Reforestation services at the Chilcotin Military Training Area (CTA)

1.2 Summary1.2.1 The Chilcotin Training Area (CTA), located north of the small community of Riske Creek and about 35 kilometres west of Williams Lake, consists of approximately 41,000 hectares of land owned by the Department of National Defence (DND). The management of forest resources on this property is the responsibility of ISC through an Order-in-Council P.C. O.I.C 1961-807.ISC has identified areas within the CTA that are not satisfactory restocked. As a result, ISC has initiated a reforestation program on the property as part of ISC due diligence to rehabilitate the forested land base. ISC is looking to establish a contract for a period of up to a (1) years to carry out reforestation services in support of ISC’s due diligence to rehabilitate the forested land base. The objective is to select a supplier in the re-forestation services to plant in the appropriate microsites on cut blocks for the spring 2023 season. 798,000 seedlings are scheduled to be planted by ISC.1.2.2 This requirement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)SecurityThere is no security requirement.Site visitIt is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site visit to be held on:Thursday, September 29 2022 at 9:00 AMMeeting location: Outside the gate at1238 Stack Valley Rd,Riske Creek, BC, Canada V0L 1T0Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than two business days before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance form. Bidders should confirm in their bids that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected as non-compliant. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.