Background to the project:

Council is responsible for ensuring the vegetation on local roadsides is slashed and maintained as part of our RMCC Contract with Transport for NSW and Harzard Reduction funding, which is provided by the NSW Rural Fire Service. The slashing of roadsides is only for the sealed sections of Coonamble Shire’s Road network.

Council is seeking to develop a panel of preferred suppliers for this work.

Potential suppliers are requested to provide a rate/hour, number and configuration of teams and availability of back-up equipment in the event of break-down, for the provision of a wet hired

tractor/slasher and escort vehicle service to complete the described work.

All work is on roads that are virtually flat, with very little rise or fall in gradient.

Scope of Works:

Work will involve slashing the shoulders/verges of each road, by way of a two-cut method (see diagram below) to 100mm. Each slasher tractor and escort vehicle MUST both be fitted with rotating/flashing beacons and utilise these while working.

Escort vehicle must also have “ROAD PLANT AHEAD” sign fitted to rear of vehicle