TA1937 - TA1937 - TKO - Picture Valley (EKFT)

TSL TA1937, Picture Valley, East Kootenay

BONUS BID/SCALE-BASED

Take notice that, pursuant to Section 20 of the Forest Act, Timber Sale Licence TA1937 is being offered for sale by the BC Timber Sales Kootenay Business Area.  Tenders will only be accepted from individuals or corporations registered as a BC Timber Sales enterprise in Category 1 (Market) & Category 4 (Value-added) under the BC Timber Sales Regulation.

Questions & Answers
Official Contact Name: Tim Stewart
All questions related to this Timber Sale Licence must be submitted in writing ONLY to the Official Contact at the following email address: TKO.TimberAuctions@gov.bc.ca. The deadline for receiving questions is 12:00 pm on February 11, 2025. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 4:00 pm on February 12, 2025. 

Closing Date:  February 19, 2025 at 1:30 pm 

Closing Location:  Applications will be accepted by the Timber Sales Manager, Kootenay Timber Sales Office, at: 1907 Ridgewood Road, Nelson, BC, V1L 6K1. 

Geographic Location: Picture Valley

Total Estimated Timber Sale Volume: 38,606m3, more or less
•    Estimated Net Cruise Volume: 38,606m3, more or less 
•    Estimated Decked Volume: 0m3, more or less 
•    Estimated Road Permit Volume external to the block/s: 0m3, more or less 

Estimated Area: 261.5 ha. 

Estimated Species:  Douglas Fir (FI) 33,269m³(86%), Ponderosa (Yellow) Pine (YE) 3,575m³(9%), Larch (LA) 1,762m³(5%), more or less.

The preceding volume and species estimates are based on samples from a Full Cruise. Please see tender package for additional detail.  Bidders are strongly advised to conduct a thorough field review of the licence area to verify timber volume and grade estimates.

Licence Term: 30 months

Upset Stumpage Rate: $46.31/m³.  The upset stumpage rate was determined in accordance with the Interior Appraisal Manual and applicable to coniferous sawlog grades.

The successful applicant will be required to implement and conform to the BC Timber Sales Environmental Management System and this TSL also conforms to the standards of the following forest management certification system: Sustainable Forestry Initiative.