Port Phillip Region – Metro District – 2026–29 Fuel Break Slashing and Verge Maintenance Program
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About this tender
Please note that this advance tender notice is not the actual tender. No tender documentation is provided at this stage. The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) intends to release a Request for Tender (RFT) for the delivery of fuel break slashing and verge maintenance services across the Metro District in Port Phillip Region. The services will support fire preparedness and public safety outcomes through the reduction of grass fuel loads, maintenance of roadside and trackside vegetation, and provision of safe access for emergency response and the public. Scope of services is expected to include: • Mechanical slashing/mowing of grass and re-emergent vegetation within mapped fuel break footprints • Verge and trackside vegetation maintenance • Brush cutting and hand finishing where machine access is not practicable • Traffic management at road interfaces in accordance with Victorian requirements • Daily operational reporting and completion sign-off via DEECA systems The opportunity to submit proposals for this work will be provided via a formal RFT process Enquiries Mark Edmonds Contractual Phone: +61 00000000 mark.edmonds@deeca.vic.gov.au
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