This tender is for the inspection, reporting, maintenance, and monitoring of Northern Territory Government bus stops and shelters in the Darwin region for a period of 60 months. The contractor will be required to use an electronic data collection and defect recording system (Konect). Key requirements include developing an Indigenous Development Plan, a Project Control Plan, and a Services Performance Plan. The contract commencement is four weeks after award, with physical works to commence at that time. The tender closes on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, at 2:00 PM ACST. Late tenders may not be accepted. Electronic lodgement is the only accepted form of delivery.
The tender closes on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, at 2:00 PM Australian Central Standard Time (ACST). Late tenders may not be accepted.
The contract includes a defects liability period, with indicative periods for various activities such as 26 weeks for timetable holders and faces, and 52 weeks for totem panel replacement and replaced glazing. Any warranty for goods or materials extending beyond the defects liability period remains valid and must be honored by the contractor.
Tender responses will be shortlisted based on completeness of response, local content, past performance, acceptable level of risk, and price. The principal reserves the right to consider any other factors deemed necessary and appropriate.
Service level failures can result in adverse contractor performance scorecard notations, disputed invoices, and potential breach of contract notices, with the contractor liable for all costs of rectification.
The tender notice does not explicitly mention a mandatory or optional site visit. However, it states that the contractor and superintendent shall undertake a complete audit of the assets listed in the bus asset register and bus stop locations mapping within four weeks of award, prior to any physical works commencing.
