BC Hydro recognizes that Aboriginal-owned companies have a variety of capabilities and can provide their expertise in: • Vegetation Management Services • Line Maintenance • Hospitality • Construction and Engineering • General Services • Environmental Services • Consulting Services As a means to promote business opportunities, BC Hydro’s Aboriginal Business Directory is used to match opportunities with potential suppliers and to help facilitate joint ventures or partnerships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal companies. Companies that are registered in the directory may be notified by email, as business opportunities become available on the BC Bid Website.
BC Bid
BC Hydro advertises its business opportunities on the BC Bid website. Companies can register to BC Bid and receive an e-notification for an annual fee of $100. As another option, suppliers can order the Request for Proposals (RFP’s) or Request for Qualifications (RFQ’s) documents from Queens Printer free of charge, which may take 1-2 business days. Please visit the BC Bid website for more information at http://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/open.dll/welcome.Business RegistRation
To qualify as an Aboriginal Business, please review the Aboriginal Business Distinction document and submit with your registration form. Registration to the Aboriginal Business Directory is voluntary and will not automatically qualify businesses for future bids. If you would like to register online, please go to https://www.bcaboriginalvendors.ca/aboriginal_vendors/. If you have any questions regarding the Aboriginal Business Directory, please contact [email protected].aBoRiginal Business diReCtoRy
seCtion 1 – Business inFoRMation
Business inFoRMation
Company Name:Contact Name: Position:
Address: City: Province: Postal Code: Phone: Fax: Cell: Email: Percentage of Aboriginal Ownership: First Nation: Number of Full-time Employees: Number of Part-time Employees: Number of Full-time Aboriginal Employees: Number of Part-time Aboriginal Employees:
saFety and geneRal qualiFiCations
(please indicate the number of people certified)Power System Safety Protection (PSSP): WHIMIS:
Level 1 First Aid: Level 3 First Aid:
insuRanCe CoVeRage
geogRaPHiCal CoVeRage oF oPeRations
Commercial General Liability Lower Mainland Automobile liability Vancouver Island Course of construction North Coast
Forest fire fighting expense Northern Interior—Peace
Professional liability Southern Interior—Thompson Okanagan Environmental impairment liability Southern Interior—Columbia Kootenay Registered with WCB
total aCtual woRk oR Business VoluMe
CoMMeRCial liaBility insuRanCe aMount
$0 - $500,000 None
$500,000 - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Over $2,000,000 Over $2,000,000
seCtion 2 – CategoRies
Vegetation ManageMent seRViCes
Level of Experience (Number of Years)
Chain sawing Slashing
Mowing Tree clearing
Manual hazard tree removal Mechanical hazard tree removal
Forestry consulting Tree pruning
Traffic Control Industrial site total vegetation control ROW/herbicide/ pesticide application
Equipment (Please check all that apply) Herbicide applicators Faller bunchers
Mulchers Firefighting equipment ATV Safety equipment Snowmobiles Bucket trucks Cutters Insulated tools for pruning Weed whackers Rubber tire mower TD18 Traffic control equipment Excavators Rolley chipper Skidders Track Mower Hoes Mowers Cats Chainsaws Yarders
Number of Employees Certified Herbicide certification Certified utility arborist Certified faller designation Biologist/RP Bio Forestry certification/registered forest technician Forestry degree/RPF Pesticide use service license Trained saw operator Valid drivers license Apprentice utility arborist
line MaintenanCe
Level of Experience (Number of Years)
T/L construction Pole delivery T/L underground cable install Wood pole test & treat T/L conductor stringing Tower staking D/L construction High voltage equipment D/L underground cable install Setting & backfilling poles D/L construction stringing Manual pole replacement Digging pole and anchor holes Helicopter pole replacement
Line staking Inspection and assessment
Tower assembly Insulator replacement
Switch maintenance/replacement Conductor Repairs Tower Painting
Equipment (Please check all that apply)
Pile driver Truck with bucket
Cement truck Cranes
Road building Helicopter
Form building Back hoe
Number of Employees Certified
Electrician (construction) Painter
Electrician (industrial) Engineering degree Mechanic (heavy duty) Helicopter pilot
Industrial mechanic Heavy equipment operator
Industrial millwright Crane operator
Welder Line technician
Metal fabricator Excavation
Iron worker WPP Training (A&B)
HosPitality
Level of Experience (Number of Years)
Accommodations Campground/RV park
Catering services Conference facility
ConstRuCtion & engineeRing
Level of Experience (Number of Years)
General contracting Drywall
Trail refurbishment Building renovations
Drilling Traffic control
Building maintenance Horizontal directional drilling
HVAC installation ROW clearing
Floor installation ROW surveying
Surveying Concrete supply
Construction project management Heavy duty mechanic
Concrete installation Supply of fill
Bridge building Concrete reinforcing using ReBar
seCtion 2 – CategoRies
Vegetation ManageMent seRViCes
Level of Experience (Number of Years)
