# British Columbia BCBid #FH28TBP001

Seedling Protector Removal and Tree-Staking Services on the Sunshine Coast

**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** November 30, 2026
**Identifier:** FH28TBP001
**NAICS:** 115310, 561730

BC Timber Sales is seeking fixed-fee field services to remove seedling protectors and secure leaning trees across forestry blocks on the Sunshine Coast.
- **Government buyer:** BC Timber Sales Branch, Chinook Business Area.
- **Work location and scale:** 12 blocks in Egmont on the lower Sunshine Coast, covering approximately 103.8 hectares and an estimated 62,280 seedling protectors (about 600 per hectare).
- **Services requested:** Remove seedling protectors and secure leaning trees to stakes where needed. The contractor provides all workers, materials, and equipment and arranges access using 4x4 vehicles, ATVs, and helicopter.
- **Handling requirements:** Clean, bundle, and palletize reusable protectors for shipment to designated Sunshine Coast–Powell River storage; take non-reusable protectors to an approved waste facility.
- **Commercial details:** Fixed-fee tender. No OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are identified.

### Description

The contract covers removing seedling protectors (tree cones) and, where needed, securing leaning trees to stakes across 12 blocks in Egmont on the lower Sunshine Coast, totaling approximately 103.8 hectares. The estimated quantity is 600 protectors per hectare, or 62,280 in total. The contractor must provide workers, materials, and equipment, and arrange access by 4x4 vehicles, ATVs, and helicopter. Reusable protectors must be cleaned, bundled, palletized, and shipped to a designated Sunshine Coast–Powell River storage area; non-reusable protectors must be disposed of at an approved waste facility.

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