Purpose

The Bells Creek project requires the establishment of a new 8km dual circuit 132kV Overhead feeder between Meridian Plains and Baringa on the Sunshine Coast. The line will consist of 66 132kV poles. This tender is required to deliver the access tracks, pole pads and pole foundations required to enable the 132kV feeder construction for the project.

The project is broken up into three areas:

• North – North of Caloundra Road
• South – South of Caloundra Road
• South-East – East of Bells Creek Arterial Road

The works will include:

• Part A Works – Access Tracks (North, South & South-East Sections)
• Part B Works – Pole Foundations (North & South Sections)

The pole foundation works includes steel liners, bored pier foundations, removal of spoil.

Energy Queensland will identify suitably qualified Tenderers through this Expression of Interest (EOI) process and invite these Tenderers to participate in a closed Tender process.

Scope of Work

Please refer to the  EOI PDF.

Register to Participate in EOI

Interested suppliers (Tenderers) are invited to register for the SR59690889 EOI. The actual EOI will be released via SAP Ariba in the next couple of weeks.

How to Respond

Suppliers who wish to submit a response should follow the below instructions:

1. Suppliers can register for the EOI by sending an email to the nominated Sourcing Specialist / Contact Officer, Paul Spanner (paul.spanner@energyq.com.au). The email subject should contain the tender title including the request number “SR59690889 Bells Creek Access Tracks and Foundations – Register for Expression of Interest” and the email should contain the following:

• Business entity name,
• Business email address,
• ABN,
• Contact name,
• Phone number.

2. When registration is complete Suppliers will be invited to respond and will be able to access the Energy Queensland SAP Ariba realm via a link contained in the email notification. Please note this link will expire within 24 hours.

3. Suppliers must accept the prerequisite Bidder Agreement under the ‘Review and Accept Prerequisites’ tab to ensure all system generated notifications are received. This includes, but is not limited to, Content updates and changes to Event Timing.

4. If the Supplier elects to submit a response they must do so using Energy Queensland’s online tendering tool (SAP Ariba).

5. Suppliers are encouraged to read all relevant documentation located at https://www.energyq.com.au/suppliers.