Maintenance of Ports Victoria's Buildings, Facilities and Electrical Assets
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Ports Victoria is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and reputable companies to undertake the maintenance function covering the buildings, facilities, electrical and technical equipment owned and operated by Ports Victoria. About Ports Victoria is responsible for channel management and safe navigation in the waters of the ports of Melbourne, Geelong and Hastings from offices in and around Port Melbourne and Geelong, and for management of Station Pier, which is Victoria's premier cruise shipping facility. Scope The scope includes: Maintenance of buildings, facilities, electrical and technical equipment owned and operated by Ports Victoria Delivery of maintenance services at sites which include but are not limited to Metro Melbourne (Port Melbourne, Crib Point) and Regional Victoria (Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Mornington Peninsula) Contractor Requirements Suitably experienced and reputable companies Tender Briefing and Site Inspection A briefing session and site visit will be held at 6 Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3207 on 1 October 2026 at 08:00 am. Attendance at the briefing is a pre-requisite to submission and consideration of a bid A site visit is a pre-requisite to submission and consideration of a bid Attendance at the scheduled site visits is mandatory, and tenderers must attend the site visits on both scheduled dates, as the visits provide an opportunity to understand Ports Victoria's building facilities and operational environment and to seek clarifications on site Tenderers should ensure that appropriately qualified personnel attend on the two days Tenderers must register their nominated representatives (maximum 2 members) no later than 1 pm on 28 September, with registration details provided to Ports Victoria via email to procurement@ports.vic.gov.au Registrations received after this time may not be accommodated Further details regarding site access, itinerary and attendance requirements will be provided to registered participants following confirmation of registration Registration closes on 28 September 2026 at 01:00 pm Instructions to Tenderers This Request for Tender corresponds to the Advanced Tender Notice closed on 14 September, PV - 421487 - Maintenance of Ports Victoria's Building, Facilities and Electrical Assets. Tender Number: T421502 - Maintenance of Ports Victoria's Building, Facilities and Electrical Assets Procurement Process: Request For Tender Site Visits: Mandatory The available tender documentation provides an overview of the tendering conditions, specifications and response schedules. Tenderers are required to submit a signed copy of the Confidentiality Deed Poll document via email to procurement@ports.vic.gov.au to access the T421502 - Part C - Specification and Requirements attachments (Attachment Name: T421502 - Attachments). All enquiries relating to this tender should be posted via the online forum. Enquiries Skandan Kumar: skandan.kumar@ports.vic.gov.au Ahsan Aziz: ahsan.aziz@ports.vic.gov.au
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