Community Water Bores Drilling Tender

⁠⁠⁠ABOUT THE COUNCIL: Gilgandra is located in the central west of New South Wales approximately half way between Melbourne and Brisbane and approximately 45 minutes north of the regional centre of Dubbo. Gilgandra has a population of 2700 people with 4700 living in the district.

ABOUT THE TENDER: Gilgandra Shire Council (GSC) proposes to construct four sub-artesian water production bores at strategic locations in the GSC local government area (LGA) to supply water for the community (the Project). The initial period of operation of the proposed bores will be dedicated to provision of construction water for the Australian Rail Track Corporation's (ARTC) Inland Rail project.

The Project involves borehole drilling and accurate geological sampling and logging, the generation of geophysical logs to identify water yielding strata and the requirement to undertake pump tests at the completed bores to determine aquifer properties. The bore design involves casing and grouting of the shallower aquifer to limit potential drawdown impacts at the locations of existing licensed groundwater works.

REGISTRATION: Tender documents may be obtained after registration.

ENQUIRIES: Tender enquiries should be directed to the online forum.

SUBMISSIONS: Gilgandra Shire Council requests tenderers to submit their tender via the electronic tender box using the attached word version of the Schedule.

Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt timed and dated upon completion. Should assistance be required please use the online manual on the portal.

LOCAL PURCHASING POLICY: Gilgandra Shire Council has a local purchasing policy.

STATEMENT OF BUSINESS ETHICS: Gilgandra Shire Council will undertake this tender in accordance with its Statement of Business Ethics.

CLOSING DATE AND TIME: Tenders close at 11am on Tuesday, 10 August 2021 and submissions must be FULLY RECEIVED BY THIS TIME. The Council is not bound to accept the lowest priced Tender or all or any part of a Tender and reserves the right to conduct the Request for Tender process and select the successful respondent(s) as it sees fit. Council staff are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to the proposal. Late, verbal, faxed or emailed proposals will not be accepted.