207575 - Kelowna Service Centre

BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is mandated to provide provincial ambulance and emergency health services under the Emergency and Health Services Amendment Act, S.B.C. 2013. BCEHS serves over 4.8 million British Columbians and responds to calls for emergency 911 and inter-facility transfer services across six regional health authorities, covering 944,700 square kilometers. In 2021, BCEHS responded to more than 550,000 9-1-1 events throughout the province. BCEHS is the largest emergency service in Canada with a ground fleet of more than 850 vehicles. BCEHS covers 944,700 kilometers of the province from 190 ambulance stations, coordinated through three dispatch centers. Close to 5,000 BCEHS employees support patient care, including paramedics, medical emergency call-takers and dispatchers, nurses, front-line staff, administrators and managers.

The BC Ambulance ground Fleet consists of:
• Chevrolet 3500 Cutaway Chassis
• Ford E350 Cutaway Chassis
• Ford F350 – F250 Chassis
• Mercedes Sprinter
• Chevrolet Tahoe
• Chevrolet Silverado / Suburban
• Dodge Durango
• Dodge Charger
• Dodge Ram
• Nissan Rogue
• Ford Interceptor

BCEHS will continue adding vehicle types to include but not limited to existing and custom electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

BCEHS, requires a service provider to partner with to enhance the maintenance and readiness of our ambulance and support vehicle fleet in Kelowna area. Our vision is that the service provider’s facility will become a one stop Fleet Centre providing all aspects of maintenance and repairs for our frontline paramedics and staff.

The service provider will primarily be responsible for completion of scheduled maintenance and repairs to the fleet of ambulances and support vehicles.