Supply of Crane Services - BBA
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Rio Tinto Aluminium (Bell Bay) is seeking Expressions of Interest from local suppliers for the provision of mobile crane hire services on a wet hire basis. Scope The scope includes: Supply of slew cranes with capacities of 13t, 20t, 50t, and 400t Supply of pick-and-carry cranes Provision of necessary lifting, rigging, and ancillary equipment suitable for heavy industrial and mining environments Provision of qualified and experienced operators, riggers, and technical support personnel Contractor Requirements Operators, riggers, and technical support personnel must hold the relevant licenses and site inductions Instructions to Tenderers Please refer to the Scope of Work document. If you have trouble accessing this document, email riotintobuylocal.WA@riotinto.com. This scope of work is a summary description of goods and/or services that may be required by Rio Tinto and may be subject to change in Rio Tinto's absolute discretion. Your business capability statement, as stored on your portal profile, may be downloaded and referenced when the responses to the expression of interest are reviewed. It is recommended that suppliers review the portal business details section to ensure all information, including contact email address, annual turnover and employee numbers, is current and accurate. As this is an Expression of Interest (EOI) only, the specifics of the package of work relating to breadth of scope, location and timing may be subject to change. If successful, the supplier/s will be notified of any changes prior to award.
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