EN25TEK458 - Engineering Services - Kamloops Business Area

BCTS BC Bid Solicitation Standard
The proposed contract requires engineering services for cost-effective engineered crossings on a variety of stream classes and sizes as well as geometric road designs on high-risk road sections. This work will be conducted on behalf of BC Timber Sales in Kamloops Business Area that includes Kamloops TSA (Clearwater area included), 
100 Mile House TSA, Merritt TSA and Lillooet TSA. The ‘Key Personnel’ will be responsible for fulfilling these responsibilities as outlined in the contract.
Contract deliverables will be planned for completion throughout the fiscal year to meet the business area quarterly targets. Projects will be completed concurrently as per the approved work progress plan and schedules.
See the Schedule A Services for specific works required.
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 4:00 pm on August 13, 2024.  If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 4:00 pm on August 14, 2024.
    
    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.

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
Timber Sales Manager
    Kamloops Business Area
    BC Timber Sales