Establishment of Panel for Hydro Mulchand Bush-Regeneration Works

⁠⁠⁠The Procurement will establish a panel of contractors to provide revegetation and environmental rehabilitation services across Council’s program of works.

The contract will be structured around two separable portions under a single panel arrangement:

Category 1 – Hydro Mulch Works

- Supply and application of hydro mulch suitable for site conditions.

- Use of approved seed mixes, binders, fertilisers, and soil conditioners.

- Ancillary works associated with hydro mulching.

- Compliance with manufacturer specifications and Council requirements.

- Establishment of watering regimes (where required and as specified per site specific Scope of Works.

- Ongoing weed control in planted and rehabilitated areas (manual/chemical where approved

- Monitoring, inspections, reporting and performance assessment over time (e.g., up to three years where required)

- Best practice chemical and/or physical treatment of weeds (e.g., spot spray, cut/scrape/paint, drill & inject, frilling, hand pulling) as appropriate to species and site constraints.

- Compliance with approvals and site environmental constraints.

Category 2 – Bush-Regeneration Works

- Supply of tube stock of varying types, local natives.

- Installation including soil preparation, planting, protection (tree guards), mulching and initial watering.

- Replacement/infilling during establishment where required.

- Establishment of watering regimes (where required and as specified per site specific Scope of Works.

- Ongoing weed control in planted and rehabilitated areas (manual/chemical where approved)

- Infilling and replacement planting as specified (per site specific Scope of Works)

- Monitoring, inspections, reporting and performance assessment over time (e.g., up to three years where required)

- Best practice chemical and/or physical treatment of weeds (e.g., spot spray, cut/scrape/paint, drill & inject, frilling, hand pulling) as appropriate to species and site constraints.

- Compliance with approvals and site environmental constraints.

Works will be called up progressively across multiple sites via Supply Orders under a Standing Offer Agreement

Each Supply Order will define the location, scope, applicable separable portions, timeframes, and performance requirements.

The contract will be structured as a schedule of rates arrangement to allow flexibility in quantities, scope mix, timing and site conditions.