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 QTender 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
MRC2022004	Preferred Supplier Arrangement for Plant and Equipment with Operator	Requiring the supply of reliable plant and/or equipment, with operators, to support Council in the delivery of Services throughout the Mackay region.	N/A	10:00 am 26 October 2021
MRC2022003	Preferred Supplier Arrangement – Service Providers for Water	Mackay Regional Council is looking to establish a Panel of Water Services Personnel for Prequalified Services to carry out work on Council’s facilities and infrastructure, on an as required basis, as specified in this Scope of Services. Council’s facilities, infrastructures, and assets at various locations in the Mackay region that relate to this Scope of Services include but are not limited to: (a) Water Services including networks and water treatment plants; and (b) Sewer Services including networks and water recycling facilities and sewer treatment plants.	N/A	10:00 am 02 November 2021
MRC2022020	Sale of Land - Begonia Court, Beaconsfield	Mackay Regional Council has determined that a parcel of freehold land is surplus to Mackay Regional Council requirements and can be offered for sale via a Contract of Sale to an adjoining landowner.	N/A	10:00 am 02 November 2021
MRC2022023	62088 Water Main Construction - Intersection of Mooney Count and Kinnon Street to Foundation Street, Glenella	Mackay Regional Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the construction of a new water main, from the intersection of Mooney Court and Kinnon Street to Foundation Street across the Bruce Highway.	Mandatory 10:00 am 18 October 2021	10:00 am 02 November 2021
MRC2022025	63416 Marian Reservoir Refurbishment - Temporary Bypass Works	Mackay Regional Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the construction of temporary bypass works at the Marian Reservoir.	Non-mandatory 10:00 am 18 October 2021	10:00 am 02 November 2021
MRC2022018	Preferred Supplier Arrangement for the Hire of Traffic Control Services	Mackay Regional Council seeks tenders for the hire of traffic control services	N/A	10:00 am 09 November 2021
MRC2022026	Preferred Supplier Arrangement for the Hire of Traffic Control Services	Requiring a suitably experienced contractor to repair and reline identified defective sewer maintenance holes by application of calcium aluminate cement / mortar.	N/A	10:00 am 09 November 2021

Potential and existing respondents are invited to register and download from the QTender 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 QTender, 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 QTender website, please contact the QTender 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