IM25TFG002 Planting & Brushing Implementation - Arrow North

Planting contract administration and implementation on approximately 240ha.  Duties include but shall not be limited to: stock handling, stock re-allocation, planting pre-works and monitoring inspections, planting supervision and pay plots with RG declaration surveys, declaration document, payment certificates, planting contract billing review and confirmation, block layout and traversing, cost summary, reports and mapping.  For blocks being planted in 2024, Regeneration Declaration Surveys are to be done in conjunction with pay plots.
Upload into LRM and RESULTS are also required.

Brushing contract administration will be required on approximately 75ha, which will include but shall not be limited to:  brushing block pre-works, brushing supervision, pay plot establishment and payment certificate, brushing contractor billing review and confirmation, block layout and traversing, cost summary, reports and mapping.

Start date is expected to be around April 15, 2024, for planting implementation and brushing implementation will start at the end of June and end around November 2024.

Questions & Answers
All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.KootenayTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca.  Deadline for receiving questions is 12:00 pm on January 10, 2024.  If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by  January 11, 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
   
Timber Sales Manager
Kootenay Business Area
BC Timber Sales