Rutherglen Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reuse Upgrade

Overview North East Water is seeking to engage a Principal Contractor under a design and construct contract to deliver the Rutherglen Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reuse Upgrade. About The Rutherglen Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) currently services the townships of Rutherglen and Wahgunyah in north-east Victoria, with a combined population of over 3,220 people. The plant is located between the two towns, bounded by Back Wahgunyah Road and Carlyle Road. The current lagoon treatment plant produces Class C effluent, managed through a recycled water scheme established since the 1990s. The recycled water system consists of a winter storage pond and an on-site pivot irrigation system at Rutherglen WWTP, an off-site effluent storage pond at Rutherglen, and network pipelines supplying agricultural irrigation customers and urban reuse at Rutherglen golf course, sport fields, schools and local parks. Under wet weather conditions, management of effluent through irrigation becomes unsustainable due to saturation of the land and third-party reuse customers not requiring recycled water for irrigation. Purpose North East Water has completed a preliminary investigation and concept design, issued as part of this RfT to the open market, to comply with current operating licence conditions and to plan for future growth. Scope The scope includes: Addition of a new tertiary treatment plant to improve recycled water quality from Class C to Class B, consisting of dissolved air flotation (DAF) treatment for algae, solids and phosphorus removal, chemical dosing, disinfection with UV and chlorination, recycle pumps and lift pumps, and a buffering tank New DAF feed pump station New reuse transfer pump station New 1ML reuse storage tank and pump station at Rutherglen Golf Course Augmentation at the off-site reuse storage pond Associated electrical, monitoring and controls Associated pipework and modifications Associated structures, valves and fittings Testing, commissioning and operator training Site clearing and restoration Work-As-Executed drawings and O&M Manuals Tender Briefing and Site Inspection A mandatory site briefing will be held for this opportunity. Date: 24 November 2026 Time: 11:00 am Meeting point: Rutherglen Wastewater Treatment Plant, Back Wahgunyah Road, Wahgunyah, Victoria, Australia, 3687 Registration closes: 24 November 2026, 11:00 am A site visit is a pre-requisite to submission and consideration of a bid. Attendance at the briefing is a pre-requisite to submission and consideration of a bid. Enquiries Technical: Tyson Coombes, Phone: +61 0419 875 593, Email: procurement@newater.com.au Procurement (Contractual): Phone: +61 1300361622, Email: procurement@newater.com.au