Basic Information

Reference Number

00002481956

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

tender_14271

Title

Project: tender_14271 - Pre-Notice for BTK Aerial Application for Spruce Budworm in Northeastern Ontario

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2021/01/25 01:55:00 PM EST

Closing Date

2021/02/05 11:59:00 AM EST

Contact Information

James Chang

james.chang@ontario.ca

Description

This Opportunity Listing is a Pre-Notice for an upcoming procurement opportunity. This is not an actual procurement nor is the Ministry soliciting bids regarding this opportunity at this time. The Ministry expects to publicly post the procurement for tendering in January 2021. Please reserve questions about the procurement until the actual procurement is posted.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking the provision of aerial spray operations for approximately 55,000 hectares of spruce forests to control a spruce budworm outbreak in Northeast Ontario.
Scope of Work
Spruce budworm causes defoliation which results in growth loss and tree mortality. Widespread deforestation can negatively impact forests and humans. These negative effects include:

- Increasing the incidence of forest fires in and around neighbouring communities; and
- Harming economic opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

The Ministry’s mandated activities include protecting the public from natural disasters including forest fires and promoting economic growth and job creation by supporting the forestry industry. Managing the spruce budworm population through aerial spray operations is therefore an important Ministry project which the Ministry has undertaken in various calendar years based on scientific advice.

Experts have recommended that the Ministry implement a spray operation in 2021. As a result, the Ministry is seeking a vendor to conduct the aerial spray operations. The Ministry expects to execute the contract in April 2021 and begin spraying work in early June 2021.

Roughly 60% of the area to be sprayed is within 80 km of the Cochrane airport, with the remainder of the program area scattered between Chapleau Ontario to just North of North Bay Ontario.

The project will include:

- preparing a Safety and Security Plan, aircraft documentation, pilot documentation, and flight transects;
- providing adequate human resources and aircraft;
- demonstrating calibration of systems and capabilities of staff; and
- delivering the aerial spraying services.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.

Toutes les modifications associées à cet avis d’appel d’offres ainsi que les documents, les plans et les spécifications sont générés par l’entité responsable des achats (l’acheteur). S’il vous plait, contactez-le directement pour les addenda. Veuillez notez qu’il se peut que les fournisseurs soient obligés de s’inscrire directement avec l’acheteur. Vous pouvez trouver leur coordonnées dans le document principal ou dans l’abstrait de l’avis d’appel d’offre.

Source: https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/