Forestry and Parks - Request for Proposal - Peace River Block Monument Restoration Survey Part 1

On behalf of the Alberta–British Columbia Boundary Commission, the Director of Surveys Office (Public Lands Disposition Management Unit, Lands Delivery and Coordination (North) Branch, Lands Operations Division, Alberta Forestry and Parks) (“Surveys Unit”) is accepting proposals from professional land surveyors to restore/re-establish 33 monuments marking the boundary between Alberta and British Columbia in the Peace River Block Area. The Peace River Block Area is in Northeastern British Columbia. Monument locations to be restored/re-established span approximately from ~100km North of Dawson Creek, B.C. to ~65 km North of Dawson Creek, B.C. This work is being conducted under the authority of the Alberta-British Columbia (AB-BC) Boundary Commission. This portion of the interprovincial boundary was originally surveyed between 1918-1923 by R.W. Cautley, DLS. The boundary monuments along the 120th Meridian in the Peace River Block were formally inspected in September 2024. The purpose of this project is to restore/re-establish monuments on behalf of the Boundary Commission to preserve the physical definition of this portion of the interprovincial boundary Overview of Requirements The contractor will be responsible for restoring/re-establishing and surveying those boundary monuments identified in the September 2024 Peace River Block Inspection Project as requiring restoration or re-establishment. The thirty-three (33) boundary monuments included in this restoration project are: 85-1, 84-5, 84-4, 84-3, 84-2, 84-1, 83-6, 83-5, 83-4, 83-3, 83-2, 83-1, 82-7, 82-6, 82-5, 82-4, 82-3, 82-2, 82-1, 81-6, 81-5, 81-4, 81-3, 81-2, 81-1, 80-7, 80-6, 80-5, 80-4, 80-3, 80-2, 80-1, 79-7. NOTE: Given the unique administrative requirements of the Alberta and British Columbia Boundary Commissioners, the successful contractor will be required to enter a separate contract with each Boundary Commissioner’s home organization for one half of the total cost of the contract.