Fleet Plant Equipment Wet/Dry Hire
Tender Overview
About this tender
Council is seeking tenders for Fleet Plant Equipment Wet/Dry Hire. Council is seeking tenders to establish a panel arrangement for the ongoing intermittent hire of plant and equipment on both wet and dry hire bases. This arrangement will provide various types of plant, trucks and specialised equipment to facilitate a range of construction and maintenance projects and services undertaken by Council. The panel arrangement will have four categories and associated segments. Category 1 - Major Plant (Wet Hire), Category 2 - Trucks (Wet Hire), Category 3 – Specialised Equipment Contact: Greg Riley
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