BCTS BC Bid Solicitation Standard
The proposed contract requires the provision of approximately 775km of Forest Service Road (FSR) inspections and 75km of deactivation prescriptions with corresponding field markings, in the Kamloops Timber Sales Area (TSA).
The contract will require the services of qualified professionals and technical staff working in various conditions including isolated areas. Some roads or segments of roads may require walking, the use of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) or having a power saw to possibly cut windfall. The contractor is responsible for viewing the full length of the road(s) to be inspected or declared as deactivated.
Contract deliverables will be required to be submitted throughout the field season, with 100% of data submissions required on or before October 15, 2025.
See the Schedule A Services for specific works required and submission milestones.
Questions & Answers
All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.KamloopsTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is 4:00pm on May 6, 2025. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 4:00pm on May 7, 2025.
Tender submissions must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the tender package.
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 the 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.
Be aware that BCTS has made changes to its EMS and SFM programs to meet the updated 2022 Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Management Standard. Changes impacting BCTS clients include new training requirements (Table 008-1, 008-1A, Tailgate Training, SFI Awareness documents, and new Indigenous rights awareness training, as well as changes to training frequency and a new continuing education component). In addition, note changes to EMS/SFM Environmental Field Procedures and Incident Reporting Procedures which occurred June 1, 2022.
Supervisors and workers will need to be familiar with these changes prior to commencement of operations. These documents are posted on our external EMS/SFM website at BC Timber Sales - Business Area Environmental Management System (EMS) and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) - Province of British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/forest-certification/ems-sfm). More information on SFI available at www.forests.org.
Unverified bid results will be posted to BC Bid after tender opening and once awarded the contract award results will be available on BC Bid.
Please see the following website for
important BCTS Contracting advisory notices and guidance information:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/contracting
Jason Stafford, RPF
Timber Sales Manager
Kamloops Business Area
BC Timber Sales
