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PL25TLH009 - Multi-Treatment of Herbaceous and Manual Brushing and summer fill Planting - Various Locations - Cascadia Timber Supply Area

Solicitation number PL25TLH009

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/12/05 12:00 EST


    Description
    This proposed contract is for completion of an estimated eighty-six point nine hectares (86.9 ha) of concurrent manual brushing and summer tree planting (fill planting) in the Big Valley and Quesnel (TFL52) operating areas of Cascadia Timber Supply Area.


    Questions & Answers
    All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.CaribooChilcotinTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca.  Deadline for receiving questions is 3:00 pm on November 28, 2023If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 3:00 pm on November 30, 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.

    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.

    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


    Brian Rogers, RFT
    Timber Sales Manager
    Cariboo-Chilcotin Business Area
    BC Timber Sales

     

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 7 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Cariboo-Chilcotin
    Email
    Forests.CaribooChilcotinTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca
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    Summary information

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

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