Supply of Plant

⁠⁠⁠North Coast Drainage Programme Supply of Plant Expressions of Interest (EOI) are sought for the provision of plant to support the North Coast Drainage Programme. The programme involves drainage repair work and other track maintenance activities on the North Coast Railway between Telarah NSW and Acacia Ridge Qld.

The plant required to support the programme is as follows: * Two 5 tonne (or similar) mini-excavators on wet hire fitted with road/rail conversion, various attachments and trucks for transportation; and * One 2.5 tonne (or similar) mini-dumper on dry hire fitted with road/rail conversion and a truck or trailer for transportation.

The plant will be required on a full time basis and will be hired for a minimum of 152 hours per month for the duration of the contract.

The contract period will end on the 30th June 2017 with an option to extend for a period of 12 months based on performance. All plant must comply with ARTC’s standards which are available here: http://extranet.artc.com.au/eng_plant-equip-ex.html All plant operators must hold Rail Industry Worker (RIW) cards with the appropriate competencies.

Further information can be found here: http://railindustryworker.com.au/ EOI must include the company’s contact details and a brief statement of the company’s relevant experience and ability to supply the above plant and operators (maximum of 2 A4 pages).

EOI shall be submitted to Stuart Dayman via email SDayman@ARTC.com.au by 4pm Friday 9th October 2015. ARTC will, at its sole discretion, invite tenders from selected contractors.