Partnership Agreements

Recreation Sites and Trails BC (RSTBC) manages the majority of its recreation sites and trails through service contracts. Some 373 recreation sites and 200 recreation trails are managed and maintained under partnership agreements, on a cost recovery/non profit basis, with local recreation groups, forest companies, First Nations, regional districts, private contractors, and a range of other parties.

Opportunities to manage recreation sites and trails under partnership agreements are often advertised in local newspapers through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Interested parties are invited to respond to the RFP by submitting proposals, which are then evaluated. Upon completion of the evaluation process, RSTBC awards partnership agreements to successful proponents. Persons interested in managing recreation sites or trails not currently managed under agreements should contact the nearest RSTBC District Office.

Agreement holders are responsible for managing recreation sites and trails to the standards specified in their partnership agreement. RSTBC is responsible for administering and monitoring agreement holders to ensure they carry out the responsibilities defined in the agreement. In addition, RSTBC may be responsible for replacing infrastructure, pumping toilets and removing hazard trees.