British Columbia BCBid #234432

Fox Farm wildfire-risk-reduction fuel treatment and pile burning

The British Columbia Ministry of Forests is seeking contractors to reduce wildfire risk in the Fox Farm Road project area near Iron Mountain and the Fox Farm community. - Government buyer: Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests. No sub-agency or specific office is identified. - OEMs and vendors: None are named; this is a services-focused opportunity. - Requested services: - Treatment Unit 3: approximately 16.7 hectares of manual fuel treatment, including thinning, pruning, piling, and pile burning. - Treatment Unit 1: pile burning only on approximately 7.2 hectares. - Notable requirements: The work is intended to reduce wildfire hazards and address root-rot-related standing dead and declining trees. Work must protect identified riparian, wildlife, cultural, recreation, range, utility, environmental, and safety values. - Budget and duration: The maximum contract budget is $112,760, excluding applicable taxes. The estimated contract duration is five months.

Description

The Province is seeking proposals for manual wildfire-risk-reduction fuel treatment in Treatment Unit 3 of the Fox Farm Road project area near Iron Mountain and the Fox Farm community. Work covers approximately 16.7 hectares in TU 3 and includes thinning, pruning, piling, and pile burning; an adjacent 7.2 hectares in TU 1 is for pile burning only. The work aims to reduce wildfire hazards and address other objectives while protecting environmental, cultural, recreation, utility, and other identified values. The maximum available contract budget is $112,760, exclusive of applicable taxes, and proposals exceeding that amount will be rejected.

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