EN25TEK479 - FSR Upgrade and Maintenance - 100 Mile House TSA
Solicitation number BCEN25TEK479
Publication date
Closing date and time 2024/10/01 17:00 EDT
Description
BCTS BC Bid Solicitation Standard
The proposed contract is for the maintenance of Forest Service Roads (FSR) that belong to BCTS in the 100 Mile House Timber Supply Area (TSA). It will involve Road surface maintenance, Bridge maintenance and repairs, culverts install, repair and cleaning. The contract will require a range of specialised equipment for road building and maintenance.
Contract deliverables will be planned for completion during the field season of the Fiscal year. Projects will be completed concurrently as per the approved work progress plan and schedules.
Questions & Answers
All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.KamloopsTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is 4:00pm on September 20, 2024. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 4:00pm on September 23, 2024.
Tender submissions must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the tender package.
If your bid deposit is in the form of cash, money order, certified cheque or bank draft, you will not be able to e-bid. See allowable submission delivery method(s) above. Also see Conditions of Tender for acceptable bid securities.
The lowest priced or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
Be aware that BCTS has made changes to its EMS and SFM programs to meet the updated 2022 Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Management Standard. Changes impacting BCTS clients include new training requirements (Table 008-1, 008-1A, Tailgate Training, SFI Awareness documents, and new Indigenous rights awareness training, as well as changes to training frequency and a new continuing education component). In addition, note changes to EMS/SFM Environmental Field Procedures and Incident Reporting Procedures which occurred June 1, 2022.
Supervisors and workers will need to be familiar with these changes prior to commencement of operations. These documents are posted on our external EMS/SFM website at BC Timber Sales - Business Area Environmental Management System (EMS) and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) - Province of British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/forest-certification/ems-sfm). More information on SFI available at www.forests.org.
Unverified bid results will be posted to BC Bid after tender opening and once awarded the contract award results will be available on BC Bid.
Please see the following website for
important BCTS Contracting advisory notices and guidance information:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/contracting
Jason Stafford, Timber Sales Manager
Kamloops Business Area
BC Timber Sales
The proposed contract is for the maintenance of Forest Service Roads (FSR) that belong to BCTS in the 100 Mile House Timber Supply Area (TSA). It will involve Road surface maintenance, Bridge maintenance and repairs, culverts install, repair and cleaning. The contract will require a range of specialised equipment for road building and maintenance.
Contract deliverables will be planned for completion during the field season of the Fiscal year. Projects will be completed concurrently as per the approved work progress plan and schedules.
Questions & Answers
All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.KamloopsTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is 4:00pm on September 20, 2024. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 4:00pm on September 23, 2024.
Tender submissions must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the tender package.
If your bid deposit is in the form of cash, money order, certified cheque or bank draft, you will not be able to e-bid. See allowable submission delivery method(s) above. Also see Conditions of Tender for acceptable bid securities.
The lowest priced or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
Be aware that BCTS has made changes to its EMS and SFM programs to meet the updated 2022 Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Management Standard. Changes impacting BCTS clients include new training requirements (Table 008-1, 008-1A, Tailgate Training, SFI Awareness documents, and new Indigenous rights awareness training, as well as changes to training frequency and a new continuing education component). In addition, note changes to EMS/SFM Environmental Field Procedures and Incident Reporting Procedures which occurred June 1, 2022.
Supervisors and workers will need to be familiar with these changes prior to commencement of operations. These documents are posted on our external EMS/SFM website at BC Timber Sales - Business Area Environmental Management System (EMS) and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) - Province of British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/forest-certification/ems-sfm). More information on SFI available at www.forests.org.
Unverified bid results will be posted to BC Bid after tender opening and once awarded the contract award results will be available on BC Bid.
Please see the following website for
important BCTS Contracting advisory notices and guidance information:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/contracting
Jason Stafford, Timber Sales Manager
Kamloops Business Area
BC Timber Sales
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).
Trade agreements
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Please refer to tender description or tender documents
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Kamloops
- Email
- Forests.KamloopsTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca
Bidding details
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