Merimbula Offshore Artificial Reef
Tender ID: 332812
Tender Details
Tender Description
NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) is offering via a public tender a contract for the design and construction of an offshore artificial reef in the Merimbula region.
The primary objective of this project is the design, construct and deployment an artificial reef made up of individual modules. The artificial reef should be a minimum volume of 1500m³. The artificial reef modules will be of a design that will:
* Be a stable, free standing and open shaped;
* Be constructed of reinforced concrete or steel or a combination of the two materials;
* Be a minimum of 5.0 m in height (note a high relief is preferred);
* Create shade and modified water flow;
* Provide complex habitat for nearshore finfish species, for example: snapper and yellowtail kingfish;
* Will operate effectively in a mobile sand substrate environment;
* Have a minimum life span of 30 years;
* Be designed to withstand a 1 in 100 year storm event; and
* Be fabricated in accordance with all appropriate Australian Standards.
The location of the reef site will be supplied by NSW DPI and is to be verified by DGPS and confirmed by DPI staff prior to deployment commencing.