2016 Public Bid Results

Post by **Scooter** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:55 pm

I'm starting a thread for bid results on jobs for next year's planting season, ie. calendar 2016. Coastal jobs for this fall (2015) should continue to stay in the 2015 thread.

To find public (BCTS) planting tenders, go to the "BC Bid" website, then click on "browse by organization" on the right, then click on "BC Timber Sales." There will probably be a dozen or more planting contracts posted there by early October. Their website is not very friendly to users of the Chrome browser, so you might have slightly better luck using Firefox or Edge or something like that.

As results come in, and as my personal time, I'll try to post all results here in a nice pretty and organized layout with bids ranked, price per tree listed, etc. Please give me a few days to post some of these, as I may be in the field when they're initially released. Or feel free to post them yourselves in the meantime to save me a bit of work.

If you have other bid results that aren't on BC Bid, feel free to share them yourself. Or if you'd like to share them anonymously, send them to me at jonathan.scooter.clark@gmail.com.. and I'll post them under my own account.

I have a link to this thread on the front page of Replant so more people can find it easily, and so planters can get some insight into which companies are bidding "intelligently" or otherwise.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:41 pm

By the way, before contractors start putting together the majority of the fall bids, remember this:

Plumbers make much more than tree planters.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/01/news/ec ... -stack-dom

Not that plumbers don't deserve to make a lot. But in times like these, bid prices for planting work should be getting stronger, for the sake of encouraging retention of experienced workers.

Here are results for a contract for Juvenile Spacing in the Kootenays:

Contract: JS16TFH012
Work: Juvenile Spacing
Area: Kootenays
Amount of Work: 39.1 Ha

01. $35,839 - Greenpeaks
02. $37,888 - BD Silviculture
03. $47,898 - Switchback
04. $48,093 - West Arm
05. $64,515 - Navrom Contracting
06. $104,610 - Hamelin Silviculture
07. $128,748 - BBK Contracting

Post by **Scooter** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:51 pm

From today's WSCA Rumour Mill Roundup:

BCTS Surprises Everyone with Continuous/Standing Bid Deposit Announcement

For years contractors have asked BCTS for more consistency around the collection and application of bid deposits for silviculture projects. Just the same, last week’s roll out of BCTS’s continuous (standing) bid deposit plan came as a surprise to most everyone. It’s the right idea in principle. But how it works in practice is still unclear on a number of points. In order to address those concerns BCTS has posted a Q and A on BC Bid under the September 25th notice to vendors NTV-BCTS001.

If you go to BC Bid, and search for that document number, the following information is presented:
(current as of a few minutes before this post, revision amendment #1):

At the request of the BCTS Contractor Advisory Committee, BCTS has standardized the
requirement for bid deposits on BCTS planting contracts. Effective immediately, for the
2016 planting season all BCTS planting contracts will require a 10% bid deposit to a
maximum of $25000. In order to reduce the financial impact to BCTS planting contractors,
BCTS has also implemented a Continuous (Standing) Bid Deposit Process. The Continuous Bid
Deposit Process will limit the total amount that planting contractors have invested in bid
deposits to $25000.

1. What is required in order to participate in the BCTS Continuous Bid Deposit Process?

The process for participating in the Continuous Bid Deposit Process is as follows:
- Contractors bidding on BCTS planting contracts will submit with their tender submission
a $25000 bid security in one of the formats described in the Conditions of Tender and will
indicate that they wish to have the bid security retained as a Continuous Bid Deposit.
- The $25000 bid security will be retained in the BCTS Timber Sales Office (TSO) where it
was submitted. All subsequent bids must include the form included in the tender package
which references the Continuous Bid Deposit and states the location where it is being
retained.
- BCTS will track the contracts that are attached to the Continuous Bid Security.
- When the contractor has finished bidding for the season they may request that the
Continuous Bid Deposit be returned from the TSO where it was originally submitted.
- The TSO will require 2-3 days to confirm that the Continuous Bid Deposit is no longer
required, and once confirmed will release the Continuous Bid Deposit to the contractor.

2. Can the BCTS Continuous Bid Deposit Process be used on Region, or District Contracts?

No, the Continuous Bid Deposit Process is only for use with BCTS planting contracts.

