Canada - EN25TGF005 - Road Signage and Grass Seeding

Description

The proposed contract requires installation of various road and bridge signage and grass seeding of cut/fill slopes and bridge approaches as required. Installation of signs will require installing signposts of either metal or wood at various locations within the Mackenzie Resource District on an as needed basis. Population of sign and grass seeding locations are in the southern portions of the district, some work may be required in the Osilinka Operating Area dependent on how far along the planning process is for the new operating area for BCTS. See Schedule C for a complete list of roads (Grass seeding none at this time, Signage: 24 signs on 9 roads) More roads may be added after completion of upcoming field inspections.See the Schedule A Services for specific works required.Questions & AnswersAll contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.PrinceGeorgeTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca.  Deadline for receiving questions is 4:30 pm on April 22, 2024.If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by April 23 2024.    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 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 forimportant BCTS Contracting advisory notices and guidance information:https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/contracting    Timber Sales ManagerPrince George Business AreaBC Timber Sales

Opportunity closing date

02 May 2024

Value of contract

to be confirmed