Tender accepted for tip plant hire

The Central Coast Council has accepted a tender from B and D Excavations Australia Pty Ltd for plant hire at Woy Woy tip for 12 months.

B and D Excavations Australia Pty Ltd is a Tumbi Umbi business and was one of 15 plant hire companies who submitted tender applications.

Tenders were requested to enable current operations to continue at the tip.

"Council previously engaged a contractor to provide and operate two items of plant being a 20 tonne excavator and a 20 tonne dump truck to supplement council-owned plant," said a report from Central Coast Council's department of assets, infrastructure and business to council's June 22 ordinary meeting.

According to the report, the selected contractor will be requested to provide a 20 tonne excavator and 20 tonne dump truck "as operational requirements dictate".

"Works will include: construction of cell; carting of cover material; clay capping; and drainage and other construction works.

The tender was advertised on March 22 and closed on April 12.

Applicants were assessed on price, previous experience and performance, plant resources, work health and safety records and systems and environmental management records and systems.

"The tender panel considered reviewed offers from lower priced tenderers and determined that the lower price tenderers had little or no experience in landfill construction," the report said.

"The panel recognised it was necessary for the successful tenderer to have a sound knowledge of the landfill EPA licence requirements."

According to the report, the chosen tenderer had been used in capital projects at Woy Woy tip in recent years and had "a superior knowledge and experience of daily operations, construction techniques and landfill infrastructure".

"They provide the best value for money for council," it stated.

Central Coast Council Agenda 4.7, 22 June 2016