Masterplan Cooee Lodge Retirement Village Document
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About this tender
Overview Gilgandra Shire Council is seeking a consultant to develop a masterplan document for the Cooee Lodge Retirement Village. About The Gilgandra local government area is situated in the central west of NSW and covers an area of 4,800 square kilometres, including the township of Gilgandra and three smaller villages of Tooraweenah, Armatree and Curban. Gilgandra is located on the junction of the Newell, Oxley and Castlereagh Highways, 432 km north-west of Sydney and 60 km north of Dubbo, approximately halfway on the inland route from Melbourne to Brisbane. Scope The scope includes: Collating, reviewing and developing specific elements of the Cooee Lodge Retirement Village (CLRV) Masterplan to achieve on-ground impact for housing availability, diversity and permissibility Developing a place-based response catering to an increasingly aged population Developing the CLRV Masterplan in tandem with the Council's internal review of the current LEP and DCP, ensuring the revised planning controls are tested and considered against a real example for future implementation Ensuring the Masterplan is modern and reflective of community needs and design principles Instructions to Tenderers Quotation documents may be obtained after registration. Gilgandra Shire Council requests tenderers to submit their Quotation via the electronic tender box using the attached PDF or Word version of the forms. Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt timed and dated upon completion. Gilgandra Shire Council has a local purchasing policy and will undertake this quotation in accordance with its Statement of Business Ethics. The Council is not bound to accept the lowest priced Quotation or all or any part of a Quotation and reserves the right to conduct the Request for Quotation process and select the successful respondent(s) as it sees fit. Council staff are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to the proposal. Late, verbal, faxed or emailed proposals will not be accepted. Enquiries Quotation enquiries should be directed via the online forum.
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