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

The purpose of this project is to harvest dead trees, remove logs and pile unacceptable trees, woody debris on the Work Area(s) by feller bunching/skidding and/or using an wood processor, forwarder, excavator with a piling rake, crawler tractor, or other machinery deemed appropriate by the Ministry Representative. The objective of the work is to create plantable spots for future artificial regeneration (tree planting). The work areas are sites with post MPB dead, dying trees need to be removed from site, and/or piled. The average estimated merchantable volume is 55 m3/ha. However, all sites will contain some non-commercial vegetation which will need to be knocked down, reduced and/or piled. The successful bidder will be paid for the work as per prices listed in the signed contract. The successful bidder will be automatically awarded with Forest License to Cut for the same area with the term one year longer than the term of the contract. The successful bidder will have an option to complete hauling of the wood for processing under the term of FLTC. More information about stumpage to be paid under FLTC are included in the bidding package. Road restoration, as well as access trail construction will be required as part of this agreement. These roads/trails will be needed to access the work areas (both during and after MSP) and are marked on the attached maps. Road restoration includes, but is not limited to, brushing out of road right-of-ways and road surface restoration/blading. Advertised volume: approx. 4,500 m3 mostly bioenergy and pulp grade For more details, please see information in contract documents or contact Jacek Bankowski at jacek.bankowski@gov.bc.ca