Summerholm Road Intersection Upgrade
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) invites prequalified tenderers to submit a tender for the construction of the Summerholm Road intersection upgrade. Scope The scope includes: Pavement widening at the intersection Provision of a channelised right-turn lane into Summerholm Road Drainage improvements Contractor Requirements Prequalification at R3 (Major), F5 (Financial), A2 (Asphalt) and above category Accreditation, maintained for the duration of the project, under the Australian Government Building and Construction WHS Accreditation Scheme Compliance with the Code for Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 Tender Briefing A non-mandatory pre-lodgement conference will be held for this opportunity. Date: Thursday 3 September 2026 Time: 10am Format: Virtual briefing (Microsoft Teams) Tenderers wishing to attend are requested to register their interest by email prior to the meeting date so that a meeting invitation can be issued. Instructions to Tenderers Eligible prequalified contractors must email dd_pc@tmr.qld.gov.au to apply for access to the tender documents. Once approved, documentation will be made available at the BAS website: https://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/bas/etender/ Submissions are to be lodged electronically via the tender site: https://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/bas/etender/
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