RFQ260084 Detailed Design Services — Dingo Bin Station (Rural Waste Facility, Central Highlands QLD) Preview Access Issued by: Central Highlands Regional Council VP Reference: VP508874 Opened: Monday 18 May 2026 02:49 PM Closing: Friday 05 June 2026 02:00 PM

Tender Details Access this Tender RFQ260084 Detailed Design Services — Dingo Bin Station (Rural Waste Facility, Central Highlands QLD) Business Name Central Highlands Regional Council VP Reference # VP508874 Buyers Reference # RFQ260084 Opens Monday 18 May 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time) Closes Friday 05 June 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) Supplier query cut-off Friday 05 June 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) Expected decision Friday 12 June 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time) Buyer Details Business Name Central Highlands Regional Council Location 14 Glasson St Emerald, Queensland 4720 Australia WebSite: https://www.centralhighlands.qld.gov.au/ Business Info The Central Highlands region is in Central Queensland, Australia. The region encompasses an area of around 60 000 square kilometres, making it just short of the size of Tasmania. It is home to around 30 000 people who live in the thirteen unique communities of Arcadia Valley, Bauhinia, Blackwater, Bluff, Capella, Comet, Dingo, Duaringa, Emerald, Rolleston, Sapphire Gemfields, Springsure and Tieri. Our region is rich in minerals and agriculture, thriving on irrigation sourced from water storage on the Nogoa and Comet rivers. We claim the largest sapphire-producing fields in the Southern Hemisphere. Major freight routes through the region include the north-south link between Charters Towers and northern New South Wales—identified as the inland transport alternative between Cairns and Melbourne. Contact Details The buyer has elected to have their personal and contact details hidden. These details will be revealed at the buyers discretion. What the buyer is requesting Details Central Highlands Regional Council (CHRC) is seeking quotations from suitably qualified multidisciplinary consultants to provide survey, detailed design and separable construction tender support services for the proposed Dingo Bin Station — Rural Waste Facility at Lot 51 on HT420, 56 Normanby Street, Dingo QLD 4702. The project involves the design of a basic, fit-for-purpose, unmanned rural waste drop-off facility intended to improve service equity for the Dingo community. The proposed facility comprises: 6 × 3 m³ general waste bulk bins 3 × 3 m³ commingled recycling bulk bins Front-lift vehicle servicing arrangements Fenced and CCTV-monitored compound All-weather gravel access road Associated civil, drainage, signage and operational infrastructure The consultancy engagement includes: Stage 1 — Survey and Site Investigation Stage 2 — Detailed Design and Documentation Stage 3 — Construction Tender Support (separable and only activated by Council written instruction) The full scope of services, technical requirements, design directives, deliverables and programme are detailed in Attachment 1 — Design Brief issued with RFQ260084 / VP508874. Key project timing requirements are: Contract commencement: anticipated July 2026 Stage 1 and Stage 2 substantially complete by Friday 30 October 2026 Stage 3 (if activated) during the subsequent construction procurement phase The site is located at: Lot 51 on HT420 56 Normanby Street Dingo QLD 4702 The Services require a combination of remote office-based work and site-based investigations, including survey and geotechnical fieldwork. All communications during the quotation period are to occur via the VendorPanel forum. Background information / Compatibility requirements Details The Dingo Bin Station project forms part of Council’s broader waste and resource recovery service planning and is intended as a low-complexity rural waste infrastructure project focused on practical service delivery outcomes and long-term operational sustainability. The preferred project site (Lot 51 HT420) was endorsed through Council governance processes following a multi-criteria assessment. The site is Council-owned land classified as “Reserve for Local Government” with a reserve sub-purpose of “Rubbish Disposal”. The facility is intentionally framed as a basic rural bin station and not as a transfer station, resource recovery centre, or staffed waste facility. Respondents must adopt this project framing throughout the engagement and avoid unnecessary scope expansion or technical overdesign. Compatibility requirements include: - Design compatibility with existing CHRC waste contractor front-lift servicing arrangements - Compatibility with standard 3 m³ AS 4123 bulk bins - Compatibility with Council’s existing CCTV and signage arrangements where applicable - Deliverables suitable for future construction procurement under the Local Government Regulation 