When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due October 28, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 20, 2026.

It was issued by Regional District Of Central Kootenay. The work is located in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

GIS and environmental mapping consultancy with sensitive ecosystems inventory experience. Experience applying provincial sensitive ecosystems inventory and terrestrial ecosystem mapping standards. Expertise in aerial imagery interpretation, orthoimagery, field verification, and geospatial database development. Ability to create maintainable online map viewers, story maps, and community-facing GIS tools. Experience integrating legacy inventories into continuous watershed-scale datasets. Strong capabilities in environmental data communication, presentation mapping, and plain-language outreach materials.

Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory Mapping Services (Due October 28, 2026)

Overview

Mapping, GIS & Surveying

Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaPosted: October 2, 2026Deadline: October 28, 2026

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SUMMARY

Professional mapping services are required to develop and update a standardized sensitive ecosystems inventory for floodplain and riparian areas in Nelson, British Columbia. The project also includes field verification, geospatial outreach tools, an online map product, presentation maps, and plain-language materials.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must have experience applying Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory (SEI) or Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) to provincial Resources Information Standards Committee (RISC) standards.
Must have experience working within an Indigenous co-governance or First Nations partnership context.
Must have strong GIS capability including Community Mapping Network data.
Must have experience in species-at-risk assessment.
Must be able to provide a certificate of insurance including $2,000,000 automobile liability and $2,000,000 comprehensive commercial general liability.
Must provide professional liability coverage in the amount of $2,000,000 per claim and $5,000,000 aggregate.
Must provide a WorkSafe BC Clearance Letter.

CONTRACT DURATION

13 months

TIMELINE

October 1st, 2026: Issue Request for Proposals

October 20th, 2026: Deadline for questions or clarifications

October 28th, 2026: Deadline for submissions

October-November 2026: Review recommended proposals

November 30th, 2026: Award contract

Spring 2027: Mid-term report

November 2027: Final report

QUESTION DEADLINE

October 20, 2026

CONTACTS

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Issuing Agency

Regional District Of Central Kootenay

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority seeks professional services to produce a current, standardized sensitive ecosystems inventory for the valley-bottom floodplain and riparian zone in Nelson, British Columbia. The inventory must attribute mapped ecosystems with information on rarity, condition, known species at risk, and rare-ecosystem values.

The work includes interpreting air photography and orthoimagery, conducting field verification, and following provincial sensitive ecosystems inventory and terrestrial ecosystem mapping standards. The resulting spatial data must be suitable for archiving with the Community Mapping Network and consistent with a watershed-wide product, while updating earlier inventory where appropriate so the study area forms one continuous dataset.

The successful contractor will also create geospatial tools and map products from non-sensitive inventory layers for use by partnership members and stewardship groups in education and community outreach. Deliverables are expected to include a hostable and maintainable online map viewer or story map-style product, presentation-ready maps, and plain-language materials.

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When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due October 28, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 20, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by Regional District Of Central Kootenay. The work is located in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: GIS and environmental mapping consultancy with sensitive ecosystems inventory experience
Experience applying provincial sensitive ecosystems inventory and terrestrial ecosystem mapping standards
Expertise in aerial imagery interpretation, orthoimagery, field verification, and geospatial database development
Ability to create maintainable online map viewers, story maps, and community-facing GIS tools
Experience integrating legacy inventories into continuous watershed-scale datasets
Strong capabilities in environmental data communication, presentation mapping, and plain-language outreach materials

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