North East Water will complete a concept plan and design brief that will be issued as part of an RfT to the open market seeking to engage a Principal Contractor under a design and construct contract to deliver the construction of a new office building at the recently acquired Murrell Street site in Wangaratta.

The new site contains an existing shed that will be used to house plant and equipment, while the rest of the site will be used for trailer parking, raw material storage and a 300m2 (approx.) office and amenities building for approximately 10 field and administrative staff.

The new office building general arrangement and floor plan will be provided as part of the design and construct tender. The office building will include individual offices, an open plan “hot desking” area, meeting room, kitchen, amenities and a covered outdoor area.

This information in addition to the specification, will guide tenderers to provide a design and construct proposal in response to the upcoming tender.

North East Water requires a Principal Contractor that must have a supplier management system that is fully certified by a certifying body against one of the standards / assurance systems listed by both the Department of Treasury (DTF) & Finance and Worksafe.

For Tenders under $500k The tenderer must be able to demonstrate compliance with the DTF’s 12-point evaluation criteria. A detailed guide on the mandatory OHS management criteria is available on the DTF’s Practitioners Toolkit – Document library page

Tenderers must have one of the following approved OHS assurance systems that is independently certified/audited for currency, to be considered eligible to participate in this tender:

(a) ‘Safety Map’;

(b) Civil Contractors Federation Management Code;

(c) Australian Government Building and Construction WHS Accreditation Scheme; and

(d) ISO 45001 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.

North East Water encourages Contractors to undertake the DTF’s prequalification process to enable registration for construction and/or construction related services on the Construction Contractors Register. The Victorian Government and Public bodies such as North East Water may use the Construction Contractors Register to create shortlists of Contractors to invite to submit tenders for Public Construction and Construction Related Services.

Note this is a Advanced Tender Notice only. Further details will be provided when the Request for Tender is released. Please be aware North East Water will not be engaging individual suppliers for this project, purchasing od components and products will be completed by the Principal Contractor who will be the successful tenderer, winning bidder details will be uploaded to the Buying for Victoria Website post tender evaluation.

For any enquiries, please email: procurement@newater.com.au

Thank you for your interest in this project.