2012 (Qld) - Compliance with all applicable Queensland legislation, Australian Standards and RPEQ requirements - Design outputs compatible with CHRC operational maintenance capability and rural service delivery context Mandatory technical requirements include multidisciplinary capability covering: Civil engineering (RPEQ) Licensed cadastral or engineering surveying Geotechnical engineering Town planning Environmental compliance The Consultant must demonstrate capacity to complete Stages 1 and 2 within the required programme and provide practical, cost-conscious design solutions aligned with Council’s indicative construction budget of approximately $350,000 (planning estimate). Council’s Design Directives D1–D11 are mandatory unless otherwise agreed in writing. Particular emphasis is placed on: - shortest practicable access alignment - minimising sealed pavement extent - standard fencing and infrastructure solutions - avoiding unnecessary lighting or automation - maintaining strict scope discipline - preserving future expansion capability without overbuilding initial infrastructure Desired Outcomes ('Nice to haves', Conditions & Warranties, SLA's, Project benefits) Details Council is seeking a consultant that can deliver a practical, constructible and cost-effective design outcome suitable for a small rural community facility, rather than a highly engineered or over-specified solution. Desired outcomes include: - A fit-for-purpose rural waste facility design aligned with operational simplicity and long-term maintainability - Design documentation suitable for efficient construction procurement and delivery - Infrastructure that can be delivered within the project budget envelope - Clear identification and management of planning, environmental, geotechnical and operational risks early in the design process - Safe and efficient vehicle access and servicing arrangements for both the public and collection contractor - Protection of existing environmental features, particularly the on-site pond - Future-proofing for moderate bin expansion without major redesign Council will favour respondents who demonstrate: - Strong understanding of regional and rural local government infrastructure delivery environments - Experience delivering practical waste, civil or local government infrastructure projects of comparable scale - Ability to apply proportional design solutions rather than metropolitan or industrial-scale standards - Strong programme management and responsiveness - Clear communication and concise reporting - Awareness of whole-of-life operational and maintenance implications Nice-to-have attributes include: - Previous experience with rural waste facilities, transfer stations, bin stations or similar local government infrastructure - Familiarity with Queensland planning and environmental approval pathways for low-scale waste infrastructure - Existing working relationships with Central Queensland subconsultants and suppliers - iSO 9001-certified quality systems (preferred but not mandatory) Conditions and expectations include: - All deliverables to be provided in editable native formats and PDF - All civil engineering deliverables to be RPEQ-certified where applicable - The geotechnical investigation must be delivered as a fixed-price line item including a minimum of six test pits - Stage 3 is entirely separable and may not proceed - Council retains full intellectual property ownership of deliverables under the Consultancy Agreement - Consultants must maintain the insurances specified in the RFQ, including $5 million Professional Indemnity cover and $20 million Public Liability cover The successful consultant is expected to operate collaboratively with Council while maintaining disciplined scope control and proactive risk identification throughout the engagement. Attachments to this Request Documents 5 Supplier lists selected Lists Engineer, Research, Tech services Categories selected Categories Engineering & Research & Technical Based Services 1: Drafting Services 2: Engineering Consulting Services 3: Environmental & Sustainability Services 4: Geotechnical Services 5: Land Surveys 6: Project Management 7: Quantity Surveying Regions of Service Locations Queensland 1: Fitzroy All Regions of Service locations are within Australia. Information requested by others 01/Jun/2026 01:06 PM Question : Hi, The design requirements specifies the following “A minimum of six (6) test pits in total — typically three (3) within the proposed compound area and three (3) along the proposed access alignment; additional test pits may be required where ground conditions are observed to vary.” Will the client accept boreholes instead of test pits for this project? Answered on 01/Jun/2026 01:46 PM : The requirement at Design Brief •4.1.2 — minimum six (6) test pits, with the indicative split of three (3) within the proposed compound and three (3) along the proposed access alignment — is a mandatory technical requirement (MT2 in Attachment A — Specification). Boreholes are not an acceptable substitute for the minimum six test pits required under MT2. The reasoning is project-specific: 1. Investigation purpose. The Stage 1 geotechnical scope is principally aimed at shallow pavement subgrade and earthworks characterisation for the access road and bin compound hardstand. For shallow depths and lateral subgrade assessment, open test pits give the visual exposure, bulk sampling and in-situ observation that small-diameter borehole cores cannot reliably match. 