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

This proposed contract is for approximately one hundred and fifty point eight hectares (150.8 ha) of manual brushing of woody and herbaceous competitive species that are inhibiting the growth of crop trees. All blocks for treatment are located within the Quesnel Timber Supply Area. Be aware that BC Timber Sale 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. Estimated Contract Duration (in months)6 All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.CaribooChilcotinTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is 3:00 pm on April 19, 2023. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by April 21, 2023.