TSL TA2453 – Couldrey (East Kootenay Field Team)
BONUS BID/SCALE-BASED
Take notice that, pursuant to Section 20 of the Forest Act, Timber Sale LicenceTA2453 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: Raquel Gilstead
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 March 3, 2026. If questions are received, a Question & Answer document will be posted to BC Bid by 4:00 pm on February 4, 2026.
Closing Date: March 12, 2026 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: Couldrey
Total Estimated Timber Sale Volume: 20,243m3, more or less
• Estimated Net Cruise Volume: 19,637m3, more or less
• Estimated Decked Volume: 0m3, more or less
• Estimated Road Permit Volume external to the block/s: 606m3, more or less
Estimated Area: 53.6 ha.
Estimated Species: Larch (LA) 10472m³(52%), Spruce (SP) 6241m³(31%), Lodgepole Pine (LO) 3155m³(16%), Balsam (BA) 214m³(1%), Douglas Fir (FI) 128m³(Less than 1%), and Aspen (AT)33m³ (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: 24 months
Upset Stumpage Rate: $35.59/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.
Be aware that BCTS has made changes to its EMS and SFM programs to meet the updated 2022 Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Management Standard. Changes impacting BCTS clients include new training requirements (Table 008-1, 0008-1A, Tailgate Training, SFI Awareness documents, and new Indigenous rights awareness information). In addition, note changes to EMS/SFM Environmental Field Procedures and Incident Reporting Procedures which occurred June 1, 2022. Supervisors and workers will need to get familiar with these changes prior to commencement of operations. These documents are posted on our external EMS/SFM website at BC Timber Sales - Business Area Environmental Management System (EMS) and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca). More information on SFI available at https://forests.org/.
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.
On July 8, 2022 the Provincial Public Health Officer (PHO) signed an Order under the Public Health Act (update to earlier Orders) regarding the management of Industrial Camps to prevent and control the risk of transmission of communicable diseases, including SARS-CoV-2. The Ministry of Health has prepared a guidance document for employers and operators of Natural Resource Sector Work Camps, titled: Industrial Camps and Communicable Diseases Guidelines - Guidance for Workers, Contractors, and Employers in the Agricultural, Forestry, and Natural Resource Sectors on Implementing the Provincial Health Officer Industrial Camps Order- July 8, 2022.. A copy of this guidance is available at the following weblink:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/covid-19/guidance_all_sector_work_camps.pdf
Additional information is available on the Office of the Provincial Health Officer weblink:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/current-health-issues/covid-19-novel-coronavirus
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.
