BR27TFD002 - BR27TFD002 - Manual Brushing - Kootenay Lake

This project includes the manual brushing (vegetation management) of approximately 98 hectares on 6 treatment units at production rate, and the possibility of another 56 hectares on 4 treatment units at dayrate within the Kootenay Lake Field Unit. Another 20 person days have been included for possible treatment units that may be identified through 2026 recces and surveys. Total possible dayrate days is 131 days.  These days and units are not guaranteed. Treatment units are spread across the area and are generally within the northern Kootenay Lake operating area. These day-rate sites are to be determined after 2026 spring recce/ walkthroughs by BCTS are conducted. These blocks include section 108 blocks that have been burned by wildfire. It is uncertain if all this ground is plantable or if it will require brushing. Day rate services are all found and bid per person, per day, and are assuming one truck with a crew of 4 or 5 workers or multiples thereof.
Manual brushing includes cutting all competing vegetation within a 1.25m cylinder around crop trees, with a power saw or similar, in accordance with the contract treatment specifications. All manual brushing will use a 1.25m ‘variable radius’ around crop trees unless otherwise directed. On steep slopes this results in more cutting above the crop tree, less cutting below. See Section 8 of Schedule C and the treatment prescriptions for full specifications.

All specific information regarding crop trees species, heights, target vegetation and other important information is included in  Appendix II – Vegetation Management Prescriptions and  Appendix IV – Brushing Treatment Ledger. 

This tender will acquire both  PRODUCTION unit rates as well as person  DAY rates for the performance of this work.

There is a minimum ‘production’ requirement of satisfactorily treating  5 (five) hectares per workday, based on 5 workdays per 7-day period. There is a minimum ‘day rate’ requirement of brushing a minimum of  0.5 hectares/worker/day for day rate based units.  Expected time frame for brushing operations critical for crop establishment (Establishment Brushing) is  early to mid-June 2026 – late July/ August 2026. All establishment brushing works must be completed by the end of July 2026 unless mutually agreeable in writing by the contractor and the Ministry Representative. If fire hazard shutdowns impact the completion of work in July, the remaining work will be delayed to September 2026.

The attached Schedules contain many important treatment and payment details relating to this contract; please review them carefully.

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 18, 2025.  If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by   November 19, 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.
    
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Timber Sales Manager
Kootenay Business Area
BC Timber Sales