Tender Details

Early Works (Lot 485) Contractor

Business Name

Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Ltd

VP Reference #

VP487271

Buyers Reference #

CMP-CUF-RFx-0030

Opens

Tuesday 11 November 2025 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Closes

Wednesday 26 November 2025 05:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) CLOSED

Supplier query cut-off

Wednesday 19 November 2025 05:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Expected decision

Tuesday 07 July 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Buyer Details

Business Name

Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Ltd

Location

175 Eagle St
Brisbane City, Queensland 4000
Australia

WebSite:

https://www.portsnorth.com.au/

Business Info

Ports North is responsible for the development and management of the declared Ports of Cairns, Cape Flattery, Karumba, Mourilyan, Skardon River, Quintell Beach, Thursday Island, Burketown and Cooktown. We are committed to supporting economic growth of Far North Queensland, through the movement of cargo bound for domestic and international markets. We believe Ports North not only connects the communities of Far North Queensland to each other, but we also connect Far North Queensland to the world.

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What the buyer is requesting

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Ports North Ports North is calling for Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified organisations for the construction of the Early Works in preparation for delivering the Main Works for the Cairns Marine Precinct Common User Facility. This facility will play a crucial role in servicing both commercial and Defence vessels, supporting the broader Cairns Marine Precinct's objectives.

This Expression of Interest (EOI) seeks submissions from suitably qualified organisations to carry out the Early Works construction as detailed below. A shortlist of companies will be selected from the EOI respondents to tender for this design package.

It is important to note that only companies that are shortlisted from their EOI submission will be invited to participate in the RFT process, a separate RFT process will not be conducted.

The successful tenderer for the Early Works construction will not be precluded from participating in future construction or project phases associated with the broader CMP CUF project.

Ports North is progressing the development of new infrastructure within the Cairns Marine Precinct (CMP) to support the construction of the Common User Facility (CUF). The objective of the CUF development is to enhance marine-related operations, providing a common-user facility to service commercial and defence vessels, shipbuilding, and marine repair and overhaul operations.

As part of the CMP development, the CUF at Lot 485, along with the associated shiplift represents a critical upgrade to the precinct’s marine infrastructure. The development will enhance vessel operations, provide expanded maintenance capabilities, and enable efficient vessel movement within the facility.

The CUF will incorporate a new shiplift designed to service a variety of defence and commercial vessels, facilitating repairs, maintenance, and docking. The development within Lot 485 will optimise space for vessel handling, and maintenance, allowing for seamless integration between marine operations and landside infrastructure.

The Early Works Package (EWP) has been developed to:

· Provide enabling works that facilitate early site access.

· De-risk the CUF Main Works program by removing obstructions and mitigating environmental risk.

· Deliver key enabling infrastructure ahead of mobilisation by the CUF Main Works Contractor.

The Early Works Package includes, but is not limited to, the following discrete packages of work:

· Package 1 – Demolition of Cook Street Bridge

· Package 2 – Working Platform (Lot 485)

· Package 3 – Flood Mitigation & Stormwater Works

· Package 4 – Environmental Management (ASS and PFAS)

Background information / Compatibility requirements

Details

*** PLEASE NOTE ***

This EOI process is being run by ICN Queensland and all details regarding the requirements of the EOI and submissions must be made through ICN Queensland.

Vendor Panel is being used to solely to encourage local participation and as an avenue to reach a broad market

The link to the EOI details and instructions for submission can be found here - https://commonuserfacility.icn.org.au

Questions asked by the buyer

Question 1

The question has been asked - Are suppliers able to express interest in one package only, or is the intent to procure one Contractor for all packages?

The intent is to procure one main contractor only, however, we encourage all specialist organisations who can complete parts, but not all of the requirements to partner with complementary service providers to form a submission

Question 2

A question has been asked to extend the EPI Submission period to 5.00pm on Wednesday, 3 December.

Ports North's response:
The EOI was opened via ICN, with a notice on the Queensland Procurement System, on Tuesday, 11 November, and at this stage we will not extend the closing time beyond 5pm on Wednesday 26 November.

We understand that this is a very short period of time to respond to this scope of work, and we expect that the responses will reflect this short response window.

Please be aware that we will not be accepting submissions via the QPS, all EOI responses should be submitted via the ICN Gateway portal - https://commonuserfacility.icn.org.au

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