Queensland’s Gladstone Regional Council has released an invitation to contractors to tender for various projects across its multi-million dollar roads and civil infrastructure works program.
Council is planning to deliver approximately $56 million in roads and civil infrastructure projects during 2023/24, with approximately $34 million coming from the joint Commonwealth and State Government funding for Disaster Recovery.
Mayor, Matt Burnett said the portfolio of works represented a significant increase in road projects compared to 2022/23.
“The types of projects we’re looking to undertake include pavement renewals, asphalt overlays, bitumen reseals, gravel resheets, traffic calming schemes, safety improvements and sealed and unsealed road damage repairs,” Mayor Burnett said.
“We are grateful to receive significant external funding from the Queensland Government to upgrade and improve our roads, however, with many deadlines related to funding for these projects, there is no leeway for these projects to carry over into future years.
“This is why we are tendering all of our roads projects at the same time, as bundling them ahead of time will offer greater scheduling efficiencies, allow for a greater response to the tender and increase the likelihood of projects being delivered on time.”
The Mayor said successful contractors will assist Council’s Roads Program Delivery team, who have been consulted in advance of the procurement changes.
“Crews have been consulted and will play an important role in determining which projects will continue to be delivered internally,” he said.
The tender opened on Saturday 6 May on VendorPanel and closes on 30 May 2023.
Approval of contracts will take place in early August.
Visit www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/business-us to access VendorPanel or call Council on (07) 4970 0700 for more information.
