Port Douglas Service Road Pavement Upgrade

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Invitation to Tender Overview

Tenders are invited to: Undertake works to Douglas Shire Council’s road infrastructure for the proposed road upgrade at Port Douglas Road Service Road, Port Douglas.

It is proposed to reconstruct the existing service road and provide for two lane- two way flow of traffic.

It is further understood that the roads are subject to some light heavy vehicle traffic (generally <20 tonne), allowing for garbage service and removalist type vehicles.

The service road is currently single lane bitumen surfaced residential access street with low traffic volumes servicing adjoining residential dwellings.

The existing pavement consists of approximately 150mm of type 2.2/3 material over silty sand subgrade to lower clay layers at depth.

The works are located within an urban environment, care should be exercised during excavation as sub-surface public services (i.e. telephone, gas, water, and sewer) are located in the immediate vicinity of the proposed for reconstruction area.

Summarised Invitation Process
A summarised version of the invitation process is as follows:
* This document represents the release of the Tender to the market;
* It is Mandatory for Suppliers to attend the briefing session (10:00am, 14 September 2016,on-site Port Douglas)
* Tenders will only be accepted until the tender box closes at 2:00 pm on the 05 October 2016.
* You must only submit your Offer via the LG tender box e-Tendering website: www.lgtenderbox.com.au
* Evaluation of Tenders will be conducted against predetermined evaluation criteria and within Council’s governance and probity framework; Council may accept none, one or more of the Tenders submitted.
* Late submissions or submissions not lodged as prescribed in this tender document will not be accepted.

Probity Environment
In the preparation of any Tender, Respondents should consider the following:
* All requests for assistance, advice, clarifications and/or further information must only be directed to Council’s tender contact person for this Invitation to Tender.
* Direct contact with any elected member of Council or Local Government Employee regarding any part of this Tender, other than as listed in this tender document, is prohibited.
* Any prohibited contact with a Local Government Employee or elected member of Council may result in the Respondent or Prospective Respondent and their Tender being disqualified from the Tender process.