3. Can the BCTS Continuous Bid Deposit Process be used on other activity contracts?

No, the Continuous Bid Deposit Process is only for use with BCTS planting contracts.

4. Who is responsible for maintaining the Continuous Bid Deposit?

The Contractor is responsible for maintenance of the Continuous Bid Deposit i.e. the
contractor must ensure that the financial instrument does not expire and that the amount
remains at $25000.

5. Some contracts are already being offered that do not include this "continuous bid
deposit" or the automatic 10% of contract value bid deposit. (XXX region for one)

The Continuous Bid Deposit Process is for use on newly posted BCTS planting contracts only.

6. Who holds the continuous bid deposit ...Is it the regional office or BCTS province
wide?

The BCTS Timber Sales Office where the first tender submission is made will hold the
Continuous Bid Deposit and it will be used province wide for BCTS planting contracts

7. If a contractor is not low bid on a project how long will it be before the bid deposit
for that contract is returned to that contractor's "continuous bid deposit" account?

There is no withdrawal from the account unless the contractor fails to enter into the
contract.

BCTS is looking for feedback from contractors on our tender packages. The survey is
available at: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/BCTS/contract ... urance.htm

And finally, I've attached a JPG screenshot showing open tenders on BC Bid as of today, as a reference source to come back and check tender numbers.

whitepickup · Post by **whitepickup** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:13 pm

MINISTRY OF FORESTS, LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCE OPERATIONS

POSTING OF UNVERIFIED BID RESPONSES FOR:

Document number: PL17DMH001
Title: Spring Planting-100 Mile House Natural Resource District

Results published after closing time. Posted on Tuesday 6 Oct 2015 at 03:59 PM
Number of tenders received: 13

The following entities provided responses:
1)
Rhino Reforestation Services Inc.
$256,176.45

2)
Leader Silviculture Ltd.
$280,202.00

3)
Seneca Enterprises Ltd.
$360,799.00

4)
Corsair Field Services Ltd.
$233,982.10

5)
AKD Reforestation
$232,680.00

6)
Zanzibar Holdings Ltd
$307,245.00

7)
Next Generation Reforestation Ltd.
$222,518.00

Dynamic Reforestation Ltd.
$275,829.00

9)
Akehurst Callani Reforestation Ltd.
$34,027,850.00

10)
Brinkman & Associated Reforestation Ltd.
$286,391.40

11)
Celtic Reforestation Services
$259,085.40

12)
Folklore Contracting Ltd.
$326,071.94

13)
Coast Range Contracting Ltd.
$264,048.00

I think A&G won't get that one:)

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:50 pm

whitepickup wrote:MINISTRY OF FORESTS, LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCE OPERATIONS

9)
Akehurst Callani Reforestation Ltd.
$34,027,850.00

Wait...did A&G (is it really A&C now?) actually bid thirty-four million dollars for a job every other company valued at roughly one one hundredth that amount?

jdtesluk · Post by **jdtesluk** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:19 pm

I'm going to guess that this was a typo in the data entry on the listing sheet, and the actual bid was 340k. They also spelled Carlos' name incorrectly. It's Galvani, not Callani.

whitepickup · Post by **whitepickup** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:49 am

It was a typo error from the MFLNR. Subsequently corrected.

Post by **Scooter** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 1:53 pm

I mentioned earlier that for some reason, I couldn't find some bid results on BC Bid. It's behaving quite well now (or maybe I was distracted at the time, who knows). Anyway, for those of you who are trying to learn how to find results, here's a four-step graphic sequence to illustrate. Basically, you go "browse" then "unverified bid results" then "bc timber sales" (or whatever, you could also look under ministry of forest, lands, and natural resource operations for other planting contracts) and then just scroll through the list.

Pretty simple stuff. I'll post the results for the PG 001 contact in a few minutes, once I get them looking pretty.

