PRRD awards contract for agricultural emergency plan
The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) has awarded a contract to develop an agricultural emergency plan.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) has awarded a contract to develop an agricultural emergency plan.
Allocated during the July 18th board meeting, the contract was awarded to KPMG LLP for $195,000.
The contract also involves providing training to emergency operations centre personnel and other procedures to implement the plan.
According to a report to the board, three qualified bids were received, and the proponents were evaluated on their qualifications, methodology, work schedule, and the quality of the proposal document.
The project is completely funded through a grant from the Investment Agriculture Foundation.
On October 5th, 2023, the board first authorized staff to apply for the Food Security Emergency Planning and Preparedness Fund Grant for up to $250,000.
The full report can be viewed below:
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