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

This is a contract to implement planting of approximately 1,184,475 trees on 18 blocks for planting in the spring of 2026; final numbers will be determined by nursery lifts that occur in February 2026. This contract is active starting at snow free in April, but start date for planting is not assured, and ending June 21, weather dependent. The planting may be extended if there are extenuating circumstances beyond the control of Ministry Staff or Contractor; likewise, planting may be cancelled or delayed if weather becomes prohibitively hot and/ or dry with no likely precipitation. The planting units are located around Williams Lake at elevations between 500m and 1500m. While some blocks may have had mechanical site preparation, the blocks within this contract are mostly fill plants of natural stocking or previous plantations. Many of these blocks were not harvested previously and so will have higher instances of overhead hazards as well as less robust road network access. The Implementation contractor is expected to manage the day-to-day relationship and pay plotting, and Ministry staff may periodically inspect the worksite, camp and/or cache locations. Seedling cold storage locations will be finalized in February, current plan is to have all seedlings located at High Country Cold Storage in Kamloops. The Implementation contractor is required to have daily written correspondence with the ministry of Forest, be present and available everyday of planting, be able to quickly payplot released blocks as they are released, update seedling tracking software, report and update RESULTS, produce professional reports, sign/seal and declare blocks. Estimated Contract Duration (in months)The estimated contract duration includes the full length of the contract, including any potential extensions. Further details on the contract term may be described in the Rfx document and is subject to contract finalizaton. 8