2023 Pre-Commercial Thinning, Pruning, Cull Removal, and Slashing

For 2023 Pre-Commercial Thinning, Pruning, Cull Removal, and Slashing The purpose of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is to solicit sealed bids for the efficient completion of the 2023 Pre-Commercial Thinning, Pruning, Cull Removal, & Slashing work All questions pertaining to this ITB must be submitted utilizing Attachment 4 - Bidder Questions via email to in writing to Sandra Ramirez sramirez@idl.idaho.gov by 12:00 PM MT Friday, January 13, 2023. Only questions answered by written amendment are binding. Oral interpretations have no legal effect. Unofficial communication streams are not binding and at your own risk. Responses to questions will be posted as an addendum on the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) website. Verbal questions will not be accepted. The Department of Lands is not responsible for lost, undelivered bids or for failure of the United States Postal Service or any other courier service to deliver Bids to the Idaho Department of Lands by the deadline specified. A bid submitted using "Express/Overnight" services must be shipped in a separate sealed inner envelope identified as stated below and enclosed inside the "Express/Overnight" shipping envelope. The date and time of receipt of a manual submission will be IDL's clock at the front desk in Boise, Idaho IDL assumes no responsibility for failure of any electronic submission process, including any computer or other equipment to deliver all or a portion of the bid at the time, or to the location, required. The date and time of electronically received bids, to the Idaho Department of Lands email address listed below, will be used to determine if electronically submitted bids were received by the deadline specified. The date and time of the final timely received response from a Bidder will be accepted as its entire Bid. If you need to modify a particular section of your response, you must resubmit the entire bid package prior to the deadline specified. Only one Bid response per Bidder will be evaluated. Only one Bid response per Bidder will be evaluated. Questions Deadline January 13, 2023 Anticipated Intent to Award Date February 10, 2023 Anticipated Contract Award Date February 17, 2023 Prior to the issuance of a contract, IDL shall have the right to accept or reject all or any part of a bid when: (i) it is in the best interests of the State of Idaho; (ii) the bid does not meet the minimum specifications; (iii) the bid is not the lowest responsible bid; (iv) a finding is made based upon available evidence that a respondent is not responsible or is otherwise incapable of meeting specifications or providing an assurance of ability to fulfill contract requirements; or (v) the item offered deviates to a major degree from the bid specifications, as determined by IDL (minor deviations, as determined by IDL, may be accepted as substantially meeting the bid requirements of the State of Idaho). Deviations will be considered major when such deviations appear to frustrate the competitive solicitation process or provide a respondent an unfair advantage. Prior to the issuance of a contract, IDL shall have the right to reject all bids or to cancel a solicitation or request for bids. Cancellation may be for reasons that include but are not limited to: (i) inadequate or ambiguous specifications; (ii) specifications have been revised; (iii) property is no longer required; (iv) there is a change in requirements; (v) all bids are deemed unreasonable or sufficient funds are not available; (vi) bids were not independently arrived at or were submitted in bad faith; (vii) it is determined that all requirements of the solicitation process were not met; (viii) insufficient competition; or (ix) it is in the best interests of the state of Idaho

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.