Information for Prospective
Log Sale Bidders

RCFC’s Tree Farm Licence agreement with the BC Government states that 50% of the sawlogs produced annually will be sold by competitive bid to the highest bidder. The other 50% is distributed to our three local industry partners at cost, based on their original investment in RCFC.

The logs advertised for sale on this site are those logs that are available for competitive bidding. RCFC has decided to sell these logs by sealed tender in variable sized lots that are piece-scaled for volume and sorted into decks of specific species and grades. Primary species are western red cedar, Englemann spruce, sub-alpine fir (Balsam), Douglas fir, western hemlock and western white pine.

A copy of the tender form is provided. Please read over the clauses on the tender form before bidding so that you are aware of the rights and responsibilities of bidders and RCFC. No deposits are required for bidding and no minimum bids are set, although RCFC retains the right not to sell an advertised deck of logs if it so chooses.

Various decks of logs are advertised for sale weekly during the active logging season (mid-May through mid-March) with usually a weeks notice between advertising and tender opening. Bidding is closed at 10am (PST) on the advertised sale date (usually a Wednesday morning) with tender opening immediately after the closing time. Successful bidders are faxed an invoice and they have two weeks to pay for their logs before compounding interest charges of prime plus 4% are added to the original purchase price. Logs must be paid for before they are removed from the sort yard.

For out of province bidders, please note that the logs originate from public forest land and therefore are subject to Provincial Government Log Export Regulations which require manufacture within the province before export. Otherwise, an Export Permit must be obtained and fees in lieu of manufacturing must be paid. Please see the following website for information on log export procedures: ( http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HET/export/index.htm )

Please contact us if you have any questions.