This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Vanderhoof, British Columbia. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The proposed contract requires post-wildfire silviculture surveys, complete treatment layout and development of treatment plans where warranted and data upload to RESULTS on 16 openings identified within the 2018 Island Lake and 2021 Grizzly Wildfire perimeters of the Vanderhoof Forest District. Questions and Answers: All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.StuartNechakoTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is 4:00 pm on March 13, 2023. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to portal by March 15, 2023. 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 As a condition of finalizing any service contracts with the Province, including service contracts arising from procurement processes, those contracts will require that all contractors and their personnel and any subcontractors and their personnel who will access BC government workplaces be fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada, subject to any authorized exemptions. Such contracts will contain associated provisions required by and satisfactory to the Province regarding the foregoing, which may include provisions regarding mitigation measures for exempt personnel, compliance, enforcement, and the use of an attestation certifying compliance or presentation of a BC Vaccine Card by personnel.