Reforestation Services 2021

The Chilcotin training Area (CTA), located north of the small community of Riske Creek and about 35 kilometres west of Williams Lake, consists of approximately 41,000 hectares of land owned by the Department of National Defence (DND. The management of forest resources on this property is the responsibility of the Department of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) through an Order-in-Council P.C. O.I.C 1961-807. ISC has identified areas within the CTA that are Not Satisfactory Restocked. As a result, a reforestation program on the property as part of ISC due diligence to rehabilitate the forested land base.  ISC is awarding one contract for 2021 planting season to carry out reforestation services in support of ISC’s due diligence to rehabilitate the forested land base. This will include 2021 spring planting for up to 1,087,250 seedlings seedlings plus optional work of up to 400,000 additional seedlings.. Bidders will be assessed on mandatory and point-rated criteria, based on firm and resource experience, knowledge of tree handling procedures, health and safety and equipment. Bidders must have a project supervisor/manager with five planting season of project supervision experience and six planting seasons of tree planting industry experience. Foreperson(s) must have two planting seasons experience and five seasons of tree planting industry experience. Experience may be concurrent. Bidders will need sufficient resources to plant up the seedlings within six (6) weeks of snow and frost free conditions estimated to be mid April 2021. Bidders should include First Nation involvement in the undertaking of this contract. An optional site visit for bidders will be held November 6, 2020.