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

The proposed contract requires the provision of approximately 78.2 hectares of manual girdling / brushing located in the Tom Bay operating area within the Seaward-Tlasta Business Area. The contract will require staff with extensive experience in manual girdling and brushing on the Pacific North-West Coast of British Columbia working in various conditions including isolated areas, poor weather conditions and physically challenging ground. Contract deliverables will be planned for completion throughout the fiscal year to meet the business area quarterly targets. Projects will be completed concurrently as per the approved work progress plan and schedules. See the Schedule A Services for specific works required. All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.SeawardTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is 10:00 am on March 22, 2023. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to portal by March 23, 2023. Tender submissions must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the tender package. 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. 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.