Landfill Cover Material, Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility

Closes in 18 daysSubmission deadline: 23 November 2026, 02:00 PM Australia/Darwin

About this tender

Overview City of Darwin is seeking proposals from suitably qualified contractors for the supply and delivery of landfill cover material to the Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility (Shoal Bay). About Shoal Bay is the region's largest waste and resource recovery facility, accepting over 200,000 tonnes of waste and recyclables per year. The facility operates under an Environment Protection Licence and is responsible for meeting all licence conditions set out by the Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority (NT EPA), including requirements for covering inert and putrescible wastes with suitable landfill cover material. Purpose Landfill cover material is required to enable Shoal Bay to meet its Environment Protection Licence conditions relating to the covering of inert and putrescible wastes. Scope The scope includes: Supply of landfill cover material Delivery of landfill cover material to Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility Operational demand and use of cover material is ad-hoc, based on variable and project-based landfill disposal volumes. There is immediate operational demand forecast for cover material, however the frequency of subsequent deliveries would be on an ad-hoc basis. Instructions to Tenderers For further details, refer to the Scope of Works and Technical Specifications document.

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