Bids Are Invited For Distribution Vegetation Management Services

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’S Distribution Vegetation Management Program Is Critical To Properly Maintaining Vegetation Along Approximately 55,000 Km Of Distribution Lines Up To 25Kv Throughout A 3-To-5-Year Maintenance Cycle To Ensure The Ongoing Safety And Reliability Of The Power System. Therefore, It Is Extremely Important That We Are Able To Develop Collaborative Relationships With Trusted, Reliable, And Experienced Vegetation Management Suppliers Who Have The Capability To Deliver All Distribution Vegetation Management Services That Will Enable Us To Move Our Organization Forward And Achieve Bc Hydro’S Strategic Objectives. Proponents Are Encouraged To Submit Proposals For Any One Or More Of The Forty-Four (44) Areas Across The Province Of Bc Either As An Area Supplier Or An On-Call Supplier. Each Contract Is Expected To Be For A Three (3) Year Term Which May Be Extended At Bc Hydro’S Discretion For Up To Six (6) Additional Years Through One Or More Contract Extensions.The Contract Is Expected To Be For An Initial Term Of (3) Years, Which May Be Extended For Up To (6) Year(S) Through One Or More Contract Extensions, For A Potential Total Term Of (9) 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.