Recreational Equipment Tenders

Quotations must be submitted before the specified closing date and time. Late submissions will not be accepted. The closing time is Friday, 23 October 2026 at 5:00pm AEST.

The defects liability period shall be 12 months from practical completion. The contractor warrants the works against defective workmanship, defective materials, and noncompliance with specified performance requirements.

Quotations will be evaluated using the following criteria: value for money 30, equipment layout and inclusions 30, technical expertise and methodology 15, program 5, past performance 20. A local preference margin of 5 will apply to the pricing component.

Council is seeking submissions from suitably qualified and experienced playground installation contractors. Respondents should provide evidence of public liability insurance, workers compensation insurance, and details of relevant previous projects of a similar nature and scale.

Council may cancel the contract if the contractor breaches any clause, supplies goods or services that do not meet specifications, is unable or unwilling to deliver within the requested timeframe, or breaches workplace health and safety requirements.

Submitters must attend a mandatory site inspection. The site inspection will take place at 11:00am on Wednesday 7 October 2026.

Submissions received via hard copy, email or telephone will not be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted. Reliance solely on aerial imagery, mapping services, photographs or other desktop information is not considered sufficient for preparing the quotation.

Council has an available project budget of up to 250,000 including GST for the complete project.

Deliverables must be provided by the date specified in item 6 of the annexure, which is to be updated upon award to successful consultant.

Payments must be made within thirty (30) days of receipt by the council of a valid tax invoice from the consultant for the amount owing.

Consultants must submit objective evidence that they have a safety management system in place, including public liability insurance for $20M, professional indemnity insurance for $5M, and workers compensation insurance.

Site inspection (non-mandatory) 10am, Thursday 15 October 2026 at Western Reserve, 56 Forest Street Castlemaine. RSVP via email to ***@***. *. * by COB, Wednesday 14 October 2026.

Works must be completed by May 2027. The timeframe states: works completed may 2027.

The shire will select the quotation that represents the best overall value for money, having regard to both price and nonprice factors.

Quoters must hold current public liability insurance minimum 10 million and, where applicable, workers compensation insurance and provide evidence prior to commencement.

A briefing is scheduled: briefing site **** friday 16 october 2026 inspection.

Submissions made by any other means will not be considered: submissions made by any other means will not be considered or evaluated.

A site visit is a prerequisite to submission and consideration of a bid. The briefing will be held at Steve Woodcock Sports Centre, 72 Stradbroke Rd, Newton, SA, on 27 October 2026 at 10:03 AM.

Restricted to BMW Service Alliance **** registered contractors: bmw - sa12 : restricted to bmw service alliance **** registered contractors.

A site visit will be held: a site visit will be held at looma remote community school, looma on 27 oct, 2026 10: 00 am.