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

The work required involves the planting of approximately 1.18 million trees of which there are approximately 646,000 Sx 410 1+0, 451,300 Pl 410 1+0, 58,900 Lw 410 1+0, and 23,600 Fdi 412B 1+0. All trees are to be planted in wildfire burned areas. Areas are all part of old Free Growing blocks which ages ranging from 7 to 35 years old. Remaining trees are approximately 2-4 meters tall and are in various stages of burn. This project focuses more on severely damaged plantation though. Some Wildlife Tree Patches may compose approximately 5-10% of blocks and consist of mature timber. These will need WDT Assessments prior to work. Planting densities will be approximately 1,800 sph. The majority of the sites have reasonable 4x4 road access, the remainder can be accessed by ATV/UTV. Some trail building may be necessary. Potential bidders are strongly encouraged to visit planting blocks prior to bidding. Please see notes for more access comments. Work is to commence once trees are released from the nursery. They are requested to be ready by July 5th 2026. Work is to finish by July 31, 2026 unless extreme weather and/or fire pushback the start date. If the hot lift date is pushed back by circumstances out of the contractor's control, the finish date will be pushed back an equal number of days within reason. The Contractor is expected to maintain and daily production minimum of 90,000 trees per day. All trees are located in the C2C Chinook Nursery in Medicine Hat, Alberta. All costs for transporting seedlings to the site should be included in the contract. All operations are to be conducted within the requirements of current legislation. The successful bidder will be solely responsible for providing the necessary transportation for personnel, seedling, equipment and all other aspects outlined in the contract. Estimated Contract Duration (in months): 7 Pre bid meeting description: Your email should include the Bidders company name, address, phone number and name of individual attending the meeting (if the individual is the Bidder's representative, please attach a letter of authorization from the Bidder). The Bidder must attend for the duration of the Information Meeting and must identify himself or herself to the Ministry representative. This meeting will also cover contract 10005-40/PL27DMK002 - Forest Investment Program (FIP) Summer Planting 2026 Osilinka Fire, 1.9 million trees.