Depot Masterplan

Closes in 15 daysSubmission deadline: 20 November 2026, 05:00 PM Australia/Sydney

About this tender

Overview Coffs Harbour City Council is seeking quotes from appropriately qualified and experienced organisations for contract CON00864 Depot Masterplan. About With a population of over 85,000, Coffs Harbour is a prominent regional city located on the Mid North Coast of NSW. Positioned approximately halfway between Sydney and Brisbane, Coffs Harbour offers strategic connectivity, a growing population base, and a diversified economic landscape. The city is recognised as a key regional centre for commerce, education, healthcare, and tourism. The Gumbaynggirr people, whose cultural heritage is actively preserved and integrated into regional planning, are the traditional custodians of the land around the Coffs Harbour Local Government Authority (LGA). The LGA is administered by the City of Coffs Harbour, which is actively pursuing sustainable development and infrastructure investment, with opportunities for public-private partnerships and regional expansion. The city also enjoys good transport links including an airport with daily flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as well as good road and rail links via the Pacific Highway and north coast railway. Scope Scoping the relocation potential for the City's Marcia Street depot in Coffs Harbour Contract Terms and Conditions Award of the RFQ will be made to a single successful proponent under the City's AS4122 General Conditions of Contract for Consultants, a copy of which is supplied in the RFQ document package Site Inspection The City does not intend holding a site inspection as part of the RFQ process. Instructions to Tenderers RFQ documents may be downloaded from Tenderlink after registration by proponents, free of charge All enquiries must be made via the Tenderlink online forum, with a cut off time and date of 10am on Tuesday 17 November 2026 Completed responses are to be submitted via the electronic tender box only, using the attached MS Word version of the RFQ document supplied Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt, timed and dated upon completion The City is not bound to accept the lowest priced submission, all or any part of the submission, and reserves the right to conduct this process and select the successful respondent as it sees most advantageous City staff, except for the named contact, are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to the RFQ Late, verbal, faxed or emailed submissions will not be accepted Canvassing of any City official or Councillor will disqualify that proponent's submission from the evaluation process Enquiries Enquiries should be directed to Mr Andrew Beswick, Director City Infrastructure, via the Tenderlink online forum. The cut off time and date for enquiries is 10am on Tuesday 17 November 2026.

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