2. Site history. Lot 51 HT420 has been a Reserve for Local Government with sub-purpose 'Rubbish Disposal' under the Land Act 1994 (Qld) since the original gazettal on 16 July 1977 (refer Attachment 2 — Site Information, •2.5). The site is not listed on the Contaminated Land Register or Environmental Management Register, but the historical sub-purpose has not been the subject of a formal contamination assessment. The Stage 1 geotechnical investigation must therefore be planned and conducted on the assumption that buried fill or non-natural material of unknown composition may be present at shallow depth across the Lot 51 compound and access footprints. Open test pits are essential for visual logging of any such material — borehole cores cannot reliably do this. 3. Test pit logs. Test pit logs are to specifically record the presence, depth, extent and apparent nature of any non-natural material encountered (for example: ash, scrap, construction debris, demolition waste, burnt material). Where non-natural material is encountered, the Consultant is to obtain Council's instruction at or before the Stage 1 workshop (HOLD POINT) before proceeding to design. Supplementary boreholes at specific locations, in addition to the minimum six test pits, may be acceptable where the Consultant identifies engineering circumstances during Stage 1 fieldwork that warrant them (for example, where deeper bearing characterisation is needed near the existing pond, or where access constraints make a test pit impractical at a particular location). Any such supplementary borehole use is subject to Council's prior written approval and is to be priced as a separate provisional item if not included in the Stage 1 lump sum. Updates made to this Request Updates None... What the buyer is requesting: Details: Central Highlands Regional Council (CHRC) is seeking quotations from suitably qualified multidisciplinary consultants to provide survey, detailed design and separable construction tender support services for the proposed Dingo Bin Station — Rural Waste Facility at Lot 51 on HT420, 56 Normanby Street, Dingo QLD 4702. The project involves the design of a basic, fit-for-purpose, unmanned rural waste drop-off facility intended to improve service equity for the Dingo community. The proposed facility comprises: 6 × 3 m³ general waste bulk bins 3 × 3 m³ commingled recycling bulk bins Front-lift vehicle servicing arrangements Fenced and CCTV-monitored compound All-weather gravel access road Associated civil, drainage, signage and operational infrastructure The consultancy engagement includes: Stage 1 — Survey and Site Investigation Stage 2 — Detailed Design and Documentation Stage 3 — Construction Tender Support (separable and only activated by Council written instruction) The full scope of services, technical requirements, design directives, deliverables and programme are detailed in Attachment 1 — Design Brief issued with RFQ260084 / VP508874. Key project timing requirements are: Contract commencement: anticipated July 2026 Stage 1 and Stage 2 substantially complete by Friday 30 October 2026 Stage 3 (if activated) during the subsequent construction procurement phase The site is located at: Lot 51 on HT420 56 Normanby Street Dingo QLD 4702 The Services require a combination of remote office-based work and site-based investigations, including survey and geotechnical fieldwork. All communications during the quotation period are to occur via the VendorPanel forum. Background information / Compatibility requirements: Details: The Dingo Bin Station project forms part of Council’s broader waste and resource recovery service planning and is intended as a low-complexity rural waste infrastructure project focused on practical service delivery outcomes and long-term operational sustainability. The preferred project site (Lot 51 HT420) was endorsed through Council governance processes following a multi-criteria assessment. The site is Council-owned land classified as “Reserve for Local Government” with a reserve sub-purpose of “Rubbish Disposal”. The facility is intentionally framed as a basic rural bin station and not as a transfer station, resource recovery centre, or staffed waste facility. Respondents must adopt this project framing throughout the engagement and avoid unnecessary scope