Geotechnical Survey Tenders

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the completed works, but the road closure is limited to a period not exceeding eight weeks. The closing date for tenders is Wednesday, 20 May 2026, at 01:00 am.

Payments to the contractor will be made by electronic funds transfer within 14 days of award of the contract. The contract is a lump sum contract not subject to price adjustment for rise and fall in prices. Payments for materials not incorporated in the work may be considered. Payment for delays will be assessed based on specific clauses.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion.

Tenderers must be Vicroads prequalified to level B1 at the time of closing of tenders to be eligible for this contract.

The bid notice does not explicitly detail penalties for non-compliance or delays.

A pretender briefing will not be held for this contract. If a tenderer requires access to the site to carry out additional investigations and/or to obtain samples for further testing, the tenderer should submit an application giving full details of the proposed investigations and/or testing to the nominated superintendent for consideration. Such application must be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the scheduled date for closing of tenders.

The bid notice mentions that if a tenderer requires access to the site to carry out additional investigations and/or to obtain samples for further testing, the tenderer should submit an application. This implies that sample collection for testing is possible but not explicitly mandatory.

The supplier query cutoff date is Wednesday, 13 May 2026, at 01:00 am.

The bid notice does not explicitly detail disqualification risks beyond not meeting the Vicroads prequalification requirement.

The bid notice does not specify an estimated total value for the project.

The closing date for this request for tender is 2:00 pm Australian Central Standard Time ACST on Thursday, 11 June 2026. Late tenders may not be accepted.

Tender responses will be shortlisted based on: completeness of response, local content, past performance, whether the tender response presents an acceptable level of risk to the principal, and price. The principal reserves the right to shortlist any number of tender responses and to take into account any other factors it deems necessary and appropriate.

The site is to be fully examined prior to the commencement of the detailed design. The site inspection should include an assessment of existing conditions to get a clear understanding of the works required and the extent of any survey to be undertaken.

The tender does not require the submission of samples.

The RFQ document indicates an anticipated commencement of contract in May 2026, and the questions section mentions a project deadline of 30 June 2026.

The offeror warrants that it will promptly disclose in writing to council any event or occurrence, actual or pending, which could materially affect the offeror's ability to perform its obligations under the proposal or the proposed agreement.

The award criterion is not explicitly stated as a single sentence, but the questions section indicates a weighting for demonstrated technical capacity (40%) and value for money/price (30%), with economy and support of local business also being factors.

The council seeks a suitably qualified consultant to deliver the program, and the questions section asks for details on the qualifications and experience of the proposed team, including any RPEQ engineers or specialist assessors.

The last day for clarification requests is Tuesday, 14 April 2026.