Ports North Tingira Street – 2026 Surcharge Relocation and Gravel Pavement Works
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About this tender
Overview Ports North is inviting tenders from civil construction contractors for a project in the Port of Cairns, involving surcharge relocation and gravel pavement works at Tingira Street. About Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited, trading as Ports North (PN), is a government-owned Corporation established under the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 (Qld) that develops and manages port facilities. PN operates the Ports of Cairns, Cape Flattery, Karumba, Mourilyan, Skardon River, Quintell Beach, Thursday Island, Burketown and Cooktown. Scope The scope includes: Relocation of two separate surcharge stockpiles Repair and augmentation of pavement gravel to an existing storage yard Eligibility Tenders are invited from civil construction contractors
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