Solitary Islands Coastal Walk Infrastructure Analysis, Visitor Experience and Opportunities
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Coffs Harbour City Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified consultants for City contract CON00844, Solitary Islands Coastal Walk Infrastructure Analysis, Visitor Experience and Opportunities. About Coffs Harbour is positioned halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. It is a thriving regional coastal city of approximately 85,000 people, nestled between coastal slopes of the Great Dividing Range and 80 kilometres of beaches that form its boundaries, and has gained a reputation as a dynamic and rapidly expanding economic hub. Scope Provision of consultancy services for the Solitary Islands Coastal Walk Infrastructure Analysis, Visitor Experience and Opportunities (contract CON00844) Contract Terms and Conditions The City anticipates this contract will be awarded to a single contractor, who will perform the works under the City's Consultancy Conditions of Contract, a copy of which is supplied at Volume 3 in the RFT document package. Site Inspection As part of this RFT, the City is not offering the opportunity of a site visit. 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 editable MS Word document supplied in 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, or 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 David Sutton, Section Leader Planning and Delivery, via the Tenderlink online forum prior to 10am on Friday 9 October 2026.
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