Timetable Tenders

The tender closing time is Tuesday, 09 June 2026, at 3:00 PM AEST.

Tenders will be evaluated and scored against weighted criteria including capability, capacity, economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, social sustainability, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employment opportunities, as well as price/value.

Tenderers must be accredited, suitably licensed, and experienced locksmith services professionals. While prequalification is not required to submit a tender, successful tenderers must become approved prequalified contractors prior to providing any goods, services or works.

A non-mandatory tender briefing will be held on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, at 10:00 AM, in person at Galkangu, Bendigo Gov Hub, or online via Microsoft Teams. Registration is required to attend.

Clarification and questions close on Thursday, 04 June 2026, at 2:00 AM E. South America Standard Time.

Tenderers may be disqualified if they fail to attend a mandatory briefing (if specified), fail to upload the completed Part 4 Response Schedule document, submit late tenders, engage in canvassing of officials, or obtain improper assistance.

The closing date and time for offers is 2:00 PM AEST on Tuesday, 5 May 2026.

The tender notice does not explicitly detail payment terms, but it does mention an indicative payment claim schedule and unfixed material payment claims.

The tender notice does not explicitly state warranty periods, but it does mention tenderers' acknowledgement and warranty regarding the accuracy of provided information.

The award criterion is based on a value for money assessment, considering technical evaluation (50%), normalized commercial price score (50%), local spend (10%), local content booster, and geographical location.

Tenderers must be suitably qualified and demonstrate proven ability to design, supply, and construct the required container dome structure, meeting Australian standards and cyclone region ratings. They must also demonstrate the ability to manage and deliver the entire scope of works.

The tender notice does not explicitly detail penalties for non-performance.

A mandatory briefing meeting and onsite inspection will take place on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, at 10:00 AM AEST at Gladstone Regional Council's Benaraby Landfill site.

The tender notice does not mention any requirement for sample submission.

The tender notice does not explicitly state a deadline for challenging the tender process or decisions.

The contract period for the Quambatook Road widening and rehabilitation stage 3 is from July 1, 2026, to September 16, 2026, which is eleven weeks.

The principal will award the tender by applying best value, after taking into account all of the individual evaluation criteria including price, and will have regard to the report prepared by the tender evaluation panel and any other factors which it considers relevant.

Suppliers must meet mandatory evaluation criteria including OHS and risk management systems, demonstration that safe systems of work will be maintained throughout the delivery of the contract, minimum insurance requirements are met, supplier must demonstrate level 1 Vicroads accreditation, and submission of a traffic guidance scheme (TGS) and traffic management plan (TMP), prepared by an accredited traffic management designer.

No site visits are planned for this invitation.

The supplier query cutoff is Wednesday, 06 May 2026, 01:00 am E. South America Standard Time.