Reforestation Services 2021

Solicitation number 1000223563

Publication date

Closing date and time 2020/12/08 17:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    The Chilcotin training Area (CTA), located north of the small community of Riske Creek and about 35 kilometres west of Williams Lake, consists of approximately 41,000 hectares of land owned by the Department of National Defence (DND. The management of forest resources on this property is the responsibility of the Department of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) through an Order-in-Council P.C. O.I.C 1961-807.

    ISC has identified areas within the CTA that are Not Satisfactory Restocked. As a result, a reforestation program on the property as part of ISC due diligence to rehabilitate the forested land base. 

    ISC is awarding one contract for 2021 planting season to carry out reforestation services in support of ISC’s due diligence to rehabilitate the forested land base.

    This will include 2021 spring planting for up to 1,087,250 seedlings seedlings plus optional work of up to 400,000 additional seedlings..

    Bidders will be assessed on mandatory and point-rated criteria, based on firm and resource experience, knowledge of tree handling procedures, health and safety and equipment.

    Bidders must have a project supervisor/manager with five planting season of project supervision experience and six planting seasons of tree planting industry experience. Foreperson(s) must have two planting seasons experience and five seasons of tree planting industry experience. Experience may be concurrent.

    Bidders will need sufficient resources to plant up the seedlings within six (6) weeks of snow and frost free conditions estimated to be mid April 2021.

    Bidders should include First Nation involvement in the undertaking of this contract.

    An optional site visit for bidders will be held November 6, 2020.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    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)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Indigenous Services Canada
    Address
    10 Wellington St.
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A0H4
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Fletcher, Kim
    Phone
    604-616-4341
    Email
    kim.fletcher@canada.ca

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Indigenous Services Canada
    Address
    10 Wellington St.
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A0H4
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    002
    French
    1
    002
    English
    12
    001
    French
    1
    001
    English
    11
    000
    French
    3
    000
    English
    31

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    British Columbia
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding

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