Burrendong Dam – Construction of Work Stage 1a Upgrade Works - 0901983 EOI

Expression of Interest from Contractors prequalified in the Civil Works and Specialty of Water Infrastructure category of the NSW Department of Services, Technology & Administration Contractor Prequalification and Best Practice Accreditation Scheme 2008-2010 are being invited to apply for selection for Burrendong Dam – Construction of Work Stage 1a Upgrade Works - Contract No: 0901983 EOI.

State Water Corporation is seeking to establish a panel of suitable Prequalified Contractors that wish to be considered for selection to tender for work at Burrendong Dam.

 Background

State Water is NSW’s rural bulk water delivery corporation, annually delivering more than 5,500GL of water to regional NSW on average, along 7,000km of rivers. State Water manages and operates 20 dams and more than 280 weirs and regulators to deliver water for town water supplies, industry, irrigation, stock and domestic use, riparian and environmental flows. In accordance with water sharing plans, it delivers about 9,000GL of water for the environment.

Burrendong Dam is located on the upper reaches of the Macquarie River, immediately downstream of the confluence with the Cudgegong River in central-west NSW.  The dam is an “Extreme” flood consequence category (FCC) dam and is on the SWC’s Dam Safety Upgrade Program (Phase 1) so as to enable it to meet current standards for acceptable flood capacity (AFC).

Apart from Burrendong Dam, State Water is also undertaking safety upgrades for Blowering, Keepit, Chaffey, Copeton, Split Rock and Wyangala.

The multi-stage upgrade of program for phase comprises of two main construction stages.

Stage 1A:

Crest raising of main dam embankment and commensurate of saddle dams B&C – Invite tenders in mid October, 2009;

The detailed designs for the stage 1A are being prepared by Department of Services Technology & Administration.

Stage 1B:

Upgrading of the existing spillway -   Expression of Interest in mid – June, 2010.

Note: This EOI process is for Stage 1A works only.  A separate EOI process is proposed for Stage 1B when designs become available in 2010

Expression of Interest from Contractors Prequalified Only:

EOI responses from the following Contractors prequalified in the Civil Works and Specialty of Water Infrastructure category of the NSW Department of Services Technology & Administration Contractor Prequalification and Best Practice Accreditation Scheme 2008-2010 will ONLY be accepted.

•  Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd - Gordon
• Baulderstone Pty Ltd - North Sydney
• Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd - Rosebery
• John Holland Pty Ltd - Pyrmont
• Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd - North Sydney
• Leighton Contractors Pty Limited - Chatswood
• Macmahon Contractors Pty Ltd Jointly & Severally with Macmahon Holdings Limited - Chatswood
• McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd Jointly & Severally with McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited - Chatswood
• Reed Constructions Australia Pty Limited - North Sydney
• Thiess Pty Ltd - Sydney

Electronic Response will Only be accepted. 

NSW Regions: North Western

Pre-Qualified / Invited - Only those directly invited to tender, may obtain an RFT for the purpose of lodging a tender response. Generally an invitation from a pre-qualified register of approved tenderers who have the ability to undertake the particular work or type of work proposed, a limited number of service providers are known to carry out the work or service (or in emergency or other restricted situations). Tenderers have usually been pre-qualified, accredited, or selected for the type of work and financial range. Competitive bids called from a standing offer (panel / period) contracts would also use this type.

Obtaining the EOI Documents:

Softcopy Document: 

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