Southern Rural Water is seeking a suitably qualified construction contractor to design, supply, modify, construct, and install two outlet tower personnel retrieval systems in the Rosslynne and Merrimu reservoirs, and associated works. Please note that these outlet towers are similar but not identical.

This Design and Construct (D and C) Works to include but is not limited to:
The Design process will be in two parts:
a preliminary functional design; and
a final detailed design & report including technical specifications.

The Construction part includes:
removal and relocation of existing tower installations;
modification and using* some of the existing parts of infrastructure inside the outlet towers to facilitate the new installations;
construction & installation of two new (one at each site) dual occupant lift cage and associated electrical/mechanical works; and
supply of the materials for the two new dual occupancy lifts.
(*Please note that SRW is considering contractors to make allowance to use existing components in its design which will reduce the construction cost).
Work Sites: The planned work sites are Rosslynne and Merrimu Reservoirs.
Rosslynne Reservoir is located on Jackson's Creek, 3 kms north-west of Gisborne VIC 3437, and Merrimu Reservoir is located on Pyrites Creek (Coimadai VIC 3340) a tributary of the Werribee River, 10kms north-east of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.
Both sites (Rosslynne and Merrimu Outlet Towers) are within 35 to 40 mins drive.

The Tentative date(s) for the Design and Construction works is between the Nov 2022 and the April 2023, with a practical completion date of the April 2023.

For details, RFT related documents (listed below) are attached within this notice:
VicWater Major Works Contract for Rosslynne and Merrimu Outlet Tower Retrieval D&B V1 July 2022
RFT Vol 1 C4683 and C4686 Rosslynne and Merrimu Outlet Tower Personal Retrieval Project Tender
Rosslynne & Merrimu Dams Outlet Towers Retrieval Preliminary Concept Design
Consolidated Appendices A to L Rosslynne and Merrimu Outlet Towers (Excluded Appendix J) supporting References