Tender Details
Borumba Exploratory Tunnelling & Drilling
Business Name
Queensland Hydro
VP Reference #
VP506727
Buyers Reference #
RFT-BUR-1006
Opens
Tuesday 21 April 2026
(E. Australia Standard Time)
Closes
Wednesday 20 May 2026 03:00 PM
(E. Australia Standard Time)
CLOSED
Supplier query cut-off
Tuesday 12 May 2026 03:00 PM
(E. Australia Standard Time)
Expected decision
Thursday 17 September 2026
(E. Australia Standard Time)
Buyer Details
Business Name
Queensland Hydro
Location
80 Ann St
Fortitude Valley, Queensland 4006
Australia
WebSite:
https://www.qldhydro.com.au/
Business Info
Queensland Hydro is a publicly owned entity established by the Queensland Government to design, deliver, operate and maintain long duration pumped hydro energy storage assets that will be the cornerstone for the transformation of the state’s energy system.
Contact Details
The buyer has elected to have their personal and contact details hidden. These details will be revealed at the buyers discretion.
What the buyer is requesting
Details
RFT-BUR-1006 Exploratory Tunnelling & Drilling - Borumba PHES Project
Queensland Hydro is seeking tenders for the Exploratory Tunnelling and Drilling Work for the Borumba Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Project. The package includes a construct-only drill-and-blast exploration tunnel (temporary works) to support underground access and geotechnical investigations.
The RFT Documents and the conditions under which the RFT process will be conducted are included with this Request for Tender.
The closing date and time for the submission of Tender is 20 May 2026 at 3:00pm AEST.
Parties interested in submitting a Tender are requested to complete the Tender Acknowledgement form and returned by email within 5 Business Days of the release of the RFT Documents on the Tender Portal. The email for sending the completed Tender Acknowledgement form is Hung.Tran@qldhydro.com.au
Please note that due to the large number of files included with Volume 4 of the RFT Documents, these documents (with the exception of the Exploratory Tunnelling & Drilling Scope of Work (SoW) and the Scope Responsibilities Matrix) are NOT included in the files uploaded to the Tender Portal due to system restrictions. Interested parties may provide a contact email address via the Tender Portal to request a link to be provided to download the files and documents listed in Volume 4 of the RFT Documents.
Supplier lists selected
Lists
Construction & Operation
Mining & Quarrying & Oil & Gas
Categories selected
Categories
Construction & Operation
1: Drilling & Boring Services
2: Excavation Services
3: Underground Services
Mining & Quarrying & Oil & Gas
1: Drill & Blasting Services
Regions of Service
Locations
Queensland
1: Sunshine Coast
2: West Moreton
3: Wide Bay-Burnett
All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.
Information requested by others
06/May/2026 02:44 PM
Question
:
After reviewing BR-TA-TUC-TGT-SOW-00001_Rev_3.pdf Appendix B and Appendix E it appears the following files have not been provided
1. ERA Submission Document
2. BR-FW-NON-EMG-RPT-00013 Rev F
3. BOR-QHY-PLN-COM-00001 Rev 0
4. BR-NA-NON-CCM-PLN-00004 Rev 0
Can you please check and provide the missiong documents
Answered on 07/May/2026 01:39 PM
:
Hi Richard,
Please refer to RFT-BUR-1006 Clarification No 03 issued today under Addendum No. 03 for our response.
Regards,
Qld Hydro
Updates made to this Request
24/Apr/2026 02:06 PM
Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.
1. Added: (Addendum) RFT-BUR-1006 Clarification No 01.pdf
Please consider this addendum when responding.
01/May/2026 04:24 PM
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1. Added: (Addendum) RFT-BUR-1006 Clarification No 02.pdf
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07/May/2026 01:32 PM
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07/May/2026 01:34 PM
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07/May/2026 01:54 PM
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1. Added: (Addendum) RFT-BUR-1006 Clarification No 05.zip
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15/May/2026 04:23 PM
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1. Added: (Addendum) RFT-BUR-1006 Clarification No 06.pdf
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