RFSQ 38-2025
Water Taxi Services on BC Ferries Routes 3, 4, 6, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 28a
This Request for Expressions of Interest identifies a business opportunity:
to pre-qualify operators for routes 3 (Horseshoe Bay to Gibsons), 4 (Fulford Harbour to Victoria – Swartz Bay), 6 (Salt Spring Island to Crofton), 8 (Horseshoe Bay
to Bowen Island), 18 (Powell River to Texada Island), 19 (Nanaimo Harbour to Gabriola Island), 20 (Chemainus-Thetis-Penelakut), 21 (Denman Island West to
Buckley Bay), 22 (Denman Island East to Hornby Island), 23 (Campbell River to Quathiaski Cove - Quadra Island), 24 (Heriot Bay – Quadra Island to Cortes
Island), 25 (Port McNeill to Malcolm Island (Sointula), 26 (Graham Island to Moresby Island) and 28a (McLoughlin Bay, Ocean Fals, Bella Coola, Shearwater)
only, as BC Ferries has 
Attachment A - Water Taxi (Charter Party) Master Agreement.pdfidentified these routes as requiring additional operators.
Note that it is the Proponent's responsibility to check BC Bid for additional posted documents e.g., addendum and Q&A documents that may be issued up until the closing date and time.
Key dates
Published: 03/27/2025
Closing Date: Ongoing until otherwise determined by BC Ferries
Key dates
Published:
March 27, 2025
Closing Date:
December 31, 2025
Closing Time:
2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
Primary contact
Submission by email to procurement@bcferries.com. The Proponent must abide by the following instructions:
Proponents shall e-mail their proposal to the attention of the Contact shown on the title page of this RFSQ, on or before the Closing Date and Time stated. Any pricing tables required in response to this RFSQ are to be submitted, in the electronic copy, in Excel format. Responses must be in the English language.
Email submissions must meet the following requirements:
- Submissions must be made in Microsoft Office 2007 or later format or Adobe PDF format. If Attachment worksheets were provided in Excel format, the Attachment worksheets should be submitted in Excel format;
- Each file should be less than 10MB. Failure by any Proponent to comply with this restriction may result in information not being received by BC Ferries and may result in a non-compliant Proposal by the Proponent;
- ZIP or like files shall not be accepted; and
- Please do not include hyperlinks or website addresses in the Proposal to information that forms a part of the Proposal. BC Ferries reserves the right not to review any information provided by this means, and may result in a non-compliant Proposal by the Proponent.
Organizations interested in reviewing the bid package are advised to visit the BC Bid Portal webpage here: https://bcbid.gov.bc.ca/page.aspx/en/rfp/request_browse_public and search for British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. under the organization field.
Note that it is the Proponent's responsibility to check BC Bid for additional posted documents e.g., addendum and Q&A documents.