Water Supply Reservoirs - Telegraph Point & Kew: D&C
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced companies for the provision of the Design and Construction of 5ML and 1ML Reservoirs at Kew (Area 15) and Telegraph Point, respectively. Scope The scope includes: Design and construction of a 5ML reservoir at Kew (Area 15) Design and construction of a 1ML reservoir at Telegraph Point Tender Briefing and Site Inspection A pre-tender briefing and site inspections will be held on Thursday 15 October 2026, as follows (see details in 3.1 Part A - Conditions of Tendering): 9:00am to 12:00pm: Pre-tender briefing at Clearwater Centre, Clearwater Crescent, Port Macquarie 2444 1:00pm: Site inspection, Ocean Drive, Kew 2:30pm: Site inspection, Cooperabung Drive, Telegraph Point Attendance at this briefing and these site inspections is a mandatory requirement of participation. Potential tenderers must register for the briefing by 12 October 2026 via email to procurement@pmhc.nsw.gov.au. Instructions to Tenderers All clarifications must be sought within the tender period and no later than the question closing date of Monday 9 November 2026, as set out in 3.1 Part A - Conditions of Tendering. Any enquiry received after this date will not be answered unless PMHC Procurement considers it to be in the interests of all respondents. Submissions that include clarifications, assumptions, or departures will be deemed non-conforming and may not be progressed for evaluation.
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