Timber Sale Check List

• CONTACT A PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSULTING FIRM
• CHECK FORESTER’S REFERENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS
• HIRE A PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED FORESTER TO DISCUSS FOREST & WILDLIFE OPTIONS
• MEET WITH FORESTER & DEVELOP A LONG-TERM FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
• USE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN AS A TOOL TO IMPLEMENT PRACTICES
• USING THE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN, COMPLETE A HARVESTING PLAN IN ORDER TO MEET LANDOWNER'S GOALS
• CONTRACT WITH FORESTER TO COMPLETE TIMBER SALE FIELD WORK
  • FORESTER WILL LOCATE AND MARK ALL NECESSARY FOREST LINES
  • FORESTER WILL DETERMINE VOLUMES BY SPECIES AND PRODUCT
  • FORESTER WILL LOCATE & MARK HARVEST AREAS & BUFFER STRIPS
  • FORESTER WILL EMPLOY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP'S)
  • FORESTER WILL COMPLETE A TIMBER SALE NOTICE WITH LANDOWNER APPROVAL
• TIMBER SALE NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO TIMBER BUYERS FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING
• LUMP SUM SEALED BIDS WILL COME DUE
• LANDOWNER AND FORESTER WILL REVIEW BIDS FOR ACCEPTANCE OR DENIAL
• UPON ACCEPTANCE OF BID, FORESTER WILL PROVIDE TIMBER SALE HARVESTING CONTRACTS TO “SELLER” AND “BUYER”
• UPON SIGNING OF CONTRACT, “BUYER” WILL SUPPLY TO “SELLER’S”AGENT THE FOLLOWING: 1) DOWN PAYMENT, 2) GENERAL LIABILITY, 3) WORKMAN’S COMPENSATION AND 4) PERFORMANCE BOND
• FULL PAYMENT PRIOR TO HARVESTING OR TIMBER SALE PAYMENT BY UNITS
• PRE-HARVEST MEETING WITH “SELLER”, “BUYER” AND FORESTER
• HARVESTING ACTIVITIES TO BEGIN
• FORESTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR TIMBER SALE INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
• UPON COMPLETION OF CUTTING, FORESTER WILL MEET WITH “SELLER” AND “BUYER” FOR FINAL INSPECTION.  UPON APPROVAL FROM “SELLER” FORESTER WILL RETURN PERFORMANCE BOND TO “BUYER” AND CLOSE OUT SALE