bs205 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Location: Opportunity Preview > Opportunity Award List Opportunity Notice Helicopter - lease medium and intermediateOpportunity InformationOrganization: Forestry Reference Number: AB-2008-03730 Solicitation Number: 09AFD250 Solicitation Type: Request for Bid Posting (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/07/2008 03:24:29 PM Alberta Time Closing (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/21/2008 01:30:00 PM Alberta Time Last Update (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/22/2008 11:14:02 AM Alberta Time Awarded Vendors (Bidders): Award Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Legal Name Amount Comment Bighorn Helicopters Inc. $1,429.00 Blairmore - AS350B2 Gemini Helicopters $1,425.00 Peace River - AS350FX2 Gemini Helicopters $1,400.00 Peace River - AS350B2 Guardian Helicopters Inc $1,094.00 Grande Cache - AS350B3 Ridge Rotors Inc. $1,259.00 Whitecourt - AS350B2 Whitney Helicopters Limited $1,090.00 High Prairie - AS350B2 APC "Opportunity Notices" This notice is provided for information purposes only. Refer to the "Opportunity Documents" in the bid package for authoritative information. All queries pertaining to the language, content or any missing or inaccurate information within this abstract must be sent to its originator of the abstract, as specified in the opportunity notice. © APC - All rights reserved. No part of the information contained in this Web Site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Manager, Centre of Expertise via: SA.APCRequests@gov.ab.ca. Her Majesty the Queen in right of Alberta and the Alberta public sector entities that use APC are not responsible or liable for the accuracy of the information contained in the publication. It is the responsibility of interested parties to review the opportunity posting for changes or updates prior to the opportunity closing date/time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyfeet Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 That's sad! How tha **** can anybody sell a B3 for so cheap. Dude probably cuts his own hair. Well at least with guardian watching ovr the fuel supply we know nothing will go missing. Ha Ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snark Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Awww come-on some one could have at least bid 600 wet. Just kick the lemon tree for a 100 hr pilot...."I'll fly it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stab Bar Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Awww come-on some one could have at least bid 600 wet. Just kick the lemon tree for a 100 hr pilot...."I'll fly it!" LMAO good one Snarky :punk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyp1973 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 i hope the undercutters win the contracts and clip some blades after they melt their stoves :shock: . what a bunch of c u next tuesdays :down: ! i bet alberta would have laughed at our 206 for 1250.00/hr but at least we have our pride intact. :punk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ame206350 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Good on Bighorn and Gemini (unless those prices are "dry").......no comment on the rest. What a joke. These guys are just plain old bad for the industry IMO. $1094.00 for a B3? Laughable. What's a BA worth? $750? Wet? Less? I guess when it's your helicopters not flying you'll do anything to make a buck....understandable but sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy rotor Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 This is a sign of the times for our industy! When the pack is hungry they will eat anything to survive, and the alberta contracts just fed guardian poison. I am sure Alberta will be wondering why they pay 1900 for the B3 in the summer and will have a tough time justifying any rate increases for next season!!! Hold the rates boys! We are starting down a slippery slope! :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheels of steel Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Guess that explains why they only have one engineer working for them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycalder Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hard to compete in a market where certain companies offer helicopters at half price. My ops manager showed me that list this afternoon, we had a chuckle... Too bad, things like this hurt the whole industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowtime Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 That hourly rate includes if I am not mistaken housing and meals. No per diem. Cutting deeper into the little pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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