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Mixedwood Growth Model analysis and forest management planning

The Ministry of Forests is seeking specialized forest growth-and-yield modelling and management-planning work using the Mixedwood Growth Model. - Buyer: Ministry of Forests, through the Office of the Chief Forester. - Named service provider: Carolyn Gao. No OEMs or other vendors are identified. - Requested service: Mixedwood Growth Model analysis, including: - Model a range of early stand and site conditions. - Develop broadleaf, mixedwood, successional, and conifer stocking standards for regeneration and free growing. - Propose revisions to competing-vegetation criteria for conifer stocking standards. - Create algorithms to project stand attributes from free-growing survey data. - Develop full-rotation broadleaf and mixedwood management regimes that address biodiversity, habitat, wildfire resilience, and timber objectives. - Term and value: Approximately five months; contract value capped at $30,000 before applicable taxes.

Description

The Ministry of Forests is contemplating a direct award to Carolyn Gao for growth and yield modelling using the Mixedwood Growth Model across early stand and site conditions. The work includes developing stocking standards, proposing changes to competing vegetation criteria, creating algorithms to project stand attributes from free-growing survey data, and developing full-rotation broadleaf and mixedwood management regimes. The expected term is November 1 to March 31, 2027, and the expected aggregate value is not to exceed $30,000, exclusive of applicable taxes.

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