Sump Cleaning and Maintenance Services
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Tararua District Council (TDC), in collaboration with Downer New Zealand under the Tararua Alliance, is seeking information from suppliers capable of providing sump cleaning and maintenance services across the Tararua District. This is a Request for Information (RFI) and is not a tender or request for pricing. Purpose Council is using this RFI to understand the depth of the supplier market, available capability and capacity, geographic coverage, mobilisation requirements, and potential delivery and commercial models for the potential requirement. Scope The scope includes: Sump cleaning and maintenance services across the Tararua District Servicing a potential requirement covering approximately 751 sumps Eligibility Suppliers do not need to be capable of servicing the entire network to respond Local and regional operators, specialist contractors, and suppliers interested in servicing part of the programme are encouraged to participate Enquiries Contact: Hayden Mischefski Email: hayden.mischefski@tararuadc.govt.nz
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