ABOUT THE COUNCIL: The City of Ryde has an area of 40.651 square kms and lies in the central northern part of the Sydney Metropolitan area, approximately 12kms from the centre of Sydney. The City occupies, most of the divide between the Parramatta and Lane Cover rivers, and has 16 suburbs within its boundaries.

ABOUT THE TENDER: The Council of the City of Ryde is seeking submissions from suitably qualified and experienced tenderers for the chipping and mulching program.The chipping and mulching program is a free, weekly, kerbside service offered to the local residents of Ryde LGA whereby Council (or contractors engaged by Council) visit booked by address, chip and bag the customers vegetation on the nature strip, leaving the bags of mulch for the resident to use in their garden. It is not a removal or waste service.

It is a service that runs every week on a Tuesday during the growing season 1 October to 31 May) and fortnightly during the winter months (June to 30 Sept), with up to 25 locations throughout the Ryde LGA. Each booked address is limited to 3m3 of returned mulch, which equates to 10 bags of chipped material. The attachment shows the vegetation specification that the customer must comply.

The contract is for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further three by one (1) year (2+1+1+1) period by mutual agreement and subject to satisfactory performance.

A detailed brief of the extent of services required by Council is set out in Section B, Principal's Project Requirements.

CANVASSING SUPPORT: A Tenderer shall not directly, or indirectly, canvas support from an elected member, employee or Council at any time. Any Tenderer involved in such activity will result in their Tender being rejected.

SUBMISSION: Completed responses can be submitted via the electronic tender box (preferred) using the attached word version of the Schedule. Respondents will receive a successful submission, receipt timed and dated upon completion. Furthermore, hard copy submission can also be placed in a sealed envelope and endorsed with the Tender title, number and closing details. If submitting a tender via hard copy, the tender box is located in the foyer of Council's North Ryde Office.

Address Details: Level 1, Building 0, 3 Richardson Place, North Ryde, NSW 2113.