Post by **Scooter** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:01 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in Prince George:

Contract: PL17TGC001
Location: Prince George
Number of Trees: 2,577,921

01. $724,088 - 28.1 cents - Celtic
02. $727,425 - 28.2 cents - Seneca
03. $743,609 - 28.8 cents - Folklore
04. $765,643 - 29.7 cents - NGR
05. $791,019 - 30.7 cents - Spectrum
06. $819,972 - 31.8 cents - Blue Collar
07. $824,917 - 32.0 cents - Coast Range
08. $836,673 - 32.5 cents - Rhino

I've attached the Tender Offer form for reference. The full viewing package including maps, sample contract, planting requirements, risk rating form, etc., is permanently archived on BC Bid.

jdtesluk · Post by **jdtesluk** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:30 pm

That's one of the tightest cluster of bids I can recall ever seeing posted here.
Wow
It's actually more astounding than when we see six figures left on the table.

newforest · Post by **newforest** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:20 pm

I might show that one to a local agency. Their office people are so ridiculous, they sometimes don't get bids on projects any more. This is what a healthy bidding pool looks like. Apologies if you are bummed on these prices. Thanks as always Scooter.

Post by **Scooter** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:53 pm

Personally, I'm not sure yet if I should be discouraged by these prices. I didn't look at any of the blocks on that job, so I have no idea what they were like. Another PG BCTS job opens tomorrow morning, and that will give a better indication of where the market is sitting right now. I'll dig up per-tree prices for PG jobs in the past few years and see how things compare to the past few years. I think all of the PG jobs last year went fairly high, if I remember correctly - maybe not under 30 cents per tree? So this could mean that the above job was easier land and everyone is really in touch with things and not bidding aggressively, or conversely, it could also indicate that almost everyone is bidding lower than last year.

I'll collect and post results from several of the public jobs at the end of this week, and that should be the first solid indication of where things are heading this year.

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:42 am

This was just emailed to me by a reader. Thanks!

steve · Post by **steve** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:15 pm

Those are last year's

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:12 pm

Yes. As per previous post:

I'll dig up per-tree prices for PG jobs in the past few years and see how things compare to the past few years.

I'll try to make that more obvious tonight, when I'm not working just from my phone.

Here's a current year tender opened earlier today for Planting in Prince George

Contract: PL17TGC001
Client: BCTS Prince George
# of Trees: 2,419,278
Season: Mostly Spring 2016 (with a small summer component near Valemont)

01. $742,095 - 30.7 cents - Spectrum
02. $749,077 - 31.0 cents - Folklore
03. $799,781 - 33.1 cents - Coast Range
04. $800,505 - 33.1 cents - Celtic
05. $870,976 - 36.0 cents - NGR
06. $877,141 - 36.3 cents - Rhino
07. $893,644 - 36.9 cents - Blue Collar
08. $943,693 - 39.0 cents - Seneca

The tender offer form is attached below.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:52 am

Results for Planting in Golden

Contract: PL17TKR002
Location: Golden
# of Trees: 564,604

01. $232,617 - 41.2 - NGR
02. $248,890 - 44.1 - Brinkman
03. $270,862 - 48.0 - Zanzibar
04. $284,800 - 50.4 - A&G
05. $295,895 - 52.4 - Seneca
06. $296,846 - 52.6 - Celtic
07. $322,040 - 57.0 - Raven Ventures

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:12 am

Results for a contract for Planting in Vanderhoof

Contract: PL17TJE001
Location: MFLNRO Vanderhoof (FFT)
# of Trees: 646,500

01. $303,110 - 46.9 cents - Folklore
02. $327,377 - 50.6 cents - Spectrum
03. $354,376 - 54.8 cents - Seneca
04. $364,336 - 56.4 cents - Corsair
05. $405,790 - 62.8 cents - NGR
06. $416,634 - 64.4 cents - Dynamic
07. $608,491 - 94.1 cents - Celtic

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Pandion · Post by **Pandion** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:16 am

What's up with the Vanderhoof bid? Some difficult logistics? Seems high for that country.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:19 am

All ten blocks are burned (forest fire). Pretty easy stuff as far as planting goes, but the logistics of getting into some of them looked pretty tricky on paper. Some of the blocks are the sort where a bit of access work is needed in advance to make things easy for the foremen or tree runners.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:31 am

Results for Planting in Williams Lake

Contract: PL17TLE003
Location: BCTS Williams Lake
# of Trees: 2,506,757

01. $673,694 - 26.9 - NGR
02. $732,610 - 29.2 - Folklore
03. $734,682 - 29.3 - Blue Collar
04. $756,201 - 30.2 - Coast Range
05. $805,892 - 32.1 - Corsair
06. $899,991 - 35.9 - Seneca
07. $945,510 - 37.7 - Celtic

