ROPS - Plant Hire and Crew Hire

About Cook Shire

Cook Shire is the largest land area shire in Queensland. From the Bloomfield River in the south to just north of the Jardine River, it covers more than 100,000km2 and occupies 80 per cent of Cape York Peninsula.

Cook Shire is a vibrant area, from the main township of Cooktown to smaller outlying communities rich in indigenous history, agriculture, tourism and arts. About half of the Shire's 4400-strong population live in Cooktown, on the banks of the Endeavour River, with the remainder spread between the smaller population centers of Marton, Laura, Lakeland, Coen, Ayton, Rossville, Portland Roads and offshore islands including Lizard Island.

Cook Shire is enriched by the unique contributions of its smaller communities, with Lakeland a national leader in agriculture and Laura world famous for its rock art.

Cook Shire enjoys a mild tropical climate with the wet season typically running from January to March, which is also the hottest part of the year. April to December brings a drier period and cooler weather, with temperatures averaging 27 degrees. During the wet season, there are risks of cyclones and flooding, while the dry season can bring bushfires

Cooktown is 331km from Cairns, or a four-hour drive on the fully sealed Mulligan Highway, and only three hours, or 266km, from Mareeba. Lakeland is an hour south of Cooktown, also on the Mulligan Highway, while Rossville and Marton are less than an hour away, also reached by bitumen roads. Travelling north on the bitumen-sealed Peninsula Development Road, which leaves the Mulligan Highway at Lakeland, Laura can be reached in about an hour. Farther north, the road becomes gravel, with stretches of bitumen, and can be treacherous or impassable during the wet season.

For more information on the Cook Shire please visit http://www.cook.qld.gov.au/

Invitation for tenders

Cook Shire Council invites tenders from suitably qualified tenderers for appointment as a pre-qualified supplier of hire of plant and equipment (wet and dry) and crew hire.

The initial Term of this register of pre-qualified suppliers (ROPS) is two (2) years with the option to extend for a further twelve (12) months. In addition, Council may release a REFRESH of the tender during the term of the arrangement.