Softwood Harvesting and Haulage Services Western Victoria
Buy and Sell Description:
Hancock Victorian Plantations Pty Limited (HVP) is seeking Request for Proposals (RFP) for the provision of softwood harvesting and haulage services in its South West, Ballarat and Colac Districts in Western Victoria.
Up to ~670,000 tonnes per annum of harvesting, and ~505,000 tonnes per annum of haulage for up to 5 years is on offer commencing 1 July 2019 and 1 January 2020.
The work involves all thinning types (first, second and third) and final felling of Pinus radiata and other softwood species on flat, steep and very steep slope classes.
HVP reserves the right not to allocate all of the volume depending on market demand. Non-conforming proposals are welcome.
Lodgement of proposals close 5:00pm on 15 February 2019. For a copy of the Request for Proposal documentation contact: Marcel Griffiths District Manger South West T: +61 8 8724 6704 M: +61 418 289 397 E: marcel.griffiths@hvp.com.au
Request for Proposal - Log Haulage and Loading, Bathurst Region NSW
Buy and Sell Description:
Forestry Corporation of NSW is Requesting Proposals from suitably qualified proponents to undertake softwood log haulage and loading operations in the Bathurst/Oberon region of NSW. The works on offer total 36,000,000 t/kms haulage and 360,000t loading per annum for the term of the agreements, made up of three equal sized parcels.
Proposals must be received no later than 5pm on 22nd February 2019
Applications close: Friday, 22-Feb-2019
Expressions of Interest
EOI - Silvicultural Contract for Pruning Operations
Buy and Sell Description:
Juken New Zealand East Coast Forests manages 21,000ha of forest on the East Coast with the annual replanting area set to steadily increase from the current 500ha to 750ha. JNL East Coast is looking for Expressions of Interest for Silvicultural Contractors to grow a long-term working relationship with.
Work packages on offer include:
3rd lift (5.2m - 8.5m) ex-farmland located within 30-45 minutes from Gisborne town.
1st (0 – 2.8m) and 2nd (2.8m - 5.2m) lift operations in cutover all located within 30-45 minutes from Gisborne town.
Eucalyptus form pruning .
We invite Expressions of Interest for these operations. Respondents will be evaluated on health & safety record and systems, relevant experience and available resources (equipment and personnel).
For further details please contact Edward Pirini.
EOI - Radiata Clearfell Stem Harvesting Packages x 2
Buy and Sell Description:
Timberlands Limited (TL) manages 180,000 ha of forest in the central North Island with an annual harvest of 4.4 million tonnes. TL is tendering two Radiata Clearfell Stem harvest packages to supply to Kaingaroa Processing Plant (KPP). KPP is a twenty-four hour, seven day week operation that processes 1.5 million tonnes annually of long and short stem material supplied from the stem harvesting operations.
The packages to be tendered are:
Two Stem Groundbased harvest packages, each of approximately 375,000 tonnes per year, fully mechanised, requiring 6 day a week loadout.
The term of both packages is three years to commence 1st November 2019.
We invite Expressions of Interest for these packages. Respondents will be evaluated on relevant experience, health & safety records and systems, and available resources (equipment and personnel).
Selected respondents from the Expressions of Interest will then be invited to move into the Request for Tender process which will involve further evaluation with an emphasis on:
Health and Safety (an Audit maybe conducted)
A presentation on your Harvesting proposal with a review of each Harvest Area.
Pricing
Proposals that are innovative and allow for high productivity whilst maintaining safety standards are desirable.
For further details or to obtain an Expressions of Interest form please contact Kim Meredith contact details below. The closing date for submission of Expressions of Interest is 5pm, Monday 11th February 2019.
For forestry investors seeking scale, Queen Charlotte, Onapua, Arapawa and Hakahaka Forests together provide an excellent opportunity to acquire mixed age class, significant second rotation infrastructure and an “add value” opportunity.
Don’t hesitate to contact CBRE Agribusiness today for access to the due diligence Dataroom, arrange a guided inspection and candid discussion on how you can cost effectively participate in this sale process.
Established forests with a stocked area of 2,297ha (approx.)
Mixed age class
Combination of 1,077ha freehold, balance CFL
Significant roading and infrastructure
3rd party barge site revenue
DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Tuesday 19 February 2019 at 4pm (unless sold prior)
