Procurement & Tenders

Mackay Regional Council supports procurement and tendering opportunities for contractors, suppliers and consultants. Selling your product or service to local government can be a good way to grow your business. Council follows internal procurement guidelines to purchase goods or to engage the services of a contractor, supplier or consultant. The following outlines council’s procurement and tender opportunities, policies and procedures.

Current Tenders

Council utilises the Queensland Government QTenders website, an online tendering resource, to promote and publish all its tenders and to provide a secure platform to receive responses from respondents.

Council tenders currently available for offers are:

TENDER	NAME	DESCRIPTION	SITE MEETING	CLOSING DATE
MRC2022047	Register of Pre-Qualified Suppliers for Servicing and Repairs of Vehicles, Plant and Equipment.	Council is looking to establish a Panel of Prequalified Suppliers for servicing and repairs to Council vehicles, plant and equipment, along with the inspection, quoting and repairs for windscreen and smash repair claims covered by Council. Council owns and operators approximately 1,720 mobile fleet including heavy plant, trucks, mowers, small plant, light commercial and passenger vehicles	Not Applicable	10:00am 28 June 2022
MRC2022053	29095 Seaforth Esplanade Reserve Redevelopment	Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor for the construction of the Seaforth Esplanade development situated in Seaforth, approximately 45km north of Mackay.	Not Applicable	10:00 am 28 June 2022
MRC2022058	Barton Street Drainage Upgrade	Council seeks submissions for the construction of the stormwater upgrade to the Barton Street, West Mackay, area	Not Applicable	10:00 am 12 July 2022
MRC2022061	Northern Beaches Community Hub - Detailed Design	Council is seeking submissions from suitably experienced and qualified tenderers, for the detailed design of the Northern Beaches Community Hub, between Rosewood Drive and Eimeo Road, Rural View.	Non-mandatory 9:30 am Tuesday 31 May 2022	10:00 am 28 June 2022
MRC2022064	Preferred Supplier Arrangement - Hydro Excavation, Underground Services and Directional Drilling	Council seeks submissions from suitably experienced and resourced personnel with the capacity to provide hydro excavation, underground service location and / or under boring services, to be appointed to a panel of preferred suppliers	Not Applicable	10:00am 28 June 2022
MRC2022065	29101 Allan Cameron Rotary Park	Council is seeking submissions from suitable experienced and qualified tenderers for the renovation of the park at Allan Cameron Rotary Park, Walkerston.	Non-mandatory 10:00 am Wednesday 25 May 2022	10:00 am 28 June 2022
MRC2022037	Pioneer Valley Bridge Renewal and Rehabilitation Works	This project is for the construction works associated with rehabilitation and/or renewal of the bridge assets at five sites within the Mackay Regional Council area	Not Applicable	10:00am 05 July 2022

Potential and existing respondents are invited to register and download from the QTenders website, free of charge. Once registered notifications of new tender opportunities listed by council will be emailed to your nominated email address.

If you have any questions or enquiries, please contact council’s Contract team by emailing contracts@mackay.qld.gov.au.

Access and submit tenders

After you have registered and logged into QTenders, you can access the documents and submit responses.

Submit a tender

To submit a response, you must have downloaded the tender documents.

Select the tender you want to upload a response to.
Upload your response.

Tender guidelines and checklist

For assistance when submitting a response, please refer to the following documents in the first instance:

Should you experience any issues with the QTenders website, please contact the QTenders system support team via (07) 3215 3699 or email bsu@hpw.qld.gov.au.

Upcoming tenders

The upcoming tenders / quotation list of projects provides an overview of future opportunities in working with council. Please note this is subject to change pending council’s priorities. Council does not guarantee that all of the tenders/quotes listed will proceed and reserves the right to alter or cancel any of the listed projects at its discretion. Projects listed can be issued as either a tender or quotation.

Projects released as tenders will be issued via Qtender, please register with QTender and monitor for the tender’s release.

Projects that are to be released as Quotations may be issued via Council’s Panel arrangements or via Local Buy.

To view upcoming tender/ quotation opportunities, follow the link below:

Upcoming tenders

Contracts awarded in excess of $200,000

Under the Local Government Regulations 2012 s237, details of all awarded contractual agreements over the value of $200,000 must be published. Details can be viewed by following the link below or alternatively are available on the public noticeboard located in the foyer of council’s administration building, Gordon Street.

Contracts awarded in excess of $200,000

Procurement policy

Council officers are required to conduct their procurement activities in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009, the Local Government Regulation 2012 and in conjunction with council’s Procurement Policy.

To view the policy, follow the link below:

Procurement policy

“Buy local” procurement policy

Council proudly supports locally-owned and operated businesses, including those with an office or branch in our region. Council has strengthened its ‘Buy Local’ Procurement Policy to further boost that assistance.

To view the policy, follow the link below:

“Buy Local” Procurement Policy

Local Government Association of Queensland - Local Buy

Local Buy is the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) procurement services company.

Local Buy develops contractual arrangements for use by Queensland councils and government entities, eliminating the need for government authorities to establish their own supply contracts. A contract established by Local Buy enables councils and government entities to purchase a diverse range of goods and services from Local Buy contractors.

You can view Local Buy procurement opportunities, download tender documents and lodge tender submissions via the Local Buy website.

Supplier information

The terms of business govern the purchase of goods and/or services by council. These are the terms of business referred to in council’s purchase orders and apply to any contract entered into by council and a supplier, unless other terms and conditions are specifically agreed at time of contract award. By accepting to supply the items described in a council purchase order, suppliers agree to be bound by and accept these terms and conditions.

Council’s goods and services providers should view the Terms of Business document to ensure compliance with council’s payment terms, insurance, workplace health and safety and pricing requirements.

> View the Terms of Business.

Supplier guide

This suppliers guide is intended as an information resource to assist suppliers and contractors who wish to supply goods and/or services to council. It provides frequently asked questions and cover basic information surrounding the following key topics;

About Mackay
Mackay Regional Council organisation structure
Mackay Regional Council procurement policy
Workplace health and safety information
Supply requirements
Key contacts

> View the suppliers guide (Coming soon)

Council is also committed to ensuring all its policies, procedures and practices relating to procurement are consistent with best practice and conform to the highest standard of ethical conduct.

Supplier forums

Mackay Regional Council holds an annual “Doing Business with council” forum.

Next expected forum date: TBA 2021

Policies

Quality

Work Health Safety