Purchase of Motor Grader
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Hepburn Shire Council invites tenders for the supply of one (1) new motor grader to replace its existing Caterpillar 12M grader based at the Daylesford Depot. Scope The scope includes: Supply of one new motor grader to replace the existing Caterpillar 12M grader at the Daylesford Depot Use of the grader across Council's road maintenance and construction programs throughout the municipality Information Requested Pricing Delivery timeframes Warranty details After-sales support arrangements Compliance with the technical specifications outlined in the tender documentation Optional trade-in offer for the existing Caterpillar 12M grader (inclusion of a trade-in offer is not compulsory) Instructions to Tenderers Council intends to finalise the procurement and seek approval for the purchase at the September 2026 Council Meeting.
How to respond to this tender
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