Environmental Audit Services - Mildura Landfill Capping Design
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Mildura Rural City Council is seeking tender responses from suitably qualified individuals and organisations to provide independent audit oversight for the design of capping and rehabilitation works at Mildura Landfill. About Background information on Mildura Landfill is provided in appendix 2027-336 Mildura Landfill Background Information. Purpose This tender is informed by appendix 2027-336 Waste Services Strategy 2026–2036, which identifies the transition of the Mildura Landfill site to a Transfer Station only operating model. The timing of cessation of landfilling is planned to be from the 2028/29 financial year. Scope The audit engagement is structured across two stages: Stage 1: Audit scoping and concept design review Stage 2: Detailed design and tender documentation review Appendix 2027-336 Mildura Landfill Final Capping Works - Engagement Schedule provides a visual overview of the full engagement workflow, including the sequencing of deliverables, auditor checkpoints, and the roles and responsibilities of all parties at each stage. Site Inspection Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026 Time: 11.00am Attendance: Highly recommended but not mandatory Instructions to Tenderers Completed responses can only be submitted electronically by uploading into the VendorPanel System. Respondents will receive a confirmation email response upon completion. Should assistance be required, please use the help function or the online chat available from the home page of VendorPanel. Submissions must be fully received by the closing time, as late submissions will not be accepted. Council is not bound to accept the lowest priced tender, or all or any part of a tender, and reserves the right to conduct the Request for Tender process and select the successful respondent(s) as it sees fit. All responses must be made by online submission. Any response made by any other means (open email, facsimile, post or in person) will not be considered. Enquiries Any tender enquiries should be directed to the online forum in VendorPanel.
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