1. Background:
Water Survey of Canada (WSC) of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) collects water quantity data. As the equipment that collects the data is dispersed across the north on remote rivers and lakes, access to a large majority of these locations requires use of aircraft. Charters leaving Port McNeill to access these remote locations in the British Columbia (BC)
2. Objective:
WSC requires a rotary wing aircraft (helicopter) capable of transporting hydrometric technologists, herein referred to as ECCC passengers, and their equipment to remote, off strip, hydrometric sites, landing on lakes and rivers in the British Columbia (BC). The aircraft is expected to transport ECCC passengers and equipment from Port McNeill to each site, stay on site with the ECCC passengers while they conduct their work of surveying, working from boats, collecting water quality samples, discharge measurements and conducting station and site maintenance.
3. Reference Documents:
Sites are listed in the tentative itineraries found as separate attachments.
4. Aircraft Requirements:
The Contractor’s base of operations must have a heated indoor washroom.
The aircraft must have the following:
- GPS
- ELT
- Satellite tracking
- Satellite phone
- First Aid/Survival kit
Equipment consists of large, irregularly shaped containers, long/sharp objects, lumber, dangerous goods (compressed gas cylinders and gas motors boat motor, generator, fuel can, etc.).
Total weight, including ECCC passengers, can be up to 830kg although space required to accommodate the equipment will generally be exhausted before the weight threshold is exceeded.
Each site visit can be 1-3 hours and pilots should have personal gear to reflect the weather/seasonal conditions.
