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

Tree planting of approximately 1,011,114 seedlings (excluding overflow planting units) over 735 ha (excluding overflow) within the Rocky Mountain District. There are 46 Planting units across 40 blocks that they vary from straight plants, fill planting and site prep planting. Planting units are located in the following geographic areas or drainages: Rocky Creek, Kootenay Eastside & Kootenay, Moscow, Bruce and the Flathead. The contractor is required to complete thaw requests at least 14 days prior to planting (to be approved by the ministry official) and is responsible for transport of seedlings from Hawkeye Holdings Ltd. in Kelowna, BC to the planting site. The contractor will require at least one refrigerated unit capable of storing 100,000 seedlings. Once thawed, seedlings must be planted within 10 days. All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.KootenayTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is 12:00 pm on September 10, 2025. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to September 11, 2025. 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. The lowest priced or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Estimated Contract Duration (4 months)