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:25 am

Here are results for Planting in Hazelton

Contract: PL17TIG100
Location: Hazelton
Number of Trees: 311,100

01. $ 95,528 - 30.1 cents - Dynamic
02. $ 99,303 - 31.9 cents - Windfirm
03. $106,849 - 34.3 cents - Anspayaxw Developments
04. $120,346 - 38.8 cents - Dewan
05. $123,513 - 39.7 cents - Summit
06. $136,506 - 43.9 cents - Seneca

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:28 am

Here are results for Planting in TOC North Zone

Contract: PL17TKJ003
Location: TOC North
# of Trees: 659,700

01. $216,820 - 32.9 cents - Corsair
02. $236,540 - 35.9 cents - Blue Collar
03. $237,916 - 36.1 cents - Raven Ventures
04. $239,168 - 36.3 cents - Timberline
05. $248,609 - 37.7 cents - Celtic
06. $255,490 - 38.7 cents - Seneca
07. $262,851 - 39.8 cents - Coast Range
08. $265,079 - 40.2 cents - A&G
09. $266,986 - 40.5 cents - Tree Amigos
10. $281,765 - 42.7 cents - All Stars

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

lumbarpain · Post by **lumbarpain** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:37 pm

NGR is on a rampage. Gord Sheepwash is trying to do to BC what Coast Range did to Alberta in 1996. Dive Gord, Dive!

Post by **Scooter** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:56 pm

Although this contract was already posted earlier by whitepickup, here's a breakdown that gives per-tree pricing.

This one is for Planting in 100 Mile House

Contract: PL17DMH001
Client: MOFLNRO 100 Mile
# of Trees: 674,300
Duration: Three years

01. $222,518 - 33.0 cents - NGR
02. $230,820 - 34.2 cents - Fieldstone
03. $232,680 - 34.5 cents - AKD
04. $233,982 - 34.7 cents - Corsair
05. $239,610 - 35.5 cents - Blue Collar
06. $252,292 - 37.4 cents - Dewan
07. $256,176 - 38.0 cents - Rhino
08. $259,085 - 38.4 cents - Celtic
09. $264,048 - 39.2 cents - Coast Range
10. $275,829 - 40.9 cents - Dynamic
11. $280,202 - 41.6 cents - Leader
12. $286,391 - 42.5 cents - Brinkman
13. $307,245 - 45.6 cents - Zanzibar
14. $326,072 - 48.4 cents - Folklore
15. $340,279 - 50.5 cents - A&G
16. $360,799 - 53.5 cents - Seneca

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

shawniganlaker · Post by **shawniganlaker** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:55 pm

BCTS Revelstoke Spring and Summer. 3 Year renewable
Low Bid Coast Range @ .446 cents
Large component of 512A stock and very shitty access (Heli neccesary)
Would have been nice to see Fireweed Mountain get this job. They are 100% local here.

1)SENECA ENTERPRISES LTD.
$207,060.32
2)ZANZIBAR HOLDINGS LTD.
$229,225.09
3)AKEHURST & GALVANI REFORESTATION LTD.
$238,014.52
4)CELTIC REFORESTATION LTD.
$262,006.65
5)LEADER SILVICULTURE LTD.
$210,898.35
6)CORSAIR FIELD SERVICES LTD.
$235,271.10
7)COAST RANGE CONTRACTING LTD. LOW BID

$206,159.95

FIREWEED MOUNTAIN SILVICULTURE LTD.
$208,290.00
9)RAVEN VENTURE LTD.
$222,562.00

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:06 pm

I think that Coast Range also got the tough MOFLNRO job in Barriere this week, although I don't have the exact numbers yet.

jdtesluk · Post by **jdtesluk** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:58 pm

That Revvie work is black diamond for sure. That interior wet belt is not your regular interior cram show. Many companies have been humbled in this area.

shawniganlaker · Post by **shawniganlaker** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:44 pm

Including the upstart KingKong who met a very rapid demise on this contract last season. Seems Coast Ranges bid is not too far off the mark, based on the bids near it but it will be a huge shock to their crews. 512A ought to be a minimum .25 cent tree here. This is coastal ground, and the north half is just a minor 2+ hour drive to smashed Cedar stick piles...

