Project Management Wiigulga Sewer
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 CON00840, Project Management Wiigulga Sewer. The City anticipates awarding this contract to a single contractor. About Coffs Harbour is positioned halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. Coffs Harbour is a thriving regional coastal city of approximately 85,000 people and enjoys a unique lifestyle created by its geography and climate. Nestled between 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 CON00840, Project Management Wiigulga Sewer Contractor Requirements Suitably experienced and qualified in the construction of watermains Must be bound by the City's AS4915-2002 Project Management General Conditions contract, a copy of which is supplied at Part 2 of the RFT document package Site Inspection A site visit is not being offered as part of this RFT. Instructions to Tenderers RFT documents may be obtained after registration on Tenderlink Completed RFT responses are to be submitted via the electronic tender box only, using the Tender Response Schedules document at Part 4 of the RFT document package Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt, timed and dated upon completion The City is not bound to accept the lowest priced RFT, all or any part of the 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 Tom Jacobs, Section Leader Planning and Delivery, Water and Wastewater, via the Tenderlink online forum prior to 10am on Friday 30 October 2026.
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