Road Freight Services
Tender Overview
About this tender
This tender invites Offers from suitably experienced road freight operators to provide Road Freight Services across Cape York, the Gulf Country and Far North Queensland. The tender package has been separated into a number of concise attachments rather than combined into a single large document. This is intended to make the tender easier to review and respond to. Tenderers should read the Invitation to Offer first, then review the following documents: Attachment 1 – Scope of Services and Lane Schedule Attachment 2 – Contractor Agreement Attachment 2A – QPP and Freight Special Conditions Attachment 3 – Road Freight Value Chain Maps Attachment 4 – Indicative FY2024–25 Delivery Volumes Returnable Schedule 1 – Supplier Response Form Returnable Schedule 2 – Pricing Schedule / Rate Card Tenderers may submit an Offer for one lane, multiple lanes or all lanes, as described in the tender documents. Contact Name: Matt Farrow Position: Procurement Contact Officer Primary phone:0402883259 Email: matt.farrow@managementoptions.com.au
How to respond to this tender
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