West Coast Wilderness Railway Iron Bridge- Major Recoating Works
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview This Request for Tender seeks to identify and engage a contractor to provide surface preparation and protective coating application to the West Coast Wilderness Railway Iron Bridge at Teepookana during the 2026-27 summer period. Scope The scope includes: Surface preparation of the West Coast Wilderness Railway Iron Bridge at Teepookana Application of protective coating to the West Coast Wilderness Railway Iron Bridge at Teepookana Contract Terms and Conditions Works are to be carried out during the 2026-27 summer period Tender Briefing An industry pre-tender briefing session about this RFT and the procurement will be held as follows: Location: Regatta Point Station, West Coast Wilderness Railway, 62 Esplanade, Strahan, Tasmania 7468 Date: Wednesday, 26 August 2026 Time: 11.00am Tenderers wishing to attend the pre-tender briefing shall confirm their attendance via email to the Contact Officer by no later than COB on Friday, 21 August 2026. Enquiries Contact: Simon Chandler Email: contractservices@building.tas.gov.au
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