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The Ministry
of Transportation and Infrastructure established the Hired Equipment Program in the
late 1970s in recognition of its intent to have lists of equipment available for hire within the Province, and to implement the hiring
of equipment, on an hourly basis for day-labour projects and/or
emergency response situations.
One of the key
objectives of this Program is to fairly and equitably distribute
the available work to equipment owners within the Province, in the
most cost effective manner, recognizing local seniority in providing
historical service to the Ministry.
The information
available on this site provides an overview of the program and specific
procedures for equipment owners / operators who either want to get
involved or are already involved in the Ministry’s Hired Equipment
Program.
Attention: Ministry of Transportation
Hired Equipment Owners
2012/2013 Fuel Adjustment
The Ministry in conjunction with industry representatives has determined that there is a need to provide for monthly adjustments to the hourly rates paid for Hired Equipment to ensure fairness and reflect the potential volatility of fuel pricing in today’s global economy. The adjustment is not intended to compensate for provincial policy related to the Carbon Tax which has specific carbon reduction objectives.
Accordingly we will be offering a monthly fuel adjustment to compensate owners as needed.
The adjustment will be based on the MJ Ervin (BC) average monthly price of fuel using two groupings of equipment; “On-Road” and “Off-Road”. The former being highway licensed vehicles and the latter being heavy equipment not licensable for highway use.
- On-Road Equipment @ average of 15 L / hour (e.g. gravel trucks)
- Off-Road Equipment @ average of 35 L / hour (e.g. heavy equipment such as excavators)
Adjustment will only be made on every (+/-) $0.05 change in the average price of fuel.
This will equate to:
- (+/-) $0.75 / hr for On-Road Equipment for each adjustment increment
- (+/-) $1.75 / hr for Off-Road Equipment for each adjustment increment
| TABLE 1 – Fuel Price Adjustment |
On-Road Equipment |
Off-Road Equipment |
Base Price – Oct 1 2009 net of Carbon Tax (4.04)
(MJ Ervin (BC) Average Diesel Price for Sept less CT) |
$0.935 |
$0.935 |
Current Price = Average Diesel Price - Carbon Tax =
[Total Carbon Tax (applied to diesel)
Jan 1 – July 2011 = $0.0639] |
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| Change in Cents (Base Price - Current Price) exclusive of CO2 Taxes |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Calculated in +/- $0.05 increments - no change if a + or - 5 cent trigger is not reached.
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Over 0.30 Under 0.35 |
Over 0.30 Under 0.35 |
| Fixed Fuel Consumption (L / hour) |
15 L / hour |
35 L / hour |
| May 2012 Adjustment |
$4.50 / hour |
$10.5 / hour |
| TABLE 2
– Fuel Price Adjustment –
Historical
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| April 1, 2012
| $4.50 / hour |
$10.50 / hour |
| March 1, 2012
| $4.50 / hour |
$10.50 / hour |
| February 1, 2012
| $4.50 / hour |
$10.50 / hour |
| January 1, 2012
(corrected)
| $4.50 / hour |
$10.50 / hour |
| December 1, 2011
| $5.25 / hour |
$12.75 / hour |
(** Note the adjustment rate is not cumulative; apply only the current advertized monthly adjustment rate to the 2012-2013 Blue Book Rate.)
Register and Update all of Your Equipment Online Through BC Bid
You can now register and update all of your equipment online through BC Bid. No changes have been made to the Hired Equipment Policy, but we have introduced a new service to enable equipment owners to register new equipment, re-register equipment, update equipment information, and update their company information at anytime through the Internet.
These
self service functions allow Hired Equipment owners to access
their information at their convenience. All of this can be
done through the BC Bid website at www.bcbid.ca.
For more
information, contact the BC Bid Help Desk at (250) 387-7301
(Victoria).
If calling
from Greater Vancouver, you may contact Enquiry BC at (604) 660-2421, elsewhere in B.C. call 1-800-663-7867.
A Brief Summary
of Hired Equipment Procedures
- 100 KB PDF - 2 pages
Registration
Procedures:
Overview
of Seniority - 29 KB PDF - 1
pages
H1260-Weekly Hired Equipment Work Report - 1 MB
PDF - 2 pages
H1260-Instructions
for Filling Out the Weekly
Hired Equipment Work Report - 183 KB
PDF - 6 pages
H1259-Hired
Equipment Invoice -
PDF
Effective July 1, 2010 all BC government ministries, agencies, boards, commissions and Crown corporations will pay GST/HST on their purchases of taxable goods and services. Click here for more information.
Other
Relevant Links:
Go to the BC
Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association website http://www.roadbuilders.bc.ca/
to order a copy of the Blue Book, which contains equipment rates.
Go to the Workers'
Compensation Board of BC website http://www.worksafebc.com/
for additional information about safety on the worksite. |
