Forestry services

Tender description

We will be awarding a framework agreement for excavator and associated operations in the Forestry Commission woodlands and forests within West Forest District. Our intention is to award this framework agreement for a period of 4 years, commencing on the 2.1.2018. —Prepare forestry restock sites for planting. This involves the management of brash and harvesting residues. This will include a requirement for mulching operations. Please note that no brash raking operations will be required in year 1 of this Lot, as this operation is currently under another contract. —Create planting positions as per individual site specification —The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths in a commercial forest environment following trafficking by heavy machinery. —Recreational trail maintenance (bicycle and footpaths) —Clearing of blocked culverts and ditches —Minor repair of damaged Forestry Commission access tracks —Installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks —Conservation work including pond creation and maintenance —Bund creation to prevent unauthorised access. —The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths in a commercial forest environment following trafficking by heavy machinery. —Recreational trail maintenance (bicycle and footpaths) —Clearing of blocked culverts and ditches —Minor repair of damaged Forestry Commission access tracks —Installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks —Conservation work including pond creation and maintenance —Bund creation to prevent unauthorised access —Prepare forestry restock sites for planting. This involves the management of brash and harvesting residues (very minor requirement). —The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths in a commercial forest environment following trafficking by heavy machinery. —Recreational trail maintenance (bicycle and footpaths) —Clearing of blocked culverts and ditches —Minor repair of damaged Forestry Commission access tracks —Installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks —Conservation work including pond creation and maintenance —Bund creation to prevent unauthorised access —Prepare forestry restock sites for planting. This involves the management of brash and harvesting residues (very minor requirement). —Prepare forestry restock sites for planting. This involves the management of brash and harvesting residues —Create planting positions as per individual site specification, —The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths in a commercial forest environment following trafficking by heavy machinery. —Clearing of blocked culverts and ditches —Minor repairs to damaged Forestry Commission access tracks —Installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks —Bund creation to prevent unauthorised access —Minor recreational trail maintenance (bicycle and footpaths) —Conservation works including the following: oPond creation and maintenance, and the creation of scrapes. oOperations to further heathland restoration including stump removal oOperations to further mire restoration including localised drain blocking and re-profiling to making those selected sites wetter. oDrains maintenance, culvert installations and the creation of by-pass channels oIt is anticipated that these conservation operations will form the bulk of the work requirement in this particular Lot — up to £180,000 over five years. —Prepare forestry restock sites for planting. This involves the management of brash and harvesting residues —Create planting positions as per individual site specification, —The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths in a commercial forest environment following trafficking by heavy machinery. —Recreational trail maintenance (bicycle and footpaths) —Clearing of blocked culverts and ditches —Minor repair of damaged Forestry Commission access tracks —Installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks —Conservation work including pond creation and maintenance —Bund creation to prevent unauthorised access. —Prepare forestry restock sites for planting. This involves the management of brash and harvesting residues —Create planting positions as per individual site specification, —The reinstatement of severely rutted tracks and footpaths in a commercial forest environment following trafficking by heavy machinery. —Recreational trail maintenance (bicycle and footpaths) —Clearing of blocked culverts and ditches —Minor repair of damaged Forestry Commission access tracks —Installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks —Conservation work including pond creation and maintenance —Bund creation to prevent unauthorised access. —Prepare forestry restock sites for planting. This involves the management of brash and harvesting residues. —Installation and maintenance of forest drains. —The reinstatement of rutted tracks and footpaths in a commercial forest environment following trafficking by heavy machinery. —Mulching of invasive species and scrub using a mulching head fitted to a tracked excavator. —Installation of new culvert pipes on extraction routes or tracks. —Undertake sundry digger work (e.g. pond clearance/maintenance; assistance with digging in gate posts; bunding to prevent unauthorised access).