Residential Waste and Recycling Services
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview City of Palmerston is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to provide kerbside waste collection services to the Palmerston community. Scope The scope includes but is not limited to: Servicing of bins Transport of waste to nominated facilities (both Shoal Bay and Recycling facilities) Supply, storage and replacement of new bins with the Palmerston logo Ongoing maintenance and repair of damaged bins Provision of a customer response service for bin related requests Provision of a data management system that allows Council to track delivery in real time Instructions to Tenderers Request for Tender (TS2026-05) documentation can be downloaded and submitted online at portal.tenderlink.com/cityofpalmerston. Details of the successful tender will be published on the City of Palmerston website. Tenderers who directly or indirectly canvass support or engage with any Elected Member or Council Officer will be disqualified. Enquiries For further details, email Procurement at procurement@palmerston.nt.gov.au.
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