Evergreen · Post by **Evergreen** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:49 am

PL17TLE004 BCTS WILLIAMS LAKE -2,058,446 trees Spring-1,966,040, Summer-92,406

$556,734 - $0.270 - FOLKLORE
$597,358 - $0.290 - DYNAMIC
$611,924 - $0.297 - COAST RANGE
$631,526 - $0.307 - CORSAIR
$691,393 - $0.336 - NEXT GEN
$713,528 - $0.347 - BLUE COLLAR
$720,472 - $0.350 - SENECA
$795,178 - $0.386 - CELTIC

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:02 pm

Thanks to Shwaniganlaker for posting the results earlier for Planting in Revelstoke

Here's a per-tree breakdown of that same job for anyone who's curious, plus the Tender Offer Form.

Contract: PL17TKR001
Location: Revelstoke
# of Trees: 462,683

07. $206,160 - 44.6 cents - Coast Range
01. $207,060 - 44.8 cents - Seneca
08. $208,290 - 45.0 cents - Fireweed
05. $210,898 - 45.6 cents - Leader
09. $222,562 - 48.1 cents - Raven Ventures
01. $229,225 - 49.6 cents - Zanzibar
06. $235,271 - 50.8 cents - Corsair
01. $238,015 - 51.4 cents - A&G
01. $262,007 - 56.6 cents - Celtic

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:04 pm

Thanks Evergreen for posting the BCTS Williams Lake 004 results. Here's a copy of the Tender Offer form for that job.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:31 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in Kamloops/Barriere

Contract: PL17DTR001
Client: MOFLNRO Kamloops
# of Trees: 655,605
Duration: 3 Years

01. $279,915 - 42.7 cents - Coast Range
02. $319,183 - 48.7 cents - Raven Ventures
03. $328,846 - 50.1 cents - A&G
04. $388,169 - 59.2 cents - Folklore
05. $430,223 - 65.6 cents - Leader
06. $441,709 - 67.4 cents - Seneca
07. $575,281 - 87 7 cents - Celtic

I had a lot of problems finding blocks on this contract, so I attached a photo of some cows instead. But there were four blocks down this road.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:08 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in Mackenzie

I'll add per-tree pricing tomorrow once I have a calculator.

Contract: PL17TGE004
Client: BCTS Mackenzie
# of Trees: 2,099,947

01. $501,368 - 23.9 cents - Celtic
02. $520,720 - 24.8 cents - Coast Range
03. $529,620 - 25.2 cents - Blue Collar
04. $532,966 - 25.4 cents - Dynamic
05. $537,098 - 25.6 cents - Spectrum
06. $584,124 - 27.8 cents - Folklore
07. $649,152 - 30.9 cents - Summit
08. $691,039 - 32.9 cents - Seneca
09. $791,640 - 37.7 cents - Apex

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:17 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in Kamloops

Contract: PL17TED001
Client: BCTS Kamloops
# of Trees: 1,039,900
Time/Duration: Spring 2017 start, FIVE year option-to-renew

01. $291,917 - 28.1 cents - NGR
02. $312,915 - 30.1 cents - Coast Range
03. $319,601 - 30.7 cents - Celtic
04. $326,671 - 31.4 cents - A&G
05. $330,871 - 31.8 cents - Corsair
06. $331,135 - 31.8 cents - Folklore
07. $352,634 - 33.9 cents - Seneca

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

rob.m · Post by **rob.m** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:33 pm

Williams Lake MOF
PL17DCC001

1 - $235,056.30 Coast Range
2 - $237,784.62 Dynamic
3 - $317,193.90 Fieldstone

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:16 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in the Boundary area

Contract: PL17TFF001
Client: BCTS Boundary
Number of Trees: 1,046,800

01. $397,554 - 38.0 cents - Blue Collar
02. $435,653 - 41.6 cents - Fieldstone
03. $445,609 - 42.6 cents - A&G

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:26 pm

Geoff, thanks for posting results for that contract for Planting in Williams Lake

Here's some additional information:

Contract: PL17DCC001
Client: MOFLNRO Williams Lake
# of Trees: 643,980

01. $235,056 - 36.5 cents - Coast Range
02. $237,785 - 36.9 cents - Dynamic
03. $317,194 - 49.3 cents - Fieldstone

The draft schedule B spreadsheet is attached below. That's all that I could find quickly.

