Plant and Equipment Hire and Cranage Hire - Southern Water Treatment Plant Project
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Toowoomba Regional Council is inviting suitably equipped and experienced plant and equipment hire providers to register their interest in potential subcontracting and supply opportunities associated with the Southern Water Treatment Plant Project (SWTP). This plant and equipment hire package is anticipated to be procured and managed by the appointed main contractor as part of the broader delivery of the Project. Scope The scope includes: Provision of fully maintained wet and dry hire plant and equipment to support earthworks, civil, structural, mechanical and general construction activities Potential requirements including excavators, articulated dump trucks, dozers, graders, compactors, rollers, water carts, heavy vehicles, loaders, telehandlers, and access equipment such as scissor lifts and boom lifts, and other specialised or general construction plant Provision of fully maintained cranes and lifting equipment to support construction works Potential requirements including lift plans and lifting advice, mobile cranes, crawler cranes, tower cranes, franna cranes and required lifting equipment such as chains, slings, spreader bars, man boxes, and bog mats Contractor Requirements Must be suitably equipped and experienced in plant and equipment hire or cranage hire for construction projects Instructions to Tenderers Interested plant and equipment hire providers are invited to register their interest in potential subcontracting and supply opportunities associated with the Southern Water Treatment Plant Project.
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