Dept of Local Government Water and Volunteers

DLGWV2026-0237

Friday 15 May 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Thursday 11 June 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) CLOSED

Tuesday 02 June 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Wednesday 09 September 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Dept of Local Government Water and Volunteers

1 William St
Brisbane City, Queensland 4000
Australia

https://www.dlgwv.qld.gov.au/

The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers is at the forefront of driving sustainable growth across Queensland. Our mission is to empower councils to support and grow Queensland communities, to manage water resources responsibly, and to give Queenslanders personal, social and emotional support through disasters. We also support our Minister on matters related to volunteering in Queensland.

The buyer has elected to have their personal and contact details hidden. These details will be revealed at the buyers discretion.

The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers is seeking to engage a contractor to undertake the Design and Construction of the Kowanyama Treated Water Reservoir to address long-standing challenges with the drinking water in the community. The works includes improvements to the Kowanyama water supply infrastructure, security, focusing on increasing the capacity, ensuring reliable clean water to support community growth. The existing reservoir at Kowanyama is being replaced with a larger reservoir to meet the community's water demand.

Tenderers are to refer to Invitation to Offer document for further details.

A non-mandatory Industry Briefing will be held at 10am AEST, Monday 25 May 2026.

Tenderers are required to register their attendance by sending an email to Procurement@dlgwv.qld.gov.au to the attention of Florine Vega-Hughes, by 22 May 2026, detailing the name/s and contact details of attendees (email address and mobile number).

Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council (KASC) in Northwest Queensland, approximately 1,800 km northwest of Brisbane, near the Gulf of Carpentaria with a current population of approximately 1300 people (according to KASC) and is one of 16 Indigenous councils in Queensland. However, according to the 2016 census, the community has an estimated population of 1,164 residence. With projected population growth of 0.6% over the next 20 years, the demand for essential services, including safe and reliable drinking water, is expected to increase.

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• Queensland
  1: Brisbane
  2: Far North
  3: Gold Coast
  4: Sunshine Coast

All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

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Please note: The following addenda have been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) DLGWV2026-0237 Addendum No.1.pdf

2. Added: (Addendum) DLGWV2026-0237 ITO Part 5 - Indigenous Employment Business Plan template V2.xlsx

Please consider these addenda when responding.