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

Tree planting of approximately 1,381,700 (one million three hundred and eighty-one and seven hundred) trees in areas damaged by wildfires in the Lillooet Timber Supply Area (TSA) in the Cascades Natural Resource District. The activities include tree planting, danger tree assessments, and tree falling where required for safety, along with all operations-related tasks to tree planting, such as thawing requests, ordering trees, and seedling transportation. Final tree numbers to plant may vary as tree numbers are dependent on the delivery of seedlings from the nurseries. Through the delivery of the Services the Province wishes to realize the following outcomes and, without limiting the obligation of the Contractor to comply with other provisions of this Part, the Contractor must use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve them: Reforestation of areas that have been damaged by wildfires to help restore the hydrology of watersheds in the Cascades Natural Resource District. Reforestation of areas damaged by wildfires to help mitigate the impacts of critical wildlife habitats across landscapes. Reforestation of areas that have been damaged by wildfires to help mitigate mid-term timber supply impacts. Reforestation of areas damaged by wildfires to help mitigate the impacts of climate change through carbon sequestration from newly established trees. Question Deadline 09/18/2024 at 3:00 PM PT The term of the contract will be from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. Estimated Contract Duration (12 months)