Coastal Adaptation Plan Stage 5-7

Overview The City of Port Phillip (CoPP) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the provision of Coastal Adaptation Plan Stage 5-7. CoPP is seeking an experienced and suitably qualified consultant team to develop Stages 5 to 7 of the Coastal Adaptation Plan (CAP) and prepare a completed Coastal Adaptation Plan 2028 for the municipality. About The project builds on the adopted Our Coastal Future Foreshore Management Plan 2026 (FMP) and the completion of CAP Stages 1 to 4. The successful consultant will develop Stages 5 to 7 and integrate the outputs of all seven stages into a single, coherent and publication-ready Coastal Adaptation Plan. The CAP is to be developed in accordance with the Marine and Coastal Act 2018 and guided by the Marine and Coastal Policy 2020, Marine and Coastal Strategy 2022 and Victoria's Resilient Coast – Adapting for 2100+ Guidelines. Purpose The completed CAP will provide a place-based, evidence-based and long-term framework for coastal hazard risk management and adaptation to 2100 and beyond. It will establish adaptation options, trigger points, actions, pathways, implementation arrangements, and monitoring and review processes to support informed decision-making under changing coastal conditions and climate futures. Scope The scope includes: Project continuity: scoping and progression from CAP Stages 1 to 4 Stage 5: Adaptation Actions and Pathways Stage 6: Plan and Implement Stage 7: Ongoing Monitoring and Review Integration of the outputs of all stages into a single, publication-ready Coastal Adaptation Plan 2028 Communications and engagement events Each stage has an outputs milestone and hold point. Contract Terms and Conditions The successful consultant will be appointed on the basis that the project is to be completed no later than June 2028, in accordance with the following indicative project timeframe: Project Inception, Mobilisation and Continuity: February 2027 CAP Stage 5 Outputs Milestone: May 2027 CAP Stage 6 Outputs Milestone: August 2027 CAP Stage 7 Outputs Milestone: February 2028 Draft Coastal Adaptation Plan 2028: April 2028 Final Coastal Adaptation Plan 2028 Outputs Milestone: May 2028 Instructions to Tenderers Submissions must be clearly marked RFT000414 Coastal Adaptation Plan Stage 5-7 and are to be lodged electronically by 5.00 pm on Monday 07 December 2026. The Tenderlink online forum closes Thursday 03 December 2026. Council reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any Tender, or part thereof. Tenders received after the closing time will not be considered.