RFT - Flood Mitigation Consultant
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The University of Adelaide is seeking a consultant to support flood mitigation works, employing key barriers across specific entry points to substantially lower risk, and to research key unknowns for a second round of barrier installations. About Adelaide University ('the University') is a leading contemporary comprehensive university of global standing, dedicated to ensuring the prosperity, wellbeing and cohesion of society by addressing educational inequality through its actions and through the success and impact of its students, staff and alumni. The University is partnered with the communities it serves and conducts outstanding future-making research of scale and focus. For more information regarding the University, please visit: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/about/ Scope The scope includes: Employment of key barriers across specific entry points to substantially lower flood risk Research into key unknowns to inform a second round of barrier installations Instructions to Tenderers Enquiries must be directed via the online forum. The online forum will be open for enquiries until 5:00pm (ACST) on Thursday 3 September 2026. Completed responses must be submitted via the electronic tender box on the Tendering portal. Tenderers will receive a Successful Submission Receipt timed and dated upon completion. The University is not bound to accept the lowest priced Tender, or all or any part of a Tender, and reserves the right to conduct the Request for Tender process and select the successful tenderer as it sees fit. Staff of the University are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to the tender. Late, verbal or emailed tenders will not be accepted.
How to respond to this tender
A strong tender response is clear, compliant, and backed by evidence. These steps apply to most Australian and New Zealand public tenders.
Read the requirements in full
Open the official listing and download the full tender pack. Note the response schedules, evaluation criteria, mandatory conditions, and the exact closing time and lodgement method.
Confirm you are eligible and it is worth bidding
Check licences, insurances, certifications, and any conformance requirements before you commit. A quick bid or no-bid decision saves days of wasted effort on a tender you cannot win.
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.
