PL28DSE001- 2027 Spring Planting
Ministry of Forests
In context
This is a contract notice published by a government body covering services. Delivery covers Canada (NORTH-AMERICA). It is classified under Forestry and Reforestation against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.
The Ministry of Forests seeks a contractor to plant about 47,000 seedlings across roughly 8 small-scale salvage and wildfire risk reduction sites in the Selkirk Forest District, British Columbia. It suits a planting contractor with forest-site operations experience, crews, and 4WD-accessible field capacity.
Get the official link (free account)
Create a free account to open the official notice and application link: 1 official link a month, free. Pro opens every link.
About this tender
The Ministry of Forests is procuring the spring planting of approximately 47,000 seedlings across approximately 8 Small-Scale Salvage (SSS) and Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) sites within the Selkirk Forest District, British Columbia. SSS blocks are small openings of 1 to 5 hectares harvested by clear-cutting or selective systems, with irregular planting boundaries and approximate mapped reforestation areas. WRR sites lie near residential areas, carry lower target stocking of roughly 400-600 stems per hectare, and may include deciduous species. Approximate block locations are distributed across the Selkirk District, including WRR sites near Arrow Park and Burton, McCleod Road near Nakusp, Blanket Creek FSR near Revelstoke, a WRR site near Kokanee Creek Park in Nelson, Rover FSR near Castlegar, and the Columbia Western Rail Trail near Grand Forks. All openings are anticipated to have 4WD access at planting time. The estimated contract period is 12 months. Full scope and requirements are set out in the RFP, which is accessed through a third-party bidding site.
Key requirements
- ✓Spring planting of approximately 47,000 seedlings across about 8 SSS and WRR sites in Selkirk District
- ✓Target stocking of roughly 400-600 stems/ha at wildfire risk reduction sites, which may include deciduous species
- ✓Field work on 4WD-accessible openings of 1-5 ha across Arrow Park, Burton, Nakusp, Revelstoke, Nelson, Castlegar and Grand Forks areas
Procurement contact
The notice names a procurement contact for clarification questions.
Relevant sectors
How this compares
- Compared with 34 similar tenders (forestry in Canada) listed in the last 12 months.
- It allows 29 days to respond, longer than the typical 26 days across 34 similar tenders.
- The same organisation listed 5 other similar tenders here in the last 12 months.
Closest open tenders
- Public tree maintenance and felling, 2027-2028, 2029 renewal option
- Forestry and Parks - Request for Proposal - Semo Complex Reclamation
- Forest road construction and harvesting of about 37 ha in Senneterre
- Forest road construction, repair and harvesting of ~90 ha in Rivière-Héva
- Mechanized wood harvesting and winter forest road construction, Cléricy sector
Figures are computed from notices listed on Raise Lens in the same sector and country over the last 12 months.
About this sector
Forestry funding supports afforestation, reforestation, sustainable forest management and avoided deforestation. Money flows from climate finance, nature programmes, results-based payments and corporate buyers of forest carbon. Calls typically require land tenure clarity, community engagement and a credible plan to monitor tree survival over time.
Free accounts: 1 official link a month · Pro: every link
Quick facts
Get alerts for notices like this
Create a free account and we save a search for this sector and country, so new tenders like this one arrive in your weekly email.
Get alerts, free →