Tenders are invited from contractors pre-qualified under the National prequalification System for Civil (Road and Bridge) Construction Contracts at Roadworks Category R3 or higher, Bridgeworks B4 or higher and Financial Level F50 or higher for the Bolivai Hill Upgrade - Realignment of the New England Highway at Bolivia Hill.

The contract is for the construction of roadworks, bridgeworks and associated activities for the upgrade of approximately two kilometres of the New England Highway (HW9) at Bolivia Hill, primarily to improve road safety. The project includes construction of a 320 metre long bridge, and to straighten out bends in the steepest section of the highway.

All tenderers must comply with the NSW Government Code of Practice for Procurement.

This is Federally funded project.

This project is jointly funded by the Australian Government and the Building Code 2013 applies to this project. The code is available at www.employment.gov.au/BuildingCode.

This is a Quality Assurance contract.

A pre-tender meeting, including a site inspection will be held at 9:00am, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 at the Tenterfield Golf Club, Pelham Street, Tenterfield.

To submit a conforming tender, attendance is compulsory.

A general information document about e-Tendering with the RMS NSW is available from http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/doingbusinesswithus/e-tendering.html.