Mildura Landfill Final Capping and Rehabilitation - Design

Closes in 14 daysSubmission deadline: 29 October 2026, 02:00 PM Australia/Melbourne

About this tender

Overview Mildura Rural City Council is seeking tender responses from suitably qualified organisations to provide design and documentation services for the final capping, rehabilitation and transition to Transfer Station operations of Mildura Landfill. About Background information on Mildura Landfill is provided in appendix 2027-335 Mildura Landfill Background Information. Scope The scope includes design and documentation services for Stages 1 and 2 of the project, in compliance with: Stage 1: Assessment, Concept Design and Approvals Stage 2: Detailed Design and Tender Documentation The Environment Protection Act 2017 and EPA operating licence conditions Operating licence condition OL_L22 (Landfill Rehabilitation Plan) Best Practice Environmental Management: Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills (EPA Publication 788.3, August 2015, "Landfill BPEM") Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323) Environment Reference Standard No. S158, Gazette 29 March 2022 Stage 3 of the project (Construction Supervision and Contract Administration) will be procured by Council under a separate tender process following completion of Stages 1 and 2. Tenderers are not required to price or program Stage 3 services. Council will engage an EPA accredited Auditor directly under a separate contract to ensure independence and regulatory compliance. Tenderers should refer to appendix 2027-335 Mildura Landfill Final Capping Works – Engagement Schedule for a detailed overview of the interface between the Design Consultant's and Auditor's workstreams at each stage, including the sequencing of deliverables, Council decision points, and stage gate milestones. Contractor Requirements Tenderers must be suitably qualified organisations capable of providing landfill design and documentation services Site Inspection Date: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 Time: 9.00am Site inspections are 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 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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