Tender Details
Pedestrian Connectivity Strategy 2027 - 2037
Business Name
Swan Hill Rural City Council
VP Reference #
VP511870
Buyers Reference #
26 54 509
Opens
Monday 01 June 2026
(AUS Eastern Standard Time)
Closes
Friday 19 June 2026 04:00 PM
(AUS Eastern Standard Time)
CLOSED
Supplier query cut-off
Friday 12 June 2026 04:00 PM
(AUS Eastern Standard Time)
Expected decision
Friday 17 July 2026
(AUS Eastern Standard Time)
Buyer Details
Business Name
Swan Hill Rural City Council
Location
45 Splatt St
Swan Hill, Victoria 3585
Australia
WebSite:
https://www.swanhill.vic.gov.au/
Business Info
Swan Hill Rural City Council, "The Heart of the Murray" is a bustling provincial centre just three and a half hours from Melbourne and five and a half hours from Adelaide.The region is renowned for its world class produce, spectacular landscapes and close proximity to the Murray River. Our region runs adjacent to the Murray River for nearly 200 kilometres and encompasses 6,000 square kilometres and home to 20,000 people.
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What the buyer is requesting
Details
Council is seeking quotations from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to prepare the Pedestrian Connectivity Strategy 2027–2037 for the Swan Hill municipality.
The Strategy will provide a contemporary, evidence-based framework to guide pedestrian connectivity planning, prioritisation and future infrastructure investment across the municipality over a ten (10) year period.
The Strategy is intended to build upon Council’s existