BR25TFF004 Boundary Manual Brushing

This project includes the manual brushing of approximately 284.1 hectares, across 10 cutblocks, within the Boundary Field Team Timber Supply Area.

The Contractor will base their bids on the Type of brushing that will be carried out (low, moderate, high). Any additional brushing blocks that are added to the program, after the contract is awarded, the price per hectare will be based on the Price Per Unit found in Clause 1.01 of Schedule B.

These hectares have been categorized into three price/difficulty categories: low (13.8 ha), moderate (177.0 ha) and high (93.3 ha). Categorizing took several factors into consideration such as: access, age of crop trees, dominant type of competing vegetation, height, and density of competing vegetation across the treatment area. Please note, brush conditions within each price/difficulty category are variable across all units in this Contract.

The successful contractor should anticipate all types of weather during the seasonal work window. It is expected that the contractor completes work within the guidelines of the work progress plan regardless of weather conditions while adhering to the Wildfire Act and Regulations. The contractor can expect steep uneven road surfaces and a 4X4 truck is recommended and necessary to access the treatment units. 
Item 4 - Day Rate activity has been added to the Schedule B, which may be used if additional work is found while treating current areas, or by other silviculture contractors, which require immediate action as directed by the contract coordinator. Day rate is “as, when and if needed basis” estimated at 40 days. 

See the Schedule A Services for specific works required.

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 May 14, 2024.  If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by  May 15, 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