Construction of Bow River Bridge (Bridge 817a) on the Great Northern Highway

Great Northern Highway (GNH) Bow River Bridge (Bridge No. 817a) & approaches (SLK 3008.00 to SLK 3010.50) Shire Of Wyndham (004) – East Kimberley

The proposed works will consist of:

• Construction of new bridge pier and abutment footings in the river bed;
• Construction of a new 2 lane bridge and approach road works on an alternative road alignment;
• Construction of rockwork guide-banks at both bridge abutments;
• Installation of a new rest area
• Demolition and removal of the existing single lane bridge and;
• Removal and rehabilitation of the redundant road upon completion of works.
  

The National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry, in conjunction with the Building Code 2016, applies to this project. The Building Code document is available at employment.gov.au/building-code.

The Tenderer must be suitably prequalified for the structures prequalification category B3 or higher(and Financial Levels of F50), and must either be prequalified for or engage a subcontractor who must be prequalified for the roadworks prequalification category R3(or higher).

It is a requirement of this project that any persons contracted to undertake the building work be accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction WHS Accreditation Scheme established by the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005, at the time of the tender closing for the building work and while the building work is being carried out.

Tenderers intending to submit a bid as a Joint Venture must review the additional requirements as outlined by Regulation 24(1)(h) of the Fair Work (Building Industry – Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2005 by the Federal Safety Commission (located at http://www.fsc.gov.au).

The Request to Tender documents (Book 1 to Book 8) are available for Tenderers to download from a secure document web portal. Applicants can access the Project web portal at http.www.mainroads.wa.gov.au by selecting My Account and following instructions to create an account. Once an account has been created, please contact Amanda Dolin on 9323 6229 or via email [email hidden] for access to the C93/16 Bow River Bridge No. 817a Construction tender documents.