Blue Mountains City Council is seeking tenders for the dry hire and maintenance of a 15t wheeled loader and a 20t tracked excavator for the Blaxland Waste Management Facility. The contract requires specialized maintenance and technical support, with guarantees for repair response and return-to-service within 24 hours, or provision of a replacement machine within 72 hours if repairs cannot be completed. The goal is to ensure optimal performance and continuous availability of these critical machines. The tender closes on August 11, 2026. Key evaluation criteria include value for money, capability, service methodology, environmental management, WHS, and modern slavery compliance.
The tender closes on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 at 01:00 AM E. South America Standard Time.
The council shall pay the contractor for providing the services in accordance with this agreement. The rate at which the contractor will be paid is specified in Schedule 4. The council shall, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of each claim for payment submitted by the contractor in accordance with this agreement, process the claim and make the appropriate payment.
The contractor warrants that each of the warranties set out in Schedule 3 is true and correct as at the date of this agreement and will remain true and correct during the term. The contractor shall, forthwith upon becoming aware of the fact, notify the council if any of the warranties set out in Schedule 3 ceases to be true and correct during the term.
The award criteria include value for money based on whole of life cost (30%), capability and capacity (25%), service methodology (25%), environmental and sustainable management (10%), work health and safety (10%), critical assumptions (yn), and modern slavery (yn).
Suppliers must address selection criteria items and provide pricing information in the requested format. They need to provide details addressing capability and capacity, service methodology, environmental and sustainable management, work health and safety, critical assumptions, and modern slavery.
If the contractor breaches this agreement by failing to perform the services, the council may give written notice to the contractor identifying that failure and requiring the contractor to attend at the BWMF within 48 hours to rectify the breach. If the contractor fails to rectify the breach, they must reimburse the council for all costs incurred by the council to rectify the breach, including any additional operational costs. The council shall also have the right to an abatement of the fees payable.
Supplier query cutoff is Friday, 07 August 2026 at 01:00 AM E. South America Standard Time.
The contractor must comply with the WHS Act and Regulation, and any other legislation regulating work practices and employee safety. Failure to do so, or failure to rectify breaches within the specified timeframe, can lead to termination of the agreement and reimbursement of costs.