BONUS BID/SCALE-BASED
Effective Friday March 20, 2020, and until further notice:
Following the advice of the Provincial Health Officer and in support of the established social distancing practices, the Selkirk Natural Resource Office will no longer be providing in-person public service.
Tenders can still be mailed, couriered to, or dropped off in the mail slot at the main entrance of the building or submitted through eBid.
BC Timber Sales will no longer be using the Official Notices System (ONS) to post advertisement for timber sale auctions effective October 1, 2020 upon which, all timber sale licence advertisements will be posted only on the BC BID webpage. For more information, BC Timber Sales - Updates & Information Releases
Take notice that, pursuant to Section 20 of the Forest Act, Timber Sale Licence TA0075 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 and 2 under the BC Timber Sales Regulation.
Work on the pilings on the Tuzo bridge, accessing this sale, will be conducted this September. The work will take about three weeks. The plan is to leave the bridge open with 20 minute delays, with the exception of three days where the bridge will be closed to all traffic.
Please note, this TSL is part of a pilot of the Forest Professional Oversight and Certification (FPOC) model being examined by BC Timber Sales as a method for ensuring that Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) commitments are achieved. As such, the successful bidder will be required to submit a conformance certificate that confirms that primary forest activities conducted under this TSL are consistent with the applicable FSP commitments. A sample of the conformance certificate and associated BC Timber Sales Advisory Bulletin have been included as attachments to this Notice.
Closing Date: September 9, 2020 at 11:00AM (local time)
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: Cranberry Ridge
Total Estimated Timber Sale Volume 31,980m3, more or less
· Estimated Net Cruise Volume 31,907m3, more or less
· Estimated Road Permit Volume 73m3, more or less
Estimated Area: 166.7 ha.
Estimated Species: Douglas-fir 21,681m³(68%), Larch 5,319m³(17%), Spruce 2,457m³(8%), Lodgepole pine 1,599m³(5%),Balsam 821m³(2%), Yellow pine 93m³(less than 1%), Aspen 6m³(less than 1%), Cedar 2m³(less than 1%), Cottonwood 2m³(less than 1%), 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: 18 months
Upset Stumpage Rate: $42.03/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.
All individuals, corporations or partnerships who provide direction to workers or contractors who work or operate on TSL area(s) will be required to be certified as SAFE Companies, endorsed by the BC Forest Safety Council as new entrants, or certified under a safety certification scheme recognized by the BC Forest Safety Council or BC Timber Sales, or work for an employer that is so certified or endorsed. Please also refer to the following website for more information: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/safety.
Applicants are encouraged to confirm the status of their BCTS Enterprise registration to ensure they are eligible to apply for this timber sale licence prior to submitting a tender. Please contact the BC Timber Sales Kootenay Business Area if you are unsure of your eligibility to submit a tender.
All tender information provided for this TSL is subject to change. Any changes will be posted on this site before the closing date of the auction. It is the applicant's responsibility to revisit this site to stay abreast of any changes that may affect their bid.
