British Columbia BCBid #TA0695

Gerimi Creek Timber Sale Licence Auction

BC Timber Sales is offering the Gerimi Creek timber volume through a timber sale licence auction. - Government buyer and issuing office: BC Timber Sales Cariboo-Chilcotin Business Area, issued by the BC Timber Sales Branch of the Province. - Timber offered: Estimated total of 51,879 m³ across approximately 188.1 hectares. - Competitive timber: 4,256 m³ balsam, 1,610 m³ Douglas fir, 3,432 m³ lodgepole pine, and 40,613 m³ spruce. Bonus bids apply to this portion; the upset stumpage rate for applicable coniferous sawlog grades is $58.27/m³. - Non-competitive timber: 1,904 m³ aspen and 64 m³ cottonwood. Bonus bids do not apply; the estimated stumpage rate is $0.50/m³. - Licence term: 36 months; an extension is not prohibited. - Bidder and operating requirements: Applicants must be registered BC Timber Sales enterprises in Category 1, 4, or 5 and meet applicable eligibility requirements. The successful applicant must implement the BC Timber Sales Environmental Management System, meet applicable Sustainable Forestry Initiative forest-management certification requirements and forestry safety certification requirements, and submit a forest-professional conformance certificate. - Important consideration: Timber estimates should be verified through field review; the Province does not guarantee volume, species, grade, access, or profitability. - OEMs and commercial vendors: None identified; this opportunity is a timber sale licence auction.

Description

BC Timber Sales Cariboo-Chilcotin Business Area is offering a Timber Sale Licence for an estimated 51,879 m³ of coniferous and deciduous timber in the Gerimi Creek area, covering approximately 188.1 hectares. The sale is a scale timber auction using an ITB Bonus Bid; bonus bids apply to the competitive portion, and the upset stumpage rate is $58.27/m³ for applicable coniferous sawlog grades. Applications may be submitted electronically through BC Bid by pre-authorized bidders or as a hard copy before November 24, 2026, at 9:30 AM Pacific Time. Applicants must be registered BC Timber Sales enterprises in Category 1, 4, or 5, and the licence term is 36 months.

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