Timber harvesting services

Tender description

NRW is seeking to award a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in order to procure a direct production harvesting service, which includes felling, processing and extraction of trees to roadside, to a timber specification as set by NRW, to support roadside timber contracts. The service will also include the mechanised mulching/vegetation management service ready to respond to the clearance of infections of smaller diameter trees, (phyto/chalara/dothistroma). This will be reactive work as and when required by NRW. The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for North Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed method statement and risk assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the forestry operations contracts manager. The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for Mid Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed method statement and risk assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the forestry operations contracts manager. The purpose of the requirement is to ensure that NRW meets its statutory duties and provides a Harvesting service for South Wales. This will also include manual felling, winch and banksmen provision, for clearfell and thinning. Contractors will plan harvesting operations and prepare a detailed method statement and risk assessment for all harvesting activities within the required coupes, to the satisfaction of the forestry operations contracts manager.