PL25TJE005 - Spring Tree Planting in the Fort St. James Area

Solicitation number PL25TJE005

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/10/05 17:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description
    This contract has 19 blocks with an estimated 2,672,278 seedlings to be planted over 1676.3 ha by June 21, 2024 in the Fort St. James area.
    The contract will require a qualified registered forest professional (RFT/RPF) to sign off on Regeneration Delay Surveys and Pay Plot information gathered. 
    The successful Vendor will be responsible to locate their own camp sites.  These sites must be approved by the Ministry Representative. Allow 30 days for status review and stakeholder consultation. 

    Summary Details:
    This Solicitation is using the BCTS Planting Contractor Rating System to evaluate tenders.  Please see the ‘Information to Bidders’ for Tendering Process and ‘Frequently Asked Questions and BCTS-Planting Contracting Rating Form’ documents for information on the Rating System.

    Questions & Answers
    All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the email address noted above. Deadline for receiving questions is 4:30 pm on September 26, 2023.  If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 4:30 pm on September 28, 2023.
        
    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
     Stuart-Nechako Business Area
     BC Timber Sales

     

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 4 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
    • Please refer to tender description or tender documents
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Stuart-Nechako
    Email
    Forests.StuartNechakoTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca
    Bidding details

    Full details for this tender opportunity are available on a third-party site

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Other
    Language(s)
    English
    Contract duration
    4 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding