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

The proposed contract consists of silviculture Implementation services, specifically, planting quality pay plots. Other assistance may be required to support BCTS staff with field work on other silviculture projects. Planting quality pay plots will be required on approximately 27 Spring planting units, totaling 485.5 ha and requiring approximately 488 plots from April 15 to June 20, 2025. Planting quality pay plots will also be required on 11 Summer planting units, totaling 381.7 ha and requiring approximately 383 plots from July 4 to July 20, 2025. Contractors must ensure they can meet reporting and deliverables deadlines during these periods. Quality will be assessed as per the FS704 method, and field data will be collected using Plant Wizard. There is one planting contract for which pay plots will be completed. The spring plant must be complete by June 20, 2025. Bidders must anticipate being present for field pre-work meetings with the planting contractors, paid on a crew day rate. Planting units must be inspected, and results given within 2 calendar days of a request for inspection by the planting contractor. Plant Wizard must be used to collect field data. The contractor is not required to generate payment certificates, however, must provide data and plot location map within 2 calendar days of a request for inspection. To ensure consistency for the planting contractors and BCTS, substitutions of crew members for planting pay plots must be approved by BCTS prior to them commencing field work. If your bid deposit is in the form of cash, money order, certified cheque or bank draft, you will not be able to e-bid. See allowable submission delivery method(s) above. Also see Conditions of Tender for acceptable bid securities. Question Deadline 11/28/2024 at 4:00 PM PT All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.OkanaganColumbiaTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to electronically by December 3, 2024. Estimated Contract Duration (12 months)