Description
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting bids for a lump sum timber contract at Camp Navajo, Arizona. The contract involves the purchase and removal of government-owned forest products, specifically pine timber (ponderosa pine). The successful bidder will be required to conduct mechanical thinning operations on approximately 980 acres of land, including felling, processing, and removing ponderosa pine trees, as well as machine piling, land restoration, and road maintenance. The bidder will be responsible for securing the required identification and vehicle pass for themselves and their employees and for returning I.D. badges upon completion of the contract or release of employees. The contract will expire on 31 December 2028.
Some key points to consider:
• The contract is for a lump sum, and the bidder will be required to submit a bid deposit of $16,000.00 for Item 1.
• The bidder will be responsible for all damages to property and expenses resulting from fire caused by the bidder, their employees, agents, and subcontractors.
• The bidder will be required to submit an Operational Plan, including a Traffic Control Plan and a Fire Suppression Plan, within 14 days of the contract being awarded.
• The bidder will be required to conduct a pre-harvest meeting with the Installation Forester to discuss various subjects, including security protocols, cultural resources, and munitions of explosive concern.
• The contract includes specific provisions for marking procedures, merchantability and utilization, munitions of explosive concern and metal contamination, commencement, schedule of harvesting and completion, extension of time, payment, reports, inspections, order of logging, methods of logging, slash disposal, stump heights, sawmills, security and vehicle use, protection of facilities and roadways, protection of environment and cultural resources, safety regulations, fire suppression, termination for default, liquidated damages, termination for convenience, disputes clause, gratuities, and non-discrimination in employment.