# CanadaBuys #BCNTV_25063

BC Hydro vegetation management and forestry consulting services

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** November 10, 2026
**Identifier:** BCNTV_25063
**NAICS:** 115310, 541620

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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