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Consultancy Services - Murray Downs, Moama & Barham Wastewater Treatment Upgrades - Assessment and D

Issued by Murray River Council · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities

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Published
18 Sept 2026
Closes
22 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC
Reference
VP526082
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Sector
Water & Environment

Details

Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced engineering services consultants to undertake the planning, investigation, assessment and design services required to progress Council’s wastewater infrastructure projects at Murray Downs, Moama and Barham.

The services will generally comprise:

Murray Downs WWTP Upgrade – undertake an objective assessment of feasible long-term wastewater servicing options, including upgrade of the existing Murray Downs WWTP and transfer of wastewater to the Swan Hill WWTP, identify and recommend the preferred servicing solution, and progress the preferred solution through concept design, detailed design, statutory approvals and preparation of construction-ready tender documentation.

Moama WWTP Treatment Upgrades Stage 1 – develop Council’s approved Concept Design into a complete, coordinated and construction-ready Detailed Design, including the required civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control works, together with statutory approvals, cost estimates and tender documentation required to facilitate procurement and construction.

Barham WWTP Upgrade – undertake a concept-level review and assessment of feasible long term wastewater servicing options, including technical development of the options, capital and operating cost estimates, assessment of risks and approvals, financial and multi-criteria analysis, and recommendation of a preferred servicing option and the next steps required to progress that solution.

The Consultant will be responsible for coordinating all engineering, environmental, planning and specialist inputs necessary to deliver the respective project requirements and provide Council with robust, practical, maintainable and cost-effective solutions that address operational requirements, environmental compliance, future growth and whole-of-life value.

Refer to the Tender Documents for more detail of the Works.

Buyer: Murray River Council

Buyer location: 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama, New South Wales 2731, Australia

VendorPanel reference: VP526082

Buyer's reference: MRC-2613

Opens: Friday 18 September 2026 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Closes: Thursday 22 October 2026 02:00 PM (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Supplier query cut-off: Friday 16 October 2026 02:00 PM (AUS Eastern Daylight Time)

Expected decision: Thursday 03 December 2026 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Categories: Engineering & Research & Technical Based Services; 1: Engineering Consulting Services; 2: Project Management; Water & Sewage; 1: Water & Sewage Pump Station Construction; 2: Water & Sewage Treatment Plant Construction

Regions of service: New South Wales; 1: Murray; All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

Tender documents: 21

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