Equipment Hire

Equipment Hire for Forest Service Road Projects

The Ministry of Forests invites equipment owners to register their equipment for Forest Service road and bridge construction and maintenance work by advertizing in local newspapers each year. The ministry also sends letters to current registrant requesting confirmation of their equipment. From the response to the advertisements and update letters a provincial list of equipment is compiled. Each owner is then allocated to the appropriate forest district. Every effort is made to ensure that available work is fairly and equitabley distributed to local equipment owners. However, due to the restricted numbers and sizes of day-labour projects, there is no guarentee that all equipment listed will be hired in any particular year.

The list is always open to new registrants. If you want to be on the list, forward a completed equipment information sheet to Engineering Section, Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch, Ministry of Forests, P.O. Box 9510, 1450 Government Street, Victoria B.C., V8W-9C2. Equipment information sheets are available at the Kamloops District Office.

Rental rates: The rental rates that are used for the various pieces of equipment for payment purposes are those shown in the Province of BC, BC Hydro and Power Authority and BC Rail Ltd "Equipment Rental Rate Guide". However, the manager may approve rates above those in the guide for situations where equipment is only available for hire at a rate that is higher in the guide.

Insurance & WCB: Equipment must have comprehensive general liability insurance as specified in the equipment rental agreement, and you must provide evidence of such insurance before beginning work. Operators may obtain a Province of BC Certificate of Insurance form from the District office, and have their insurance agent complete the form. Registration with WCB is mandatory.

Please contact the Kamloops District Forest Service office for more information : 371-6500.