PL25TGE006 - PL25TGE006 - Summer Tree Planting in the Mackenzie District

The proposed contract requires the planting of approximately 1,403,725 summer trees in various locations across the Mackenzie Natural Resource District. The area of the contract is approximately 865.0ha and will consist of direct planting and fill planting. 
Contract payment is seedling based. Block areas are by estimate only; overflow blocks will be available for contingency purposes. Planting must be completed no later than July 31, 2024. 

Summer Stock: The seedlings for this contract could be located at multiple locations throughout the province, along with a small possibility that some may also be in Alberta. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to pick up these seedlings from the nursery of where they reside at the time of planting. An invoice can be submitted to the BC Timber Sales Mackenzie office for the costs of delivering these seedlings to the storage location. Contractors must use the specified delivery companies selected by seedling services. If the storage location is a reefer unit, the planting contractor will be responsible for any reefer rental costs including any expenses associated with maintaining the reefer unit. 

For any Planting Units that require helicopter access, the contractor will provide the helicopter and incur all helicopter and related costs. Substantial access changes will be considered and negotiated if the change occurred after the Tender Closing date and prior to the Planting start date. 

The successful bidder will be required to hire a member of the Association of BC Forest Professionals to oversee portions of the field work and sign and seal certain deliverables of the contract. 

The successful bidder will be required to implement and conform to the Prince George Business Area Environmental Management System and be a Registered Safe Company.