SP27TLE004 - Mechanical Site Preparation - Mounding and Screefing - Cariboo Lake - Williams Lake Timber Supply Area

This opportunity is for the mechanical site preparation of one hundred and eighty-five point two hectares (185.2 ha) of harvested openings to help BC Timber Sales meet legal reforestation milestone obligations. Works will include mounding and patch scarification with a tracked excavator to create fourteen to sixteen hundred (1,400 - 1,600) plantable spots per hectare.Ten (10) hours of access and road works will be included for unforeseen road rehabilitation or deactivation that is authorized by the BC Timber Sales representative.Questions & AnswersAll contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.CaribooChilcotinTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is3:00 pm on May 15, 2026. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 3:00 pm on May 20, 2026.Tender submissions must be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the tender package.If your bid deposit is in the form of cash, money order, certified cheque or bank draft, you will not be able to e-bid. See allowable submission delivery method(s) above. Also see Conditions of Tender for acceptable bid securities.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 forimportant BCTS Contracting advisory notices and guidance information:https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/contractingTimber Sales ManagerCariboo-Chilcotin Business AreaBC Timber Sales