Water Features Services

The Council of the City of Sydney (the City) invites tenders for the delivery of Water Features Services (the Contract) in accordance with this Request for Tender (RFT).

The City of Sydney Local Government Area (the Sydney LGA) covers 26.15 square kilometres, within the Sydney metropolitan area. It comprises 33 suburbs extending from Sydney Harbour at Dawes Point, south to Rosebery and from Annandale in the west to Paddington in the east.

The City's 48 Water Features (and their associated plant and equipment) are diverse in type, scale, and function, and collectively contribute to the cultural, recreational, and aesthetic fabric of the City. These assets range from constructed ponds to interactive zero-depth splash pads designed to provide safe and inclusive water play opportunities for children and families, to prominent heritage-listed installations of historic and cultural significance.

The Services delivered under this Contract are integral to ensuring that each of the City's Water Features continue to operate safely, efficiently, and in alignment with its intended function and design.

The Service Provider is expected to contribute to the City meeting its strategic objectives as set out in Part B - Specification and the following strategies:

- Sustainable Sydney 2030 - 2050 Continuing the Vision

- Environmental Strategy 2025 - 2030

- Greening Sydney Strategy 2021

The Initial Term of the Contract will be for three years and two months, with two Further Terms of two years each. The total possible Contract Term is seven years and two months.

Any Further Term will be granted at the City's discretion and will be determined by the Service Provider's performance as set out in Part B - Specification.

The City expects the Contract to be executed (Date of Contract) during June 2026 and Contract Commencement to be Wednesday, 1 July 2026

The City will hold a formal briefing for Tenderers via Microsoft® Teams during the week beginning 26 January 2026.

During this briefing, the City's Representative will provide an overview of the Request for Tender and speak to certain sections of the Request for Tender. As such, this briefing will not be recorded and questions will not be permitted, please refer to the contact points for queries referenced under the Key Conditions of Tender.

Please also note the confidentiality of the briefing and that the use of technology to transcribe or record meetings is not permitted.

The City will facilitate one optional site visit to Green Square Interactive at 10:00am Thursday 29 January 2026.

Tenderers wishing to attend this site visit are expected to confirm their attendance by 5:00pm Tuesday 27 January 2026 by with the contact person listed under the Key Conditions of Tender.

All City Water Feature (above ground) displays are open and accessible to Tenderers and images of Service Pits and Plant Rooms have been provided in Attachment 2. It is strongly recommended that Tenderers visit the publicly accessible assets relevant to this Tender (the Water Feature above ground displays). Tenderers must take their own precautions upon visiting Water Feature assets in the public domain.

Tenderers must submit tenders in the manner required by this RFT.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION: Please submit pricing in the Pricing Only Tender Box, and non-pricing in the Non Pricing Only Tender Box. Please do not submit pricing and non-pricing together.

The City is committed to creating opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses. The City encourages First Nations People businesses, Local SME, Start-ups as well as social enterprises (including Cooperatives) to work with us and respond to this opportunity.

If you have any difficulties, please contact the Procurement Representative in the first instance.

Please note:

- Download all documentation and please keep abreast of this RFT.

- The City of Sydney cannot negotiate per the Local Government Act so if you have any questions, uncertainties etc. please ensure you submit questions within the question closing time per the forum. For proposed contract amendments, to the procurement representative and within the timeframe specified in the RFT documentation.