The Corporation of the City of Mississauga (the “City”) invites Bids from qualified professional foresters to submit proposals for a forest resource inventory (FRI) for 34-40 Mississauga-owned woodlots totalling upwards of 209 hectares. 

The City of Mississauga would like to certify 40 woodlots under Forest Stewardship Council Certification under a group certificate held by the Eastern Ontario Model Forest.

Part A will include field-collected data of the FRI through sampling and site inspection, including volume, submission of FRI for all forest stands, confirmation of forest stand boundaries and any changes delineated, updated forest stand boundaries and FRI information in excel database and GIS file.

Part B will include the preparation of the following guiding documents: Woodlot Forest Management Plan, Forest Operations Plan, 5 year Operating Plan, Annual Operating Plan, Silvicultural Prescriptions in accordance with the Ontario Professional Foresters Association Practice Bulletin 10 and requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Woodlot Report Cards with overall evaluation of woodlot with criteria included. 

It is expected that this work will be completed by the end of March 2023. 

Qualified Bidders are those that:

• Have been in business of forestry management for a minimum of the last five (5) years;
• Have been operating under the same corporate name for a minimum of the last five (5) years;
• Have extensive experience with forest mensuration and inventory in Southern Ontario;
• Have minimum 5 years' experience in developing and implementing forest management plans for municipal or public forests;
• Familiarity and experience with the Forest Stewardship Council certification program;
• Familiar with the Eastern Ontario Model Forest program.