Waikerie Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The District Council of Loxton Waikerie is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for design and construction services for the Waikerie Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade. Purpose The District Council of Loxton Waikerie has reopened the Open Request for Tender for the Waikerie Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade due to changed project and market conditions, including an extension to the WISER Grant funding timeline and the associated extension to the required date for Practical Completion of the works, which is now 29/02/2028. In light of these changed project and market circumstances, the Open RFT will be reopened to existing and new tenderers on the same terms as the original Open RFT Conditions, with a revised schedule of works. Scope The scope includes: Design services for the Waikerie Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade Construction services for the Waikerie Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade Instructions to Tenderers The original Open Request for Tender for the Waikerie Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade closed on 23rd July 2026. The tender has reopened on 28/09/2026 and will close at 5:00pm (Adelaide Time) on 19/10/2026. Existing and new tenderers are invited to submit new or revised tenders during this period. The reopened tender process will proceed on the same terms and conditions as set out in the Open RFT Conditions, subject only to the revised dates for the schedule of works and any addendums issued to date. Responses must be lodged before the closing time and in accordance with all other requirements specified with the request documents. Tender Briefing and Site Inspection A mandatory site briefing will be held for tenderers who did not attend the previous site briefing held on 10/06/2026. Date: 13 October 2026 Time: 11:00 am Location: 120 Enduro Road, Sunlands, SA, Australia, 5322 Status: Mandatory Attendance at the briefing is a pre-requisite to submission and consideration of a bid. Enquiries Contact: Daniel Brown, Senior Project Manager Phone: +61 (08) 85848000 Email: council@lwdc.sa.gov.au
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