Rottnest Island is an A Class Marine and Terrestrial Reserve, under the Land Administration Act 1997.  Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) manages and operates Rottnest Island in accordance with the Rottnest Island Authority Act 1987.  This allows RIA to control access to and from the marine reserve, up to 800 metres from the shore.  RIA also controls the operations of the main jetty and barge landing area, and exercises control over the allocation of berthing privileges.

All freight to the Island is currently dispatched from Fremantle (Rous Head) and delivered to Rottnest Island's barge landing area at Thomson Bay.  Return freight from Rottnest Island is currently dispatched from the barge landing area and delivered to Fremantle.

This Request is seeking to engage an appropriately experienced and competent contractor for the provision of freight logistic (barge) services to the Island from Fremantle or close surrounding areas.  The proposed contract is required to ensure that the services necessary for delivery of freight to the Island are delivered in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Site Visit

A site visit will be held at Main jetty barge landing area, Rottnest Island on 6 February 2024 8:00 AM.

A non-mandatory site visit will be conducted at:

Date: Tuesday 6 February 2024

Time: 8 AM

Location: Main jetty barge landing area, Rottnest Island

Respondents are required to confirm their attendance by no later than 5pm, 31 January 2024 by emailing Paul Stockwell at paul.stockwell@dbca.wa.gov.au. Respondents attending the non-mandatory site visit will be responsible for their own travel arrangements to and from the Island.