EN24TGF002 - Professional Engineering Services in the Prince George Business Area

The Ministry of Forests, BC Timber Sales – Prince George Business Area requires resource road and bridge engineering survey and design services (the “Services”) from an experienced, qualified engineering firm. 

The services required will be on an ‘as, if, and when required basis’.  Most of the Services will be focused on the provision of bridge site plans, as well as the provision of road traverse services and completion of associated geometric road designs.   

Further details as to the scope of this opportunity and the requirements can be found within this RFP (Request for Proposal).

Supplier Meeting
A virtual Supplier Meeting on the Microsoft Teams Application will be held at 9:30 am on February 22, 2023. Attendance is optional. More information on how to join the meeting can be found on the RFP (Request for Proposal)

Questions & Answers
All 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 February 24, 2023.  

If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by February 28, 2023.
    
Proposal submissions must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the proposal package.

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.

As a condition of finalizing any service contracts with the Province, including service contracts arising from procurement processes, those contracts will require that all contractors and their personnel and any subcontractors and their personnel who will access BC government workplaces be fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada, subject to any authorized exemptions. Such contracts will contain associated provisions required by and satisfactory to the Province regarding the foregoing, which may include provisions regarding mitigation measures for exempt personnel, compliance, enforcement, and the use of an attestation certifying compliance or presentation of a BC Vaccine Card by personnel.

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
    
Timber Sales Manager
Prince George Business Area
BC Timber Sales