Bid guide
How to bid on the Sunnyhill timber sale for St. Johns River Water Management District
What the District is buying
The St. Johns River Water Management District is seeking sealed per-ton bids for a timber sale covering about 331.6 acres in the Sunnyhill Restoration Area in Marion County, Florida.
The sale includes marked slash pine and logger-select thinning. Estimated volumes are 3,815 tons of pulpwood, 1,775 tons of chip-n-saw, and 1,178 tons of sawtimber. These are estimates only; the District does not guarantee the amounts are present.
Deadline and bid opening
The bid deadline is November 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET. This is an Invitation to Bid, and the District is requesting sealed bids.
Submit your response as the solicitation posting directs before the deadline. Check the posting for the specific submission instructions and any details about what happens at the deadline.
Who this opportunity suits
This sale may suit timber buyers and forestry or logging businesses that can price timber on a per-ton basis and carry out thinning in mature slash pine stands.
Vendors should be prepared to work with both trees marked for harvest and logger-select areas with a thinning prescription. One stand is optional for thinning and requires prior approval for the specified work.
How to review and respond
Find Solicitation 42832 on Florida’s MyFloridaMarketPlace Vendor Information Portal. Viewing the posting is public and does not require an account.
Open the solicitation through the original source, allow the page to load, and read the posting and its documents. Submit your response according to the posting’s directions before November 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET.
Prepare a careful, competitive bid
Read the agreement and maps closely so you understand the sale boundaries, marked trees, logger-select prescription, and any conditions that affect the work. Confirm how the solicitation asks you to state per-ton prices.
Build your pricing from your own assessment and operating costs rather than treating the estimated tonnage as guaranteed. Review the response instructions before submission and allow time to check that your sealed bid is complete.
See the live bid — deadline, agency details, and how to respond
Dates and requirements can change via addenda; always verify on the bid page and at the original source before responding.
View this bid on BiddingSimpleThis guide was prepared by BiddingSimple from the solicitation’s public posting. It is not official guidance from St. Johns River Water Management Dist; the original posting controls.