ABOUT THE COUNCIL: Dubbo is a place that delivers quality of life to its residents and visitors, it is also a city with strong economic foundations. The City is located in the centre of NSW and it is undoubtedly the shopping capital of the west. Dubbo is a service City with a catchment population of in excess of 120,000 people encompassing a third of the area of NSW.

ABOUT THE TENDER: Tenders are invited for T21-042 Construction of Wellington Bore Pipeline.

REGISTRATION: Tender documents must be obtained following registration on the portal.

ENQUIRIES: Tender enquiries should be directed to Council's Project Manager, Ravindra Kulkarni, on (02) 6801-4000 or via the online forum.

SUBMISSIONS: Completed responses should be submitted via the electronic tender box (preferred) or see option below. All completed submissions lodged MUST be submitted as specified within the tender documentation. Ensure that Council Tender documents and response schedules are attached, with response schedules signed and submitted. Tenders that do not follow this requirement will be regarded as non-conforming tenders AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The canvassing of Councillors and/or Staff Members in relation to this matter will automatically disqualify the applicant from the process.

MANDATORY SITE MEETING: A mandatory site inspection / meeting will be held on 11th January 2022 at Bicentennial Park, Wellington NSW 2820. Failure to attend the mandatory inspection/meeting may result in ineligibility to tender except in the case where non-attendance was due to an extreme emergency or unforeseen circumstances.

Tenders may also be lodged in a sealed envelope and clearly endorsed TENDER BOX: T21-042 – Construction of Wellington Bore Pipeline and placed in the Tender Box located at Council's Civic Administration Building, Church Street, Dubbo (PO Box 81 Dubbo, NSW 2830), prior to the closing date and time

CLOSING DATE AND TIME: Tenders will be accepted up to 10:00am on Tuesday, 25 January 2022 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. Dubbo Regional Council has a Local Purchasing Policy. Please refer to the tender documentation for details. Late, verbal or emailed tenders will not be accepted as legislated by Local Government (General) Regulations 2005 s55.