Beacon Crescent Watermain Construction
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Coffs Harbour City Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified contractors to construct a watermain under City contract CON00839, Beacon Crescent Watermain Construction. About Coffs Harbour is positioned halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. It is a thriving regional coastal city of approximately 85,000 people and enjoys a unique lifestyle created by its geography and climate. Nestled between the coastal slopes of the Great Dividing Range and the 80 kilometres of golden beaches that form its boundaries, Coffs Harbour has gained a reputation as a dynamic and rapidly expanding economic hub. Scope Construction of a watermain under City contract CON00839, Beacon Crescent Watermain Construction Contract Terms and Conditions The City anticipates awarding the contract to a single contractor The successful contractor will be bound by the City's minor works MW21 General Conditions of Contract, a copy of which is supplied in the RFT document package Site Inspection A non-mandatory site visit is offered as part of this RFT. The site visit can be organised by contacting the nominated contact (see also the Volume 1 document) Although not mandatory, the City highly recommends that proponents take advantage of this opportunity to fully inform themselves of the site Instructions to Tenderers RFT documents may be obtained after registration on the eTender portal Completed RFT responses must be submitted via the electronic tender box only, using the Tender Response Schedules document at Volume 2 of the RFT document package The City is not bound to accept the lowest priced RFT, or all or any part of an RFT, and reserves the right to conduct the RFT process and select the successful respondent as it sees most advantageous City staff are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to the proposal Late, verbal, faxed or emailed submissions will not be accepted Canvassing of Councillors and members of City staff other than the nominated contact by a tenderer may render their tender submission ineligible for evaluation Enquiries RFT enquiries should be directed to Mr Nathan Crawford, Project Manager Water and Wastewater, via the eTender online forum, prior to 10am on Friday 11 September 2026.
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