Indoor and Outdoor Plants & Maintenance
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The City of Salisbury (the Council) invites tenders for Indoor and Outdoor Plants and Maintenance (the Goods and Services). The Council will enter into a Contract for Goods and Services with the successful Tenderer. Scope Provision of indoor and outdoor plants and maintenance services across the specified Council sites Tender Briefing and Site Inspection A mandatory site briefing will be held for this opportunity. Attendance at the briefing and the site visit is a pre-requisite to submission and consideration of a bid. Date: 4 August 2026 Time: 9:36 am (commencing at 9:00 am per briefing notes) Location: 34 Church Street, Salisbury, South Australia, Australia, 5108 The briefing will commence at Salisbury Community HUB, Level 1, before proceeding to the Operations Centre and then the Polaris Centre, moving to each subsequent location upon completion of the briefing at the previous site. The following sites are included: 34 Church Street, Salisbury: Salisbury Community HUB, Ground Floor to Level 3 120 Cross keys Road, Salisbury: Operations Centre 50 Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes: Polaris Centre The site briefing will provide tenderers with an opportunity to inspect the existing indoor and outdoor plant installations, understand site-specific requirements, and ask clarifying questions prior to submitting a tender. Attendees must sign in as a visitor at each site and should allow a minimum of 2 hours in total. Attendance must be confirmed by email to purchasing@salisbury.sa.gov.au by 2:00 pm on 3 August 2026.
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