Central Highlands Regional Council

RFT260050

Wednesday 06 May 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Tuesday 09 June 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Tuesday 09 June 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Tuesday 16 June 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Central Highlands Regional Council

14 Glasson St
Emerald, Queensland 4720
Australia

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

The Central Highlands region is in Central Queensland, Australia. The region encompasses an area of around 60 000 square kilometres, making it just short of the size of Tasmania.

It is home to around 30 000 people who live in the thirteen unique communities of Arcadia Valley, Bauhinia, Blackwater, Bluff, Capella, Comet, Dingo, Duaringa, Emerald, Rolleston, Sapphire Gemfields, Springsure and Tieri.

Our region is rich in minerals and agriculture, thriving on irrigation sourced from water storage on the Nogoa and Comet rivers. We claim the largest sapphire-producing fields in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major freight routes through the region include the north-south link between Charters Towers and northern New South Wales—identified as the inland transport alternative between Cairns and Melbourne.

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Central Highlands Regional Council (CHRC) is seeking suitably qualified contractors to provide mobile concrete crushing services across three landfill sites: Lochlees (Emerald), Blackwater and Tieri.

The services involve the processing of stockpiled clean concrete and brick rubble (Construction & Demolition, Commercial & Industrial, and domestic sources) into a 20mm minus product, suitable for on-site reuse.

Scope of Services

The Contractor will be required to:

- Mobilise, operate and demobilise mobile crushing plant

- Process stockpiled material into a compliant 20mm minus product

- Remove contaminants (steel, timber, plastics, vinyl, lino, sealants, and suspect asbestos)

- Recover ferrous metal via magnetic separation

- Undertake dust suppression and environmental controls

- Provide campaign reporting, weighbridge/plant records, and compliance documentation

The Contractor must supply all labour, plant, equipment, fuel, water (if required), and consumables necessary to deliver the service.

Contract Structure & Timing

Contract term: 3 years (August 2026 – August 2029)

Engagement model: Schedule of rates, call-up basis (no guaranteed volumes)

Locations and Indicative frequency:

- Lochlees: Annual

- Blackwater: Every 18–24 months

- Tieri: As required

This opportunity is suited to contractors capable of delivering mobile crushing services in regional environments with variable volumes and mobilisation-based work programs.

Background

CHRC operates three landfill sites with Resource Recovery Areas (RRAs) that receive clean concrete and brick waste.

Approx. 6,700 tonnes accumulated stockpile across sites

Ongoing inflows of ~3,800 tonnes per annum

This procurement is designed to:

- Convert waste into a usable construction material

- Enable closed-loop reuse within Council operations

- Avoid landfill disposal of recoverable materials

- Support resource recovery and sustainability objectives

Regulatory & Operational Constraints

- ERA 54 (mechanical reprocessing) authorised at Lochlees only

- Blackwater and Tieri campaigns are conditional pending regulatory confirmation

Strict environmental and compliance controls apply:

- Dust, runoff, sediment management

- WHS and asbestos risk management

- Separation from public areas

Compatibility / Technical Requirements

-Ability to produce 20mm minus product free of contaminants and steel

- Plant fitted with magnetic separation capability

- Capability to manage contaminated loads, including suspected asbestos

- Ability to operate under call-up mobilisation model with defined lead times

- Experience working in live landfill / public interface environments

Key Commercial Reality

- No guaranteed volumes or campaigns

- Mobilisation cost efficiency and programming will be critical to competitiveness

Core Outcomes

- Maximise beneficial reuse

- Convert stockpiles into usable material for haul roads and civil works

Recover value

- Extract and return ferrous metal to Council’s scrap stream

- Reclaim operational footprint

- Clear stockpiles to restore RRA functionality

Maintain compliance

- Full adherence to environmental, WHS and regulatory frameworks

- Deliver value for money

- Efficient mobilisation and high yield of compliant product

Performance Expectations (SLAs)

- Meet agreed mobilisation lead times per site

- Deliver consistent 20mm minus specification product

- Achieve high product yield and minimal rejects

- Maintain continuous dust suppression and environmental controls

- Submit campaign reports and production records at completion

- Operate safely within live landfill environments with public interface

“Nice to Have”

- Demonstrated multi-site mobilisation efficiency

- Proven ability to bundle campaigns to reduce cost

- Strong local presence or regional delivery capability

- Clear sustainability and beneficial reuse approach

- Evidence of innovation in crushing efficiency or recovery rates

Conditions & Risk Allocation

- Contractor bears responsibility for:

- Plant, labour, mobilisation, and compliance

- Contaminant management, including asbestos risk controls

- Council retains ownership of recovered materials, including ferrous metal

- Mine waste explicitly excluded from scope

- Work is call-up only, driven by operational need (not contractor preference)

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All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

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