Walkley's Road Corridor - Baloo Playspace
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Overview The City of Salisbury (the Council) invites tenders for Tender 11683, the Walkley's Road Corridor - Baloo Playspace (the Works). The Council is looking to engage a suitably qualified contractor to deliver the works and will enter into a Contract for Works with the successful tenderer. Scope Works may include but are not limited to: Site preparation and associated earthworks, including minor works relating to tree removal and drainage, and shaping to achieve nominated design levels Construction of eight (8) 90° on-street car parking bays including kerb alteration works Alterations to existing kerb and kerb ramps, including replacement of two (2) non-compliant kerb ramps and installation of two (2) maintenance access crossovers Construction of concrete pathways and compacted rubble pathways Construction of concrete stairs and concrete walkways, including associated handrails, tactile indicators and kerb upstands Installation of composite timber bridge crossings Installation of mulch and rubber soft fall to playspace areas Court surfacing to basketball and netball area Installation of concrete, spade and radial timber edging Installation of bathroom amenities connected to both potable water and recycled water Irrigation installation to planted garden beds and turfed areas connected to the recycled water network Lighting and CCTV infrastructure Boulder placement for scramble play, swale shaping and retaining purposes Perimeter fencing and maintenance access gates Shelters, seating and BBQ installation including electrical connection Installation of furniture, bins and drinking fountain Planting, new trees and mulching of new garden bed areas, along with rehabilitation and revegetation of existing planted areas Hydroseed turf Installation of planted and pebble lined swale Reuse of felled trees from the neighbouring development site for seating, feature play areas and mulched garden beds Development of custom play equipment in conjunction with the Landscape Architect Installation of specified play and sports equipment, including flying fox, swingsets, accessible carousel, rockers, music play elements and other nominated proprietary play equipment Development of a custom feature centrepiece of the play space in conjunction with the Landscape Architect (refer to the Baloo Playspace Play Tower Briefing Document annexure for details) Development of wayfinding and interpretive elements in conjunction with the Landscape Architect Installation of drainage infrastructure including culverts and ag drains Installation of maintenance access paths and associated inverts Contractor Requirements The contractor must be suitably qualified to deliver the Walkley's Road Corridor Baloo Playspace works Tender Briefing and Site Inspection A mandatory briefing will be held, commencing at the City of Salisbury offices and followed by an onsite briefing at the development site. It is mandatory that prospective tenderers attend both parts of the briefing to be eligible for tendering. Attendance at the briefing and a site visit are both prerequisites to submission and consideration of a bid. Date: Monday, 9 November 2026 Time: 10:00 am (session listed at 10:49 am 9 November 2026) Location: Salisbury Community Hub, 34 Church Street, Salisbury, South Australia 5108, followed by a visit to the development site Registration: Tenderers must register their interest in attendance via email to purchasing@salisbury.sa.gov.au by Thursday, 5 November 2026, 3:00 pm Attendance: Tenderers are required to register attendance with City of Salisbury staff at each briefing site
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