Bus Shelter Fabrication
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Coffs Harbour City Council is seeking quotations from appropriately qualified and experienced respondents to engage in contract CON00854, Bus Shelter Fabrication. About Coffs Harbour is positioned halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. It is a regional coastal city of approximately 85,000 people, situated between the coastal slopes of the Great Dividing Range and 80 kilometres of beaches, and is known as a dynamic and rapidly expanding economic hub. Scope Fabrication of bus shelters for Coffs Harbour City Council Contract Terms and Conditions The contract is anticipated to be awarded to a single successful consultant under the City's General Conditions of Contract (Goods) agreement, a copy of which is provided in the RFQ document package Information Requested Completed RFQ submissions must be provided using the attached MS Word Returnable Schedules document provided with the RFQ documents. Instructions to Tenderers RFQ documents may be obtained free of charge after registration on the Council's tendering portal. Completed RFQ submissions must be submitted in soft copy via the Tenderlink electronic tender box, which is the City's only method for submissions. Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt, timed and dated upon completion. Submissions made in hard copy format, or sent via email, fax or other media, will not be considered. RFQ submissions must be made prior to 10am on Friday 23 October 2026 and must be fully uploaded into the tendering portal by this time. Tenderers are advised that document uploads made close to the closing time, along with those of other tenderers, may affect upload speeds, and are strongly advised to allow adequate time for document upload prior to the closing time. The City is not bound to accept the lowest priced quotation or all or any part of a quotation, and reserves the right to conduct the RFQ process and select the successful respondent as it sees most advantageous. City staff other than the contact listed in the RFQ document are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to the proposal. Canvassing of Councillors or City staff regarding this RFQ may disqualify a proponent's bid from the assessment. Enquiries RFQ enquiries and clarifications should be directed to Mr Chris Netherway, Senior Traffic Officer, via the Tenderlink online forum, by the close-off date and time of 10am on Friday 16 October 2026.
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