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Cascades District Recreational Site Maintenance Services RFP

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Published March 5th, 2026
Detected March 6th, 2026
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Summary

The Ministry of Environment and Parks is issuing a Request for Proposal for recreation site maintenance services in the Cascades District. The initial term is one year, with options for two additional twelve-month periods. Bids are due March 25, 2026.

What changed

The Ministry of Environment and Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails BC has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for recreation site maintenance services in the Cascades District, under solicitation number BC226034. The contract is for an initial term of one year, from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, with the possibility of two one-year extensions. The RFP requires services for 51 sites, comprising 445 maintenance visits per season, including basic maintenance, hazard tree assessment, and potentially more intensive works requiring specialized machinery. Bids must be submitted by 11:00 AM PST on March 25, 2026.

Companies interested in providing these services must download the RFP packages and submit sealed proposals by the closing date. No information meeting will be held. Inquiries can be directed to Greg Hodson. The Province reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and the lowest bid is not necessarily the accepted one. This opportunity is relevant for firms with experience in site maintenance, hazard tree assessment, and operation of heavy machinery.

What to do next

  1. Review RFP documents for Cascades District recreational site maintenance services.
  2. Submit sealed proposals by March 25, 2026, 11:00 AM PST.
  3. Direct any inquiries regarding the RFP to Greg Hodson.

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Cascades District Recreational Site Maintenance

Solicitation number BC226034

Publication date

2026/03/05

Closing date and time 2026/03/25 14:00 EDT

Status Status
Open

| Time to closing | |
| 19 days | 6:24 hours |

Description

The Ministry of Environment and Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails BC is issuing a Request for Proposal for recreation site maintenance services in the Cascades District (Contract RC272730001) for an initial term of one (1) year. The Province reserves the right to extend the Contract for up to two (2) additional periods of twelve (12) months each. Renewal of any optional term will be determined annually at the Province’s discretion and is subject to mutual agreement between the Province and the Contractor.  The period is from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. We will accept sealed RFP’s until 11:00AM (local time PST) March 25th, 2026.  RFP’s will be opened in private at 11:00AM (local time PST) March 26th, 2026. The bids will be publicly posted once the successful bidder is confirmed.

There will not be an information meeting held for this opportunity.

The contractor will provide recreation site maintenance for: 51sites, that will comprise of 445 individual maintenance visits per season. The initial pre-season site visit will prioritize which sites make up the 445 visits for the season. Not every site may receive regular site visits during the season, some site may require consecutive visits to conduct maintenance to achieve the set standard and that extra time may detract from other scheduled site visits, however the total number of site visits will remain at 445. Site visits will provide basic site maintenance and possibly more intense works requiring Hazard tree assessment & small, along with machines (mini excavators, skid steer, dump trailers etc.) to complete the tasks. Recreation Sites are identified in the Schedule C Site Maintenance Schedule RC272730001.  The Contractor may be requested, at the Province’s discretion and upon mutual agreement, to provide additional services at other Recreation Sites within the Cascades District

Packages are available for immediate downloading at the above links under supplier attachments.

No RFP containing any qualifying clauses whatsoever shall be considered, and the lowest or any RFP may not necessarily be accepted.

All inquiries may be directed to Greg Hodson, District Recreation Technician at (250) 378-0543 or Greg.D.Hodson@gov.bc.ca

We are looking for six (6) all found rates:
1. Maintenance Person
2. Maintenance Helper/Swamper
3. Hazard Tree Assessment
4. Hazard Tree Faller
5. Skid Steer/Tracked Loader (Operator & Machine) or similar Machine
6. Mini Excavator (Operator & Machine) or similar Machine Show more description Show less description

Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).

Trade agreements

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Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization Recreation Sites and Trails Branch Address 3840 Airport Rd Merritt, British Columbia, V1K 1B8 Canada Contracting authority Greg Hodson Email Greg.D.Hodson@gov.bc.ca Address 3840 Airport Rd Merritt, British Columbia, V1K 1B8 Canada

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Summary information

Notice type Other Language(s) English Contract duration 12 month(s)

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2026-03-06

Classification

Agency
Various Canadian Agencies
Published
March 5th, 2026
Compliance deadline
March 25th, 2026 (11 days)
Instrument
Consultation
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies Construction firms
Geographic scope
National (Canada)

Taxonomy

Primary area
Government Contracting
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Environmental Services Contracting

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