Mechanical Drain Cleaning (Three Packages)
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is seeking suitably skilled and experienced contractors to undertake controlled mechanical excavation of land drains on the Taieri Plains, Tokomairiro, and Balclutha. About The Otago Regional Council is responsible for the delivery of land drainage and flood protection services throughout the Otago region. Scope The scope includes: Controlled mechanical excavation of land drains on the Taieri Plains, Tokomairiro, and Balclutha Delivery of works across three (3) contract packages covering drainage schemes in East Taieri, West Taieri, Tokomairiro, and Balclutha Contractor Requirements Suitably skilled and experienced in controlled mechanical excavation of land drains
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