Requirements to Bid on State Timber Sales

• Training Requirement (effective for all sales after 01/01/2006): Logging contractors (not necessarily the purchaser, if subcontracted) must document compliance with the Wisconsin SFI training standard (exit DNR).
• Maintenance of Workman's Compensation Certificate.
• Maintenance of surety bond and/or letters of credit for four (4) full years.
• We require a bid on each species/product offered for sale. Bids must meet or exceed the total advertised value, based on a presale appraisal. Individual species/product may be less than their advertised value but cannot be $0.
• The check you submit with your bid is considered a bid bond. The check you submit with your bid will be cashed. If you desire to replace your check with a surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit, etc., as a performance bond, you must realize that the check may take up to 90 days to be refunded. If you are the winning bidder and fail to sign the contract, the bid bond will be forfeited.
• Timber Sale Bid Form 2400-49 must be used.
• Awarding Contract: The signed timber sale contract should be received by the DNR within two weeks of awarding bids. A copy of the performance bond or cash deposit and required certificate of insurance evidencing workers' compensation must be received within six weeks of the bid opening, but before the contract is signed by the department or work commences.
• Contractors desiring to bid on more than one tract must submit separate bids and bid bonds for each tract. Minimum bid bond and performance bond are specified in the prospectus for each tract.