Provision of Donald Structure Plan
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Buloke Shire Council is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced Planning Consultancy Service/s to undertake the required services for the preparation of a structure plan for the township of Donald. Purpose The Donald Structure Plan will set out a strategic framework to guide Donald's future development, service and infrastructure provision, heritage conservation, amenity protection and management of environmental vulnerabilities. Scope The scope includes: Preparation of a structure plan for the township of Donald Identification of the most appropriate planning controls and local policy updates to balance land use objectives and environmental hazards Provision of strategic justification for amendment(s) to implement those planning controls and new local policies Contractor Requirements Suitably qualified and experienced in Planning Consultancy Services Instructions to Tenderers Tender documents must be obtained after registration Tender enquiries should be directed via the online forum Tenders must be submitted via the electronic tender box Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt timed and dated upon completion Buloke Shire 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 Buloke Shire Council staff are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to any Tender proposal Late, verbal, postal, facsimiled or emailed Tenders will not be accepted
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