Scope

Croydon is a small town in remote northwestern Queensland set to experience economic and population growth driven in part by an expanding critical minerals mining sector. The Council has received Federal Government funding to develop a 10 – 15-year shovel-ready Croydon Precinct Growth Plan (“the Master Plan”).

The Project boundary is further described in Appendix 3.

Key deliverables for the Master Plan, over a 13-month project duration commencing January 2025 and concluding February 2026, are to:

1. Assess existing town planning scheme - conduct a thorough examination of the current town planning scheme, identifying its strengths and weaknesses to pinpoint areas for improvement

2. Integrate the Recipient’s local planning scheme with the broader regional planning framework to ensure local initiatives are in harmony with those goals and strategies

3. Develop a comprehensive precinct master plan, including prioritising community engagement and co-design principles

4. Develop a strategic development staging plan, detailing the sequence and timeline for various project phases

5. Examine regulatory approvals and amendments, including liaising with relevant authorities and making necessary amendments to town planning advice as needed

6. Examine land tenure including a review of state land allocations for compliance with regulations and requirements, and an evaluation of Native Title considerations

7. Engage engineering expertise to oversee the provision of essential urban services and to assist in optimising land resource utilisation;

8. Complete cultural heritage and environmental impact assessments and develop a comprehensive cultural heritage report to preserve heritage assets and integrate cultural considerations into planning, and develop sustainability strategies

9. Prepare a heritage report and integrate it into the precinct master plan to ensure heritage preservation

10. Complete a comprehensive assessment of recreational opportunities, focusing on community engagement and well-being; and

11. Conduct business case studies, economic impact analyses, and feasibility studies to assess the viability and benefits of the project.

These deliverables are to be shared amongst multidisciplinary Workstreams, each coordinated by a central Project Manager and Project Governance Committee to the common output of delivering a comprehensive and integrated Master Plan by 1 February 2026 to guide investment across the next 10-15 years.

This RFQ covers a single Workstream as nominated in Part 1 (RFQ Information). For your situation awareness, ALL project Workstreams include:

(a) Project Management

(b) Legal Services

(c) Community and Stakeholder Engagement

(d) Business and Investment

(e) Town Planning

(f) National Heritage

(g) Sport and Recreation

(h) Environmental

(i) Infrastructure and Engineering