Post by **Scooter** » Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:41 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in Mackenzie

Contract: PL17TGE005
Client: BCTS Mackenzie
# of Trees: 1,868,137

01. $493,732 - 26.4 cents - Dynamic
02. $500,029 - 26.8 cents - Spectrum
03. $510,823 - 27.3 cents - Coast Range
04. $549,231 - 29.4 cents - Summit
05. $571,766 - 30.6 cents - Folklore
06. $592,420 - 31.7 cents - Seneca
07. $613,317 - 32.8 cents - Blue Collar

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Fri Nov 13, 2015 6:03 pm

From today's WSCA Rumour Mill Roundup:

After a hiatus of more than a year the BC Timber Sales Contract Advisory Committee (BCAC) will formally meet again early next year. The committee, which is charged with maintaining communication and collaboration between BCTS and its contractor communities, was revived after a meeting between the WSCA and senior BCTS executives this week. As a result of that session BCTS is expected to soon announce clarifications and possible revisions to its optional standing bid security scheme. These changes will consider contractor input from the WSCA on matters related to the forfeiture of bid securities and sanctions, the separation of bid securities and performance securities, and other practical technicalities arising out of implementing the plan. BCAC will have its plate full. Next month BCTS and WSCA reps will meet to frame a proposed contractor rating system to be applied against tenders beginning as soon as next year. The WSCA has been asked as well to propose a plan to conduct a series of workshops on contract tendering and administration in 2016 similar to the previous sessions on FS704 planting inspections. It has been almost 20 years since the last joint contract management seminars were held. It is possible that contractors and BCTS may have some brushing up to do in this area.

Aeryk · Post by **Aeryk** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:18 am

Does this mean that the quality of previous contracts will be taken into account and not simply who put in the lowest bid? if so this is great because it should force contractors to focus on retention of skills workers (by making sure they are payed well).

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:52 pm

Yes, to some extent. I'm not sure of the exact format yet. I don't think that it's been decided yet. I think the general intent is that there can be a system of points awarded to contractors who show professional standards by varying degrees, and depending on those point, they can mean that your bid can be "lowered" by up to 5% in terms of low-bid-wins (but your bid would still be priced at the original amount when payment is considered).

So in other words, let's say that we had a bid like this:

Company A - $294,000
Company B - $317,000
Company C - $300,000

Let's say that two of the three companies have a preferred status, with Company A being at 2% and Company C being at the full 5%, for whatever reasons. And Company B doesn't have any brownie points, or whatever they're called.

So the "equivalent" final bid for each company would be:

Company A - $294,000 less 2% ($5,880) = $288,120
Company B - $317,000
Company C - $300,000 less 5% ($15,000) = $285,000

So in this case, Company C would be considered to have the lowest performance-rated bid.

This is NOT finalized. I'm not even sure if I understand this correctly. But I think this is the general concept that BCTS and other organizations are trying to work towards, so that the low-bid system is still essentially kept in place (good for the public purse) but the government also may end up sometimes being more likely to award work to "better" or more professional companies (again, good for the public).

We'll hear more about this at some point if it ever comes to fruition.

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:58 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in 100 Mile House

Contract: PL17TEG001
Client: BCTS 100 Mile House
# of Trees: 1,001,925

01. $279,779 - 27.9 cents - Dynamic
02. $286,343 - 28.6 cents - Seneca
03. $290,842 - 29.0 cents - Folklore
04. $292,173 - 29.2 cents - Coast Range
05. $317,126 - 31.7 cents - Corsair
06. $323,349 - 32.3 cents - Blue Collar
07. $341,331 - 34.1 cents - Fieldstone
08. $343,362 - 34.3 cents - A&G
09. $349,957 - 34.9 cents - Celtic
10. $354,877 - 35.4 cents - Zanzibar
11. $362,400 - 36.2 cents - AKD

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:26 pm

Here are the results from earlier this fall for a contract for Brushing in Campbell River

Contract Number: BR16TCD040
Client: BCTS Campbell River
Scope: 157 Ha of Brushing, 9k cone removal, 3 day rates
Time: Fall 2015 and/or early Spring 2016

