HW12 New Bridge over Grawin Creek, 8.8km East of Collarenebri
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About this tender
Overview Transport for NSW is inviting tenders from TfNSW prequalified B3/F20+ contractors for the construction of a new 122m, 5-span concrete bridge over Grawin Creek, including demolition of the existing steel truss bridge, on the Gwydir Highway approximately 8.8km east of Collarenebri within the Walgett Shire Council Local Government Area. Scope The scope includes: Demolition of the existing steel truss bridge over Grawin Creek Construction of a new 5-span (122m long) pretensioned concrete super-T bridge over Grawin Creek on the Gwydir Highway The Works are defined in further detail in Specification TS 01565 (TfNSW G1). This is a Schedule of Prices Quality Assurance (QA) Contract. Contractor Requirements Bridge Construction The Head Contractor must be prequalified with Transport for NSW under the National Prequalification System for Civil (Road and Bridge) Construction Contracts at Bridgeworks Category B3 or higher and Financial Category F20 or higher The Head Contractor must hold current accreditation under the NSW Government Work Health & Safety Management Guidelines (6th edition) (December 2019) The Head Contractor must be accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme administered by the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner for Transport for NSW work at the time of closing of this tender Pretensioned Concrete The pretensioned precast concrete super-T girders must be manufactured by a contractor who is prequalified with TfNSW under the National Prequalification System for Civil (Road and Bridge) Construction Contracts at Category C2 Additional Transport for NSW prequalification and registration requirements for specific components of the Works Under the Contract are detailed in Specification TS 01565 (TfNSW G1) Clause 3 and the Contract Documents. Tenders are invited from prequalified contractors with Transport for NSW under the National Prequalification System for Civil (Road and Bridge) Construction Contracts at Bridgeworks Category B3 and Financial Level F20, or higher. Contract Terms and Conditions This is a Schedule of Prices Quality Assurance (QA) Contract This Project is jointly funded by the Australian Government The successful contractor must be accredited under the Australian Government Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme (the Scheme) for 'building work' on the Project at the time of entering into the contract and must maintain accreditation under the Scheme while the 'building work' is being carried out. Information on the Scheme is available on the Australian Government website at www.fsc.gov.au Tender Briefing and Site Inspection A pre-tender meeting and site inspection will be held. Attendance is mandatory to submit a conforming Application. Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026 Time: 11:00am Location: Collarenebri Sports Club, 30 Walgett St, Collarenebri NSW 2833 Attendance: Mandatory Tenderers must confirm their attendance for the pre-tender meeting by 12:00pm Tuesday 27 October 2026 by emailing Vanette.Nguyen@transport.nsw.gov.au with the subject heading 'Pre-tender meeting attendance confirmation – 25.0000129156.0781 HW12 New Bridge over Grawin Creek, 8.8km East of Collarenebri'. Instructions to Tenderers Refer to the RFT document suite for the opportunity requirements. All tenderers must comply with the Transport Statement of Business Ethics through the procurement process and any subsequent contract period. All tenderers must comply with the NSW Government Procurement Policy Framework, NSW Government Supplier Code of Conduct and New South Wales Industrial Relations Guidelines: Building and Construction Procurement. Any Price and Non price percentage published under Evaluation/Weighting as part of this Opportunity advertisement is the default setting of a mandatory field and does not apply to this Opportunity. Enquiries Further information may be obtained from Vanette Nguyen, Procurement Manager, by emailing Vanette.Nguyen@transport.nsw.gov.au.
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