Transport for NSW (Transport Infrastructure Projects) / Singleton Bypass Project Enabling Works – Managing Contractor for Telecommunication Relocation Coordination - 22.0000139291.1581

Transport for NSW (TfNSW) invites tenders from suitably qualified civil contractors who are prequalified to Category ‘R3 or above’. This work relates to telecommunication relocations identified for enabling works for the A15 New England Highway Singleton Bypass project.

This contract scope requires demonstrated experience as a managing contractor responsible for site management and the coordination of subconctractors and concurrent delivery activities associated with telecommunication relocations.

This is a quality assurance contract.

This contract consists of enabling works for the A15 New England Highway bypass of Singleton project and necessitates a civil managing contractor who can facilitate, manage and coordinate all activities on Site related to the proposed adjustment of existing Telstra, NBN and TPG telecommunications assets in advance of the main construction contract. 

The scope of work under this Minor Works and Services Project Contract includes the provision of civil construction and management activities to enable the telecommunication authorities to install new infrastructures, including but not limited to the excavation and backfill of trenches (including road crossings) and the completions of underbores.

The relocation and installation of telecommunication infrastructure for Telstra, TPC and NBN network assets shall remain the responsibility of each authority and will be subject to each authority's own Tender process.

Below is a summary of the proposed adjustment to the following telecomunication network assets due to impact from the proposed Singleton Bypass alignment:

• Modifications to Telstra’s CC and DA Networks in a variety of locations between approximately 700m north of Magpie Street to approximately 500m south of Newington Lane at Singleton. The adjustments involve both copper and optical fibre cables and will require both trenching and underbores for new conduit installation.

• Modifications to NBN Co’s Network in a variety of locations between approximately 700m north of Magpie Street to approximately 500m south of Newington Lane at Singleton. The adjustments will require both trenching and underbores for new conduit installation.

• TPG Package 1: Hunter River Crossing between Darlington Road and Maison Dieu Road

Relocation of existing TPG telecommunications assets from Darlington Road to Maison Dieu Road and across the Hunter River. The adjustment requires both trenching and underbores of the Hunter River and New England Highway for new conduit installation.

• TPG Package 2: South of Hunter River between Singleton Netball Association and Army Camp Road

Relocation of existing TPG telecommunications assets from the Victoria Street to Waterworks Lane. The adjustment requires pulling of new cable through existing conduits, as well as trenching and an underbore of Putty Road and Waterworks Lane for new conduit installation.

• TPG Package 3: North of Hunter River between Maison Dieu Road and Magpie St, McDougalls Hill

Relocation of existing TPG telecommunications assets from Maison Dieu Road to Magpie St at McDougalls Hill. The adjustment requires both trenching and an underbore of the New England Highway for new conduit installation.

All tenderers must comply with the NSW Government Procurement Policy Framework (NSW Framework) and NSW Government Supplier Code of Conduct (NSW Code).

Copies of the NSW Framework and NSW Code are available at www.buy.nsw.gov.au. 

This project is jointly funded by the Australian Government.  

The Building Code 2016 applies to this project. This document is available at https://www.abcc.gov.au/

These companies are listed alphabetically. Some tenders may be qualified or contain errors and in view of the information given in the criteria for tender evaluation, the list should not be relied upon as an indication of which tender may be successful.

A pre-tender meeting will be held at 10:30am on Thursday the 1st of December 2022 in the Conference Room at Level 1, 6 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle West NSW 2302. Attendance is mandatory in order to submit a conforming tender.

Mandatory Requirement 1 

PreTender meeting and site inspection

You or your representative must attend any pre-tender meeting and/or site inspection held by TfNSW in relation to the tender.

Mandatory requirement 2

You must be registered on the TfNSW prequalification Scheme for Construction Industry Contractors to the minimum of Category R3

Mandatory requirement 3

The organisation nominated to undertake the traffic control must be registered on the TfNSW Registration Scheme for Construction Industry Contractors in Category G - Provision of Traffic Control