01. $104,478 - Silvifor Resource Consultants
02. $139,699 - Integrity Industrial
03. $154,887 - JMC Forest Maintenance
04. $218,520 - Strategic Natural Resources Consultants
05. $221,320 - Renewable Forest Services
06. $272,078 - Impact

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:36 pm

Here are results from earlier this fall for a contract for Manual Brushing & Weeding in Revelstoke/Golden

Contract Number: BR17TKR004
Client: BCTS Columbia
Scope: 70.6 Ha

01. $41,570 - AKD
02. $45,676 - Fireweed Mountain
03. $49,846 - Greenpeaks Resource Management
04. $57,877 - Raven Ventures
05. $63,175 - Mihis Silviculture
06. $70,543 - Dewan
07. $86,069 - Golden Fire Jumpers

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:46 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in Seward South

Contract: PL16THD314
Client: BCTS Port MacNeill
# of Trees: 516,400
Season: Spring and Fall 2016

01. $392,204 - 75.9 cents per tree - Bivouac
02. $394,661 - 76.4 cents per tree - Brinkman
03. $492,833 - 95.4 cents per tree - JMC Forest Maintenance
04. $520,041 - $1.01 per tree - Fieldstone

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:55 pm

The following are results for a contract for Planting in Seward North

Contract: PL16THD315
Client: BCTS Port MacNeill
# of Trees: 477,000
Season: Spring 2016

01. $ 493,970 - $1.04 per tree - Brinkman
02. $ 503,155 - $1.06 per tree - Evergreen
03. $ 540,936 - $1.13 per tree - Rainforest
04. $ 553,433 - $1.16 per tree - JMC Forest Maintenance
05. $1,192,500 - $2.50 per tree - Fieldstone

This one is interesting. The "unverified bid results" graphic is not correct. Evergreen apparently revised their bid upward and the wrong number got posted to BC Bid. So Brinkman ended up as ultimately having the low bid, as can be seen by the "official award" graphic that I posted underneath the Unverified Bid Results graphic.

Post by **Scooter** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 3:10 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Brushing in Boundary

Contract: BR17TFF002
Location: BCTS Boundary
# of Hectares: 180.1 Ha

01. $106,353 - $590/Ha - Hamelin Silviculture
02. $115,997 - $644/Ha - All Stars
03. $124,573 - $692/Ha - Raven Ventures
04. $130,772 - $726/Ha - A&G
05. $133,236 - $740/Ha - West Arm

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:52 pm

Here are the results for a contract for Planting in Merritt North/Lillooet
(Actually, the blocks are all over the place from Lillooet to Merritt to Princeton and beyond)

Contract: PL17TEF005
Client: BCTS Merritt
# of Trees: 1,027,023 (plus 95k ferts)
Season: Spring 2016

01. $311,479 - 30.3 cents per tree - Seneca
01. $317,304 - 30.9 cents per tree - Coast Range
01. $343,821 - 33.5 cents per tree - AKD
01. $357,136 - 34.8 cents per tree - Leader
01. $361,207 - 35.2 cents per tree - Fieldstone
01. $366,173 - 35.7 cents per tree - A&G
01. $374,561 - 36.5 cents per tree - Zanzibar
01. $399,346 - 38.9 cents per tree - Celtic
01. $408,496 - 39.8 cents per tree - Folklore
01. $425,416 - 41.4 cents per tree - Blue Collar

The tender offer form is attached below. All other documents associated with this contact can be found on BC Bid.

evan · Post by **evan** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:55 pm

good grouping for merritt

bottom dweller
bottom dweller
bottom dweller
solid okanagan
solid okanagan
solid okanagan
solid okanagan
stupid northern company
stupid northern company
stupid northern company

Post by **Scooter** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:15 pm

Earlier I posted results for MOFLNRO Kamloops. That contract has been passed up to A&G:

Contract: PL17DTR001
Client: MOFLNRO Kamloops
# of Trees: 655,605
Duration: 3 Years

01. $279,915 - 42.7 cents - Coast Range
02. $319,183 - 48.7 cents - Raven Ventures
03. $328,846 - 50.1 cents - A&G
04. $388,169 - 59.2 cents - Folklore
05. $430,223 - 65.6 cents - Leader
06. $441,709 - 67.4 cents - Seneca
07. $575,281 - 87 7 cents - Celtic