Register of Prequalified Suppliers Plant Hire (wet & dry) & Traffic Control - Refresh 1
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Burdekin Shire Council invites tenders from suitably qualified tenderers for appointment as a pre-qualified supplier under a Register of Prequalified Suppliers for the wet hire (with operator) or dry hire (no operator) of mobile and fixed plant and equipment, and for Traffic Control services. Scope The scope includes: Wet hire (with operator) of mobile and fixed plant and equipment Dry hire (no operator) of mobile and fixed plant and equipment Provision of Traffic Control services Eligibility Tender submissions will only be accepted from contractors operating as a company or another incorporated body Tender submissions from sole traders and partnerships will not be accepted Instructions to Tenderers Suppliers who have already been selected as a pre-qualified supplier under TBSC/26/16 do not need to submit a tender in response to this invitation unless the supplier wishes to change some aspect of their offering. Council will not be responsible for the payment of any expenses or losses incurred by tenderers in preparing and lodging their submission. To be considered, a submission must be complete, conforming, and signed in person by a person authorised to represent the tendering company.
How to respond to this tender
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Read the requirements in full
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Confirm you are eligible and it is worth bidding
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Answer every criterion with evidence
Respond to each evaluation criterion directly and back your claims with concrete examples, referees, and past performance. Address the buyer’s stated need, not a generic capability statement.
Lodge early through the official portal
Submit through the source portal well before the deadline. Late or incorrectly lodged bids are almost always rejected, so leave time for uploads, portal errors, and last-minute questions.
