Mareeba Shire Council is seeking submissions from a variety of suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the provision of green waste services. The term of the Contract will be 2 (two) years with the option for 3 (three) extensions of up to 12 (twelve) months each, at the Council’s discretion.

Council is inviting tenders for the provision of the following services under three distinct separable portions:

Separable Portion 1 – Green Waste Services – Kuranda Separable Portion 2 – Green Waste Services – Mareeba Separable Portion 3 – Green Waste Services – Julatten

The contract is divided into three separable portions, each requiring a schedule of rates. The Scope of Works for each separable portion can be found at Section 3 of this Specification. Tenderers may tender for one of, two of or all separable portions. The Council may choose to award different Contractors for these portions. Under this Contract the Contractor is to provide all labour, plant and equipment necessary for the management of Green Waste for Beneficial Reuse from Council Transfer Stations and at various other locations within the Mareeba Shire Council boundaries.

Currently Green Waste including grass clippings, garden pruning’s, weeds, flowers, shrubbery, palms or other trees branches, palms or trees trunks or pieces of trunks, leaves, loose bark, small quantities of attached soil and all wood material excluding: treated or painted timber or with non-wood fittings or attachments delivered to the Transfer Station facilities are transported offsite for beneficial reuse either processed or unprocessed.

The origins of the Green Waste include:

Commercial self-haul; Domestic self-haul; and Mareeba Shire Council generated Green Waste.

Council requires the tenderer to identify opportunities for the Beneficial Reuse of Green Waste to maintain the current 100% diversion from landfill of Green Waste. This includes potential further treatment to maximise the value recovered from the Green Waste.

Tender documents are available on Council’s online e-procurement system, Tenderlink – www.tenderlink.com/msc

All enquiries or clarifications must be via the online forum which will close 7 days prior to closing time. Council officers are unable to respond to verbal or emailed enquiries.

The closing time for electronic lodgement of Tenders is 11.00 am Thursday 6 May 2021.

Regulation 228(7) of the Local Government Regulation 2012 may be applied.

Tender will not be opened publicly. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Peter Franks Chief Executive Officer PO Box 154 Mareeba Qld 4880