Bids Are Invited For Vegetation Consulting Services in Canada

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Attention: Documents Pertaining To This Advertisement Can Not Be Obtained From The Contact Person Above. Any Inquiries Or Questions Regarding The Opportunity, Please Email The Procurement Contact Found In The Opportunity Document.To Eliminate The Risk Of Bidder Disqualification Based On Failure To Re-Submit In Response To An Amendment, As Required By The New Bc Bid Rules, Bc Hydro Has Changed Its Practice As Of November 24, 2022, Such That All Changes To Bc Hydro (Including Q&As And Addenda) Are Now Treated As “Addenda” (And Not “Amendments”) Within The Bc Bid Rules And, As Such, No Longer Require Re-Submission By The Bidder Of Any Already Made Submission. Please See Addenda Instructions For Further Information. The Above Practice Change Means That Changes (Including Q&As And Addendas) To Bc Hydro Opportunities Will No Longer Be Posted In The Rfx Documents Section Of This Overview Tab. Please Refer To The Addenda Tab For Any Changes To This Opportunity.Supplier Registrationinterested Suppliers Should Note That Bc Bid Has Upgraded Its Platform And That Registration (Or Re-Registration) In The New Platform Is Necessary In Order To Respond To Any Opportunity After May 30, 2022. Suppliers Are Encouraged To Register On The New Bc Bid Platform, In Accordance With Bc Bid Process Requirements, Well In Advance Of The Closing Time For The Opportunity To Which They May Want To Respond. Supplier Registration Can Take A Number Of Days To Complete. Step-By-Step Guides Are Available To Help Users Register And Create Their Accounts. Failure To Comply With Bc Bid Requirements Is At The Supplier’S Own Risk And Bc Hydro Does Not Assume Any Responsibility For The Consequences Of Such Non-Compliance, Including The Supplier’S Inability To Submit A Response To This Or Any Other Bc Hydro Opportunity. *** Opportunity Details ***Bc Hydro Is Issuing Rfp 24703 – Vegetation Consulting Services To Establish Contracts With Multiple Qualified Suppliers To Support Bc Hydros Vegetation Management Programs And Capital Forestry Projects Throughout The Province Of British Columbia. Services Are Divided Into Three Service Categories: Distribution Vegetation Consulting Services, Transmission Vegetation Consulting Services, And Capital Forestry Consulting Services. Services May Include Vegetation Assessments And Work Layout, Hazard And Danger Tree Assessments, Vegetation Consenting And Notification Services, Vegetation Outage Investigations, Transmission Right-Of-Way Assessments, Access Planning And Maintenance Support, Permitting And Licensing Support, Customer And Stakeholder Engagement, Timber Cruising And Valuation, Environmental And Biological Services, Gis And Mapping Services, Project Planning, Supervision, Data Management, And Other Related Forestry And Vegetation Consulting Services. Services Will Be Assigned On An As-Required Basis Throughout British Columbia. Bc Hydro Anticipates Awarding Multiple Contracts. Proponents Will Be Required To Demonstrate Appropriate Safety Qualifications Through Safecontractor And, For Each Service Category Proposed, Demonstrate Access To The Minimum Key Personnel Qualifications Identified In The Rfp Pre-Screening Criteria.The Contract Is Expected To Be For An Initial Term Of (5) Years, Which May Be Extended For Up To (5) Year(S) Through One Or More Contract Extensions, For A Potential Total Term Of (10) Years.This Procurement May Involve Negotiation.This Opportunity Is Subject To Chapter 5 Of The Canadian Free Trade Agreement.All Responses Should Be In English.

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