Tender Details
BSC 25/26 - T55 - REFRESH - REGISTER OF PRE-QUALIFIED SUPPLIERS WET/ DRY PLANT HIRE
Business Name
Balonne Shire Council
VP Reference #
VP510302
Opens
Wednesday 20 May 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Closes
Wednesday 10 June 2026 10:00 AM (E. Australia Standard Time) CLOSED
Supplier query cut-off
Monday 08 June 2026 10:00 AM (E. Australia Standard Time)
Expected decision
Wednesday 02 September 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)
Buyer Details
Business Name
Balonne Shire Council
Location
Grey St
St George, Queensland 4487
Australia
WebSite:
http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au
Business Info
The Balonne Shire is located in Queensland on the New South Wales border some 500 kilometres
from the east coast of Australia and has an area of 31,119m2. A region of surprising diversity and
unique attractions, the Balonne Shire is rich in native bird and animal life, wide open spaces, beautiful
waterways, and many historic buildings.
Contact Details
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What the buyer is requesting
Details
Balonne Shire Council invites tenders from suitably qualified tenderers for appointment as a pre-qualified supplier of Wet Plant Hire and Minor Works and/or & Dry Plant Hire.

Tenderers must, where prompted in the Response Schedules identify the services in respect of which they are submitting a Tender.

Council refers to condition 18 in the Dry Hire Contract, and clause 21 of the Wet Hire Contract, identified at Part 4 of this Request for Tender. Tenderers should note that Tenderers may be appointed to the register of pre-qualified suppliers, but Council does not intend to engage Suppliers if they are not in compliance with the law (including town planning requirements) and that the Supplier may be in breach of the contract to the extent that the Supplier is not compliant.

Please put all queries and requests for information through the Vendor Panel forum portal. We request this to ensure everyone is receiving the same information at the same time.
Supplier lists selected
Lists
  • Building Products & Materials
  • Plant & Equipment - Hire
Categories selected
Categories
  • Building Products & Materials
    1: Aggregates
    2: Concrete & Cement Products
    3: Quarry Products
    4: Sand & Soils
  • Plant & Equipment (Hire)
    1: Backhoes
    2: Bobcats
    3: Concrete Pumps
    4: Cranes
    5: Dozers
    6: Excavators
    7: Forklifts
    8: Graders
    9: Loaders
    10: Skid Steer Loader
    11: Telehandlers
    12: Tractors & Implements/ Attachments
    13: Trucks
    14: Water Tankers
Regions of Service
Locations
  • Queensland
    1: South West

All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.
Information requested by others
22/May/2026 09:12 AM
Question:
Hi

Could Council please confirm the scope of plant/equipment they are interested in hiring (wet and dry) from the pre-qualified suppliers?

Thanks

Answered on 22/May/2026 01:21 PM:


Suppliers are encouraged to nominate their full range of available plant and equipment, whether or not it is immediately required
22/May/2026 11:35 AM
Question:
Good morning,

Is there a different version of pricing schedule for supplier with over 1000 equipment for dry hires?

Thank you

Kind regards,

Answered on 08/Jun/2026 01:23 PM:


Council will accept pricing schedule in your own format. Ensure you note dry hire only.
25/May/2026 10:52 AM
Question:
The pricing template supplied appears to be structured around wet hire and fuel band adjustments. We operate strictly on a dry hire model (machines supplied full fuel, returned full fuel, no operator, no fuel charging).

Can you confirm how dry hire suppliers are intended to complete this form, and where standard daily/weekly/monthly dry hire rates should be entered, or whether a revised template is available?

Answered on 08/Jun/2026 01:23 PM:


Council will accept pricing schedule in your own format. Ensure you note dry hire only.
28/May/2026 11:19 AM
Question:
As our growing fleet now exceeds five thousand (5,000) assets across forty-four (44) asset categories, including multiple sizes within each category, it is not practical for us to complete a separate form for every individual item of plant, including detailed specifications and pricing.

Additionally, the size and variety of our fleet also makes completing the Excel pricing format provided quite difficult. As we are a dry hire provider, would Council be open to accepting our submission in our own format instead? We believe this would allow us to present our plant and equipment information in a much clearer and more efficient way.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Answered on 08/Jun/2026 01:24 PM:


Council will accept pricing schedule in your own format. Ensure you note dry hire only.
28/May/2026 04:27 PM
Question:
Please confirm existing prequalified suppliers for this refresh only require update of pricing schedule and any new plant equipment to be added.

Answered on 28/May/2026 04:47 PM:


Yes, this is correct.
02/Jun/2026 07:33 AM
Question:
Just following up on my unanswered question sent In 25th May

The pricing template supplied appears to be structured around wet hire and fuel band adjustments. We operate strictly on a dry hire model (machines supplied full fuel, returned full fuel, no operator, no fuel charging).

Can you confirm how dry hire suppliers are intended to complete this form, and where standard daily/weekly/monthly dry hire rates should be entered, or whether a revised template is available?

Answered on 08/Jun/2026 01:24 PM:


Council will accept pricing schedule in your own format. Ensure you note dry hire only.
03/Jun/2026 04:18 PM
Question:
Hello, Pages that require a signature does the entire document need to be printed and scanned back in or just the pages for singing, is there a docusign option?

Answered on 03/Jun/2026 04:33 PM:


It is preferred that the whole document is attached.
04/Jun/2026 08:49 AM
Question:
ON THE PRICING SCHEDULE DO WE JUST PUT REFER TO ATTACHMENT?

ALSO WHERE DO WE INCLUDE A FUEL LEVY PERCENTAGE IF APPLICABLE?

Answered on 08/Jun/2026 01:25 PM:


Council will accept pricing schedule in your own format so attachment are OK.

Providing hourly rates per fuel price bracket eliminates the need for a fuel price levee.
05/Jun/2026 03:03 PM
Question:
How is the fuel price range going to be monitored by the Balonne Shire Council when some businesses purchase fuel in bulk while others purchase it daily from the bowser?

Answered on 08/Jun/2026 01:25 PM:


Balonne Shire Council will use the St George Lowes advertised price each Monday morning to select the appropriate fuel price bracket. This will be applied to work performed in the following week.
05/Jun/2026 04:37 PM
Question:
As this is a refresh, could you please confirm the existing contract number of which suppliers may already be registered under? Thanks

Answered on 08/Jun/2026 01:30 PM:


BSC 24/25 - T16 - Register of Pre-Qualified Suppliers - Wet Plant Hire and Minor Works and/or Dry Plant Hire
07/Jun/2026 11:05 AM
Question:
Can you please confirm whether the new price schedule will serve as the maximum cap for our pricing only? Additionally, will individual works continue to be tendered separately, allowing contractors to submit pricing on a job-by-job basis, provided the quoted price does not exceed the rates outlined in the new price schedule?

Answered on 08/Jun/2026 03:39 PM:


Yes, the price submitted will be considered as your maximum price. Council reserves the right to tender for large projects separately.
Updates made to this Request
25/May/2026 09:15 AM
Please disregard the Building Products & Materials Category. Please refer to the Plant and Equipment Hire Category.