Ladders and Walkways Compliance Program 2026
Tender Overview
About this tender
Southern Rural Water invites the Tenderer to submit a Tender for Ladders and Walkways Compliance Program 2026. The 2026 program scope of works includes, but is not limited to works at the below locations: Ballan Weir Lerderderg Weir Goodman Weir Melton Reservoir Rosslynne Dam The objective of the project is to ensure SRW complies with the current AS 1657:2018 safety standard for Fixed Platforms, Walkways, Stairways and Ladders, and/or reduces safety risks to ALARP, to ensure our workplaces are safe for our headworks operators and personnel accessing the sites. This Request for Tender includes the following documents: C5379-2026-001 - VPS-RFT-Conditions - Part A and B C5379-2026-001 - VPS-RFT-Conditions - Part C - Returnables C5379 - VicWater Major Works Agreement - Design and Construct C5379 - Schedule of Rates C5379 - Part 1 - General Specification - Ladders and Walkways Compliance Program 2026 C5379 - Part 2 - Technical Specification -Ladders and Walkways Compliance Program 2026 C5379 - Contractor Safety Management System - October 2025 C5379 - Industrial Relations Management Criteria Self-Assessment Checklist Schedule C5379 - JSA - Lake Merrimu Reservoir Visual Inspections C5379 - JSA - Melton Reservoir Visual Inspection C5379 - JSA - Rosslynne Reservoir Visual Inspections As part of the response, Tenderers must complete and return C5379-2026-001 - VPS-RFT-Conditions - Part C - Returnables.docx Tenderers to note - if site visit / tender briefing session apply AND registration is required; registrations must be received by cut-off time as outlined in Tender Particulars to the Tender Officer. SRW advises tenderers not to use hyperlinks in their submissions to access various documents. Tenderers should provide the documents separately as SRW will not access any documents through hyperlinks.
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