Information de base

Numéro de Référence

00004012724

Organisation émettrice

BC Timber Sales - Timber Auctions

Type d’appel d’offres

IAS - Invitation à soumissionner (Formel)

Numéro d’appel d’offres

TA2609

Titre

TA2609 Allin Creek

Code d’identité d’origine

SCRIBE

Détails

Emplacement

Colombie Britannique

Type d’achat

Non-mentionné

Dates

Publication

2024-04-11 12h48:00 HAE

Date de fermeture

2024-05-15 14h00:00 HAE

Information du contact

Jon Penninga

250-847-6345

Forests.BabineTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca

Description

Take notice that, pursuant to Section 20 of the Forest Act, Timber Sale Licence TA2609 is being offered for sale by the BC Timber Sales Babine Business Area. Tenders will only be accepted from individuals or corporations registered as a BC Timber Sales enterprise in Category Category 1 - Market or Category 2 or Category 4 - Value-added under the BC Timber Sales Regulation.

Questions & Answers
Official Contact Name: Jon Penninga
All questions related to this Timber Sale Licence must be submitted in writing ONLY to the Official Contact at the following email address: Forests.BabineTimberSalesOffice@gov.bc.ca.

When required, answers will be posted as an Amendment to this TSL.

Closing Date: April 30, 2024 at 11:00 am

Closing Location: Applications will be accepted by the Timber Sales Manager, Babine Timber Sales Office, at: 183 Highway 16 W, Box 999, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0.

Geographic Location: Allin Creek

Total Estimated Timber Sale Volume: 900m3, more or less

Estimated Net Cruise Volume: 0m3, more or less
Estimated Decked Volume: 900m3, more or less
Estimated Road Permit Volume external to the block/s: 0m3, more or less

Estimated Area: 4.0 ha.

Estimated Species:   Lodgepole Pine (LO) 540m³(60%), Spruce (SP) 270m³(60%), Balsam (BA) 90m³(10%), more or less.

The preceding volume and species estimates are based on samples from a Professional Estimate. 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: 5 months

Upset Stumpage Rate: $10.55/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 Babine 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.

Afficher davantage

Dérogation 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.