EN23TCA022 Professional Geologist/Terrain Stability Specialist Services

Sealed tenders for the following Professional Geologist/Terrain Stability Specialist Services Request for Proposal will be received by the Timber Sales Manager, BC Timber Sales, Strait of Georgia Business Area, 370 South Dogwood Street, Campbell River, BC, V9W 6Y7, up to 1:30 pm (local time) on November 2, 2022, at which time tender submissions will be opened in private.  Late submissions will not be accepted and will be returned to the bidder unopened.

Questions & Answers
All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.StraitofGeorgiaTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca.  Deadline for receiving questions is 4:30 pm on October 19, 2022.  If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 4:30 pm on October 21, 2022.
    
Tender submissions must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the tender package.

The lowest priced or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

This solicitation is subject to the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA), and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).  

Be aware that BCTS has updated their EMS/SFM Environmental Field Procedures and Incident Reporting Procedures. Supervisors and workers will need to get 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 (gov.bc.ca).

Bidders that are not registered with BC Bid® can register by selecting Start your e-Service, Supplier Registration on the BC Bid® home page.  Bidders are strongly encouraged to select “Send Me Amendments” as an option on the Opportunity Notice published on BC Bid®.  By selecting this option a registered Bidder will be automatically notified of any addenda that may be issued.

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