Cairns Regional Council is inviting submissions from suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to undertake the construction works for Contract 2944 Northern Wastewater Treatment Plant Dewatering System Renewal.

Cairns Regional Council invites Tenderers to attend a non-mandatory tender briefing, which will be held online (via MS Teams) on Tuesday 1st October 2024 at 1pm. This will provide an overview of the project and provide the opportunity for questions or clarifications. Details can be found in Request for Tender, Part 2.

A Site Inspection will be held on Thursday 3rd October 2024 at 10am. Details can be found in Request for Tender, Part 2.

Enquiries: Tender enquiries, questions or clarifications should be directed via the online forum. Cairns Regional Council officers are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to the tender. The forum will close five (5) days prior to the closing time and date. Please ensure that all questions, information requests and clarifications are posted prior to this time.

Lodgement of Submissions: Completed responses must be lodged by uploading the submission to our tendering portal, using the response forms within the tender documentation.

We strongly recommend that you begin uploading your tender submission files at least two (2) hours BEFORE the tender closing time.

Closing Time and Date: The tender closes at 4:30 PM, Monday 21 October 2024. Submissions must be fully received by this time. Late, verbal or emailed tenders may not be accepted and will be subject to Council's sole discretion.

Submissions will not be opened publicly. The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

Council reserve the right to change the specifications prior to making a decision on the submissions received in response to this invitation.

Council may invite all Respondents to change their submission to take into account any change in the tender specifications.

Tenders are to remain valid for a period of 120 days from the Closing Time