PD25TCF029 - PD25TCF029 - Timber and Access Reconnaissance

BC Timber Sales is seeking the services of qualified, experienced professionals to assist in the development of timber sales licenses through the reconnaissance of access, timber values, and FRPA values for the purpose of providing BCTS with accurate information required for the planning of future harvest opportunities. 

BCTS invites proposals from firms specializing in, or able to subcontract for:

• Analysis of data to propose timber opportunities
• Assessment of potential access including: major control points, average grades, stream crossings, potential quarries, pits and spoil sites, side slope, preferred and optimal road locations, and record of associated features
• Estimation of timber harvest potential including: volume, species composition, area, total volumes, timber grades, deflection analysis, retention anchor spots, and boundary locations
• Assessment of stand attributes against old growth deferral criteria, AREC etc.
• Recognition and data collection for protected or unique features such as nests, dens, karst, cultural heritage sites, and large cultural and special trees
• Identify areas of concern where there is a need for additional information requirements or specialist assessments, and provide assessments for those values as completed by a qualified professional (biologist, archaeologist, professional engineer, geotechnical engineer, terrain specialist etc.)
• Experience in use of BCTS databases, ArcGIS and .kmls, reconnaissance reporting and mapping as per contracted requirements and data standards