About the City of Lake Macquarie:

Lake Macquarie is the Hunter Region's largest city, accounting for 38% of the Lower Hunter population. With the city's current population fast approaching 205,000 Lake Macquarie is also the third largest regional city in New South Wales by population. Moreover, the city's population is expected to grow by 28,000 by 2036, creating a demand for 13,500 new dwellings and associated infrastructure.

About the Request for Quotation:

Lake Macquarie City Council (the Principal) owns and operates a putrescible landfill known as the Awaba Waste Management Facility (AWMF) located at 367 Wilton Road Awaba NSW 2283, which is the major receiving site for the City’s waste.

The AWMF was nearing capacity and in 2013 the Planning Assessment Commission approved the first expansion. The approval triggered a project to design and construct expansion Stage 1 and was completed in 2020. Due to the continuing growth of the city and ongoing site management issues, Council is planning a second expansion of the facility.

Council is requesting quotations under Buy NSW scheme SCM1191 Consultants in Construction up to $9M from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to review and undertake the necessary investigations and design of two new piggy back cells (3 and 4) along with addressing other onsite management system issues associated with leachate management.

A more detailed description of the proposed Works is included in the RFQ package.