RFT26-001 Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) - Ports of the Future - Planning, Operations and Asset Management
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About this tender
Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) Palladium, through the Quad Infrastructure Fellowships (QIF), is seeking a supplier or consortium to design and deliver the short course Ports of the Future – Planning, Operations and Asset Management. The course will support mid-career and senior fellows from port authorities, infrastructure agencies and relevant government bodies in Indo-Pacific countries hosting Australian-supported port investments. It will strengthen practical capability in port master planning, operations and asset management, with a focus on linking infrastructure investment decisions to lifecycle costing, maintenance planning, climate resilience, decarbonisation, cyber security and productivity improvement. Delivery will follow QIF’s three-phase model: hybrid pre-course preparation, an intensive face-to-face component in Australia, and post-course Work-Based application. Suppliers should demonstrate expertise in port planning and operations, lifecycle asset management, applied adult learning, GEDSI-inclusive delivery, monitoring and evaluation, and Indo-Pacific infrastructure contexts. The course will include exposure to working Australian ports, practitioner-led learning, applied asset-management clinics and Work-Based Action Plans linked to fellows’ own port planning, asset or productivity challenges. For inquires, email: procurement@infrastructurefellowships.org EOI submission closes: 11.59pm AEST (UTC+10) on 13 September 2026
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