10k ), deposit ( $5k ), licensing (California LTO), insurance, scaling, branding, and reporting obligations; failure triggers liquidated‑damage forfeiture.