Forestry Road Rehabilitation

ObjectiveEnvironment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is preparing to install a new Weather Radar station near Sechelt, British Columbia. The site is located at the top of Halfmoon Peak and is accessed via an existing forest service road.A recent on-site assessment of the access road identified several areas of concern for passage of the construction machinery required to build the Weather Radar station, as well as the need to create a cleared and graded construction area, with laydown space, for the station construction.This Statement of Work (SoW) describes requirements for the following two key objectives:1) Preparation of the site gravel laydown area (approx. 35m x 40m) including tree cutting, grade, and gravel to ensure the crane can operate and steel can be offloaded safely on a flat laydown area (constant ASL elevation); and2) Road rehabilitation to allow for safe passage of heavy-duty vehicles, such as a 42ft trailer, flat bed, 110 tonne crane, etc., ascending and descending the mountain from the entrance of R15528 TELUS Road to the specified radar location, a distance of approximately 3,500m.2. Project LocationThe Weather Radar tower will be constructed at the following coordinates: 49.527018°, -123.853708°. The R15528 TELUS Road is accessed from Crowston Rd. and begins at the coordinates: 49.541047°, -123.862223° and ends at 49.526812°, -123.853751°, adjacent to the construction site. Road length between these two points is approximately 3,500m. Further details on the road path and site topo plans are included in Appendix A.The permit for this road is held by Sunshine Coast Community Forest Ltd. (SCCF) who also holds a Community Forest Agreement for this area and thus have exclusive rights to the timber. ECCC has established a road use agreement with SCCF and thus any on-site work must be coordinated through ECCC who will notify and seek appropriate guidance from SCCF.The construction area with a grading plan is described in Appendix A.