SP24TEM620 - Excavator Site Preparation– Kamloops TSA including Clearwater
Solicitation number SP24TEM620
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/09/07 17:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
The proposed contract is for 343.14 hectares of mechanical site prep (excavator) throughout the Kamloops Timber Supply Area. It is comprised of approximately 316.29 hectares located within the Kamloops area and approximately 26.85 hectares located within the Clearwater area.
The contract may include various site conditions including working in isolated areas.
Contract deliverables will be planned for completion throughout the fiscal year to meet the business area requirements.
See the Schedule A - Services for specific works required.
The work for this contract will be a combination of excavator treatments as described in the schedule B1 units of work. Treatments may include:
- Mounding in wet or heavy organic areas,
- Screefing to remove competing vegetation and root mats,
- Piling of heavy slash accumulations to expose plantable mineral soil and plantable spots.
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 4:00 pm on August 30, 2023. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by August 31, 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
Kamloops Business Area
BC Timber Sales
The contract may include various site conditions including working in isolated areas.
Contract deliverables will be planned for completion throughout the fiscal year to meet the business area requirements.
See the Schedule A - Services for specific works required.
The work for this contract will be a combination of excavator treatments as described in the schedule B1 units of work. Treatments may include:
- Mounding in wet or heavy organic areas,
- Screefing to remove competing vegetation and root mats,
- Piling of heavy slash accumulations to expose plantable mineral soil and plantable spots.
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 4:00 pm on August 30, 2023. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by August 31, 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
Kamloops Business Area
BC Timber Sales
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).
Trade agreements
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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
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