AVALANCHE AND WEATHER PROGRAMS EXPLOSIVES
Solicitation number 175522
Publication date
Closing date and time 2027/09/30 17:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
The Avalanche and Weather Program’s unit, in the British Columbia Ministry of
Transportation and Infrastructure, administers an integrated avalanche risk
management program along provincial highways in British Columbia. These Avalanche Programs are responsible for ensuring that motorists and workers can rely on a safe provincial transportation system during the winter months. A key aspect of this program is the use of explosives to release unstable snow under controlled circumstances to mitigate a current or potential avalanche hazard. The
ministry’s avalanche control programs also use explosives to analyze snowpack
stability and evaluate the overall avalanche hazard.
The Ministry invites interested parties to submit proposals for the provision of avalanche explosives for 7 separate regional areas. Interested parties must abide with the, Transport Canada Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Government of Canada Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) for Explosives Spills.
Transportation and Infrastructure, administers an integrated avalanche risk
management program along provincial highways in British Columbia. These Avalanche Programs are responsible for ensuring that motorists and workers can rely on a safe provincial transportation system during the winter months. A key aspect of this program is the use of explosives to release unstable snow under controlled circumstances to mitigate a current or potential avalanche hazard. The
ministry’s avalanche control programs also use explosives to analyze snowpack
stability and evaluate the overall avalanche hazard.
The Ministry invites interested parties to submit proposals for the provision of avalanche explosives for 7 separate regional areas. Interested parties must abide with the, Transport Canada Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Government of Canada Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) for Explosives Spills.
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
- Contracting authority
- John Buffery
- Email
- John.Buffery@gov.bc.ca
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