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BC Hydro vegetation management and forestry consulting services

BC Hydro is preparing an RFP for vegetation management and forestry consulting services across British Columbia. - Government buyer: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro); no sub-agency or specific office is identified. - Requested services: Multiple service areas are anticipated, with work assigned as required: - Distribution vegetation consulting, including hazard-tree assessments, inspections, outage investigations, and vegetation planning. - Transmission vegetation consulting, including right-of-way assessments, access planning, inspections, and outage investigations. - Capital forestry consulting, including timber and wildfire danger-tree assessments and support for capital projects. - Related work: Permitting and consenting support, stakeholder and landowner engagement, project planning and coordination, and documentation. - Requirements: Suppliers are expected to have appropriate safety qualifications, SafeContractor prequalification, proof of insurance, and quality-management processes. Field work may require suitable vehicles, GPS capability, laptops, and mobile devices compatible with BC Hydro field applications. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or service vendors are named; BC Hydro is the buyer.

Description

BC Hydro intends to issue RFP 24703 – Vegetation Consulting Services to establish contracts with multiple qualified suppliers supporting vegetation management programs and forestry-related capital projects throughout British Columbia. Services may include distribution and transmission vegetation consulting, capital forestry consulting, hazard-tree assessments, inspections and planning, right-of-way assessments, permitting support, stakeholder engagement, and related forestry consulting services, provided on an as-required basis. BC Hydro anticipates awarding multiple contracts, and suppliers will need to demonstrate safety qualifications, insurance, and quality-management processes. The anticipated RFP issue date is October 13, 2026, and the anticipated proposal closing date is November 10, 2026.

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