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Seeking contractor for 2026 Boundary Spring Planting Program involving approximately 1.3 million seedlings across 87 planting units, with completion required by June 21, 2026.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004758416

Issuing Organization

BC Timber Sales

Solicitation Type

ITT - Invitation to Tender (Formal)

Solicitation Number

PL27TFF001

Title

PL27TFF001 Planting - Boundary

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/10/16 09:31:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2025/11/13 02:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Forests.KootenayTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca

Description

Summary Details
The 2026 Boundary Spring Planting Program consists of ~1,294,923 seedlings. There are 87 planting units for the Spring Program across 73 cutblocks, 36 As-is or Regular type planting units (696,600 seedlings), 34 Fill Planting units (352,663 seedlings), 11 Mechanically Site Prepped planting units (204,400 seedlings), 3 Fill Plant with Fertilizer units (7,800 seedlings) and 3 helicopter fill planting units (33,460 seedlings).

Spring planting is expected to start mid-April and must be finished by June 21, 2026.

As access conditions to/within each block are variable, it is highly recommended that all blocks are viewed prior to bidding.

This solicitation will not use the BCTS Planting Contracting Rating System to evaluate tenders.

Questions & Answers
All contract related questions must be submitted in writing ONLY to the following email address: Forests.KootenayTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca. Deadline for receiving questions is 12:00 pm on November 4, 2025. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by November 5, 2025.

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.

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 for
important BCTS Contracting advisory notices and guidance information:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/contracting

Timber Sales Manager
Kootenay Business Area
BC Timber Sales

Disclaimer

All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice 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 notice abstract.