expansion or technical overdesign. Compatibility requirements include: - Design compatibility with existing CHRC waste contractor front-lift servicing arrangements - Compatibility with standard 3 m³ AS 4123 bulk bins - Compatibility with Council’s existing CCTV and signage arrangements where applicable - Deliverables suitable for future construction procurement under the Local Government Regulation 2012 (Qld) - Compliance with all applicable Queensland legislation, Australian Standards and RPEQ requirements - Design outputs compatible with CHRC operational maintenance capability and rural service delivery context Mandatory technical requirements include multidisciplinary capability covering: Civil engineering (RPEQ) Licensed cadastral or engineering surveying Geotechnical engineering Town planning Environmental compliance The Consultant must demonstrate capacity to complete Stages 1 and 2 within the required programme and provide practical, cost-conscious design solutions aligned with Council’s indicative construction budget of approximately $350,000 (planning estimate). Council’s Design Directives D1–D11 are mandatory unless otherwise agreed in writing. Particular emphasis is placed on: - shortest practicable access alignment - minimising sealed pavement extent - standard fencing and infrastructure solutions - avoiding unnecessary lighting or automation - maintaining strict scope discipline - preserving future expansion capability without overbuilding initial infrastructure Supplier lists selected: Lists: Engineer, Research, Tech services Categories selected: Categories: Engineering & Research & Technical Based Services 1: Drafting Services 2: Engineering Consulting Services 3: Environmental & Sustainability Services 4: Geotechnical Services 5: Land Surveys 6: Project Management 7: Quantity Surveying Regions of Service: Locations: Queensland 1: Fitzroy All Regions of Service locations are within Australia. Information requested by others: 01/Jun/2026 01:06 PM: Question : Hi, The design requirements specifies the following “A minimum of six (6) test pits in total — typically three (3) within the proposed compound area and three (3) along the proposed access alignment; additional test pits may be required where ground conditions are observed to vary.” Will the client accept boreholes instead of test pits for this project? Answered on 01/Jun/2026 01:46 PM : The requirement at Design Brief •4.1.2 — minimum six (6) test pits, with the indicative split of three (3) within the proposed compound and three (3) along the proposed access alignment — is a mandatory technical requirement (MT2 in Attachment A — Specification). Boreholes are not an acceptable substitute for the minimum six test pits required under MT2. The reasoning is project-specific: 1. Investigation purpose. The Stage 1 geotechnical scope is principally aimed at shallow pavement subgrade and earthworks characterisation for the access road and bin compound hardstand. For shallow depths and lateral subgrade assessment, open test pits give the visual exposure, bulk sampling and in-situ observation that small-diameter borehole cores cannot reliably match. 2. Site history. Lot 51 HT420 has been a Reserve for Local Government with sub-purpose 'Rubbish Disposal' under the Land Act 1994 (Qld) since the original gazettal on 16 July 1977 (refer Attachment 2 — Site Information, •2.5). The site is not listed on the Contaminated Land Register or Environmental Management Register, but the historical sub-purpose has not been the subject of a formal contamination assessment. The Stage 1 geotechnical investigation must therefore be planned and conducted on the assumption that buried fill or non-natural material of unknown composition may be present at shallow depth across the Lot 51 compound and access footprints. Open test pits are essential for visual logging of any such material — borehole cores cannot reliably do this. 3. Test pit logs. Test pit logs are to specifically record the presence, depth, extent and apparent nature of any non-natural material encountered (for example: ash, scrap, construction debris, demolition waste, burnt material). Where non-natural material is encountered, the Consultant is to obtain Council's instruction at or before the Stage 1 workshop (HOLD POINT) before proceeding to design. Supplementary boreholes at specific locations, in addition to the minimum six test pits, may be acceptable where the Consultant identifies engineering circumstances during Stage 1 fieldwork that warrant them (for example, where deeper bearing characterisation is needed near the existing pond, or where access constraints make a test pit impractical at a particular location). Any such supplementary borehole use is subject to Council's prior written approval and is to be priced as a separate provisional item if not included in the Stage 1 lump sum. Attachments to this Request: Documents: 5