FLS-0037-C Low Loader Moves 2023

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FLS is seeking experienced service providers for the provision of Low Loader Moves within forestry environments. To ensure the continuity of delivery for various operations within Land Management, Harvesting and Marketing, Civil Engineering and workshop repairs, we require our heavy plant machinery, grab tanks and site safes, etc., to be securely transported within and between sites. Heavy plant will consists of timber harvesters, timber forwarders, tractors and a drill rig to be moved within site; site to site; between regions; site to workshop and back, or external repair agencies as required. The work involves moving our equipment within forests environments, which includes driving fully loaded low loaders on long gravel forest roads. All suppliers’ drivers will need to be competent/trained in driving on Forest roads. Lot 1: East Region this work is to cover all Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owned forests in Moray, Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen. Lot 2: Central Region this work is to cover all Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owned forests in Central Region. Lot 4: West Region: Lochaber this work is to cover all Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) owned forests in Lochaber Lot 5: South Region this work is to cover timber harvesting machinery (e.g. harvesters and forwarders) in Galloway Forest and civil engineering equipment (e.g. mobile drill rig) throughout the FLS South Region, including the Isle of Arran.