Chain sawing Slashing
Mowing Tree clearing
Manual hazard tree removal Mechanical hazard tree removal
Forestry consulting Tree pruning
Traffic Control Industrial site total vegetation control ROW/herbicide/ pesticide application
Equipment (Please check all that apply) Herbicide applicators Faller bunchers
Mulchers Firefighting equipment ATV Safety equipment Snowmobiles Bucket trucks Cutters Insulated tools for pruning Weed whackers Rubber tire mower TD18 Traffic control equipment Excavators Rolley chipper Skidders Track Mower Hoes Mowers Cats Chainsaws Yarders
Number of Employees Certified
Herbicide certification Certified utility arborist Certified faller designation Biologist/RP Bio Forestry certification/registered forest technician Forestry degree/RPF Pesticide use service license Trained saw operator Valid drivers license Apprentice utility arborist
AWPR mandatory BC Hydro training Enviro management system (EMS) training Traffic control persons certificate Industrial vegetation certification
Building barriers Road construction
Land restoration Road deactivation
Electrical cable pulling Fencing supply
Infrared thermal technology Underground civil construction
Road maintenance Plumbing
Trail construction Trench digging
Bridge repair Asphalt
Foundation installation Long/Short hauling Equipment (Please check all that apply)
Caterpillar model 938 Bobcat Plow sand truck Bulldozers Skidster loader Welding equipment Power tools Carpentry equipment Pile driver Crane Excavation equipment Paint sprayers Forming equipment Ground penetrating radar Tampers Infrared thermal equipment Back hoe Truck with bucket
Number of Employees Certified Industrial millwright Civil engineering
Crane operator Carpenter
Welder Drafting
Metal fabricator Painter
Pipe fitter Engineering degree
Sheet metal worker Cement mason
Iron worker Plasterer
Construction framework technician Design engineer
Machinist Resource management certification
Reinforcing steel installer Environmental management
Steamfitter Helicopter pilots
Timer cruising Mechanic (heavy duty)
Timber appraiser Mechanical engineering
Surveyor Industrial mechanic Mapping Drivers License Class 1 Remediation training Drivers License Class 3 Geotechnical studies Drivers License Class 5 Electrician (industrial) Journeyman Electrician (construction) WPP Training (A&B)
geneRal seRViCes
Level of Experience (Number of Years)
Snow removal Photographers
Janitorial Storage
Security Videographers
Drywall Water transportation
Trucking materials Air transportation
Waste removal Artisans
Landscaping Dry Storage
Roofing Fuel Supply
Graffiti removal Painting
Equipment (Please check all that apply) Front-end loader with snow blade Excavators Lawn mower Pick up trucks Weed cutter Hoes Power tools Cats Dump truck
Number of Employees Certified
Building maintenance certificate Carpentry/framer certificate
enViRonMental seRViCes
Level of Experience (Number of Years)
Archaeological Wildlife Monitoring
Historical & paleontological assessments Managing field programs Potential modelling Mitigation strategies Field work and monitoring Tagging & tracking Managing field programs Potential modelling Written impact assessment Camp Consulting Set-up
Assessment & Monitoring Management (laundry, catering, waste management)
Permit application preparation Report compilation Project management Traditional use studies
Coordinate teams Traditional ecological knowledge Environmental management plans Forestry quality assurance/control
Environmental monitoring Boat operation on large rivers
Data collection & analysis GIS analyst and reporting Field work/monitoring wildlife Boat transportation
Archaeological testing Hauling fuel
Soil & water quality monitoring Traffic control services
Fish & aquatic Trucking/hauling surveying
Managing field programs Reclamation
Mitigation strategy preparation Vegetation quality assurance/control Tagging & tracking Field work/monitoring vegetation
Potential Modelling Contract management and administration
Field work Experimental design and statistical analysis
Monitoring fish Evaluating environmental field studies Monitoring wildlife Evaluating environmental assessments Socio-economic Environmental written impact assessment Community & Economic Topics Environmental baseline assessment Mitigation strategies Land Resources
Equipment (Please check all that apply)
Boat Traffic Control Equipment
Number of Employees Certified Transport Canada Boat Compliance Class 1 drivers License Registered Professional Biologist, RPBio Environmental certificate Certified biologist GIS certificate/diploma Fisheries Technologist Registered surveyor FNs Fisheries Technology certificate GPS training Field Sampling Training WPP (A&B) Endorsement Level 1
Consulting seRViCes
Level of Experience (Number of Years) Developing cost/benefit analysis Graphic Design
Risk analysis Technology/IT
Preparation of business cases Written communications product Providing problem solving solutions Project Management
Developing work plans Proficiency of verbal & written communications Providing business analysis
Number of Employees Certified
Business degree Project mgmt certificate
Marketing diploma Business diploma
Please send the completed form to: Aboriginal Procurement 333 Dunsmuir Street, 7th Floor Vancouver, BC V6B 5R3 Email: [email protected] Fax: 604 623 4451 Attention: Aboriginal Business Directory
