23TDRRSD805 - Casual Hire Aircraft Contracts

Casual charter contracts are issued to interested and qualified companies with the rates fixed by the Government of Alberta. There is no guarantee of work. Aircraft company vendors will have an opportunity to bid to supply services near each of the centers in Table 1, to ensure capacity and availability and the operational specifications for each location. Contracts will be valid for three years expiring July 31, 2025.

Light or intermediate rotor-wing may be casually chartered for, but not limited to, the following operations:
• Emergency operations
• Flood
• Emergency spills or activities related to those operations
• Ice cover assessments on rivers
• Monitoring activities, all seasons, in mountains and/or plains, consisting of Snow Surveys, Meteorological Site Maintenance, Hydrometric Site Maintenance, Surface Water Quality sampling, and Groundwater Quality and Quantity.

Casual hire contracts will be awarded to multiple successful vendors within each center, or to vendors able to service several centers, (Table 1) based on aircraft and pilot requirements and base locations. Contracts will establish charter rates, minimum equipment standards, insurance requirements, WCB, and minimum pilot requirements when working for the Department. This process will ensure the availability of resources when required.

Successful bids will be evaluated on contractor experience, pilot qualifications, demonstrated success in achieving project requirements in equivalent landscapes and related field conditions, appropriateness of available aircraft, reasonable ability to deliver within project timelines and requirements, base location near work, and bid price. The base locations and machines beside them are required at minimum for those locations.