The Regional District of Central Kootenay is advertising for contractors to tear down a home and clean up two properties affected by last year's Johnsons Landing slide.
The tender documents call for the demolition of the home at 2223 Houston Road as well as clean up of a debris pile at 2216 Houston Road where three people died.
Regional district chief administrator Brian Carruthers said they are handling the process on behalf of Emergency Management BC.
"It's just because we're on the ground. That's the only reason," he said. "They don't have the resources to do it, so they asked us to take it on on their behalf. We're assisting them but they pay all the costs."
The property owners claimed disaster financial assistance, Carruthers said, and the demolition and removal work is being carried out as part of those claims.
The deadline for tenders is October 3.
The landslide on July 12, 2012 killed four people, destroyed several homes, and forced others to evacuate. A report released in May said the risk of future landslides remains high and some homes may never be safe to occupy.
While the provincial government has provided financial support to residents whose primary residences were left uninhabitable, they stopped short of buying unsafe properties — to the consternation of some owners.
The tender document notes the area remains under a state of local emergency and the contractor has to assess how to carry out the work safely.
The site where the debris pile is to be removed belonged to Val Webber, 60, who was killed along with daughters Rachel, 17, and Diana, 22.
Petra Frehse, 64, was the slide's other victim.