BCTS - Contracting opportunities

BC Timber Sales (BCTS) offers contract opportunities in forestry related areas including planning, development, professional services and silviculture. These contract opportunities are posted on the BC Bid portal. The B.C. government provides information to help understand the bidding process.

On this page

• Find BCTS contract opportunities
• BCTS Contract Advisory Committee (BCAC)
• Contract Quality Management System - information and directives​

Find BCTS contract opportunities

A list of current BCTS contract opportunities is posted on BC Bid Portal. To find BCTS contracts on the portal, enter "BCTS" in the search field.

The B.C. government provides vendors interested in working with BCTS with information on how to bid on the contract opportunities available on BC Bid:

• BC Procurement Resources

As forest sector safety is a guiding principle of our business practices, individuals and companies providing contract services to BC Timber Sales must be SAFE-certified and follow BCTS environmental management system (EMS) contract schedules:

• Safety certification
• Forest certification

BCTS Contract Advisory Committee

BCTS Contract Advisory Committee (BCAC) members work with the BCTS contracting community to find solutions to issues that may arise during the contracting process. Learn more about the BCTS Contract Advisory Committee.

Contract Quality Management System - information and directives​

BCTS has established a contract quality management system based on the principles of ISO9001:2015 with the goal of continuous improvement and innovation in our contract administration and management practices. Within our contract quality management system framework we have developed directives and enhancements to streamline our processes to benefit both the contracting community and BCTS in developing stronger relationships.

• BCTS Contract Quality Management System (CQMS) Quality Policy (PDF, 130KB)

General contracting directives and information

• BCTS directive - Two percent (2%) unit price increase for option to renew (OTR) (PDF, 776KB)
• Contract evaluation completion (PDF, 284KB)

Planting contract directives and guide

• External BCTS performance security elimination (PDF, 288KB)
• Performance security directive - signed (PDF, 658KB)
• Updated continuous bid deposit and 48-hour grace period guidance (PDF, 132KB)
• Removing single use plastics in the planting process (PDF, 266KB)

Planting contractor rating system

• BCTS planting contractor rating form (PDF, 318KB)
• Q&A rating system for contractors (PDF, 198KB)
• Rating system pre-work document (PDF, 204KB)