Woolgoolga to Ballina Weather Station Site Selection

⁠⁠⁠Suitable contractors are invited to tender to identify and report on suitable sites for the installation of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) for the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade. The successful tenderer would also provide advice on the number and type of weather stations to be installed along the project length of the upgrade between Glenugie and Ballina.

The purpose of the Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) are to:
* Monitor and record selected ambient weather variables;
* Provide an internet website database for weather monitoring for each station;
* Provide a more detailed early understanding of potential rainfall and other adverse weather impacts;
* Provide notification for a proactive and early inspection and maintenance regime response to erosion and sedimentation and the effects of other adverse climatic conditions before pollution occurs;
* Trigger weather alarms and messages to relevant personnel;
* Assess and validate the performance of installed erosion and sediment control measures against the design performance criteria;
* Provide compliance data for statutory monitoring.

The purchase, installation and management of the weather stations will be a separate contract.

This is a Quality Assurance Contract.

The NSW Government’s Code of Practice for Procurement (NSW Code) and the NSW Government’s Implementation Guidelines to the NSW Code of Practice for Procurement for: Building and Construction Industry (NSW Guidelines) apply to this project. Compliance with the NSW Code and NSW Guidelines is a pre-requisite to submitting any response to a procurement process (expression of interest or tender response) and to any successful applications being awarded.

This is a joint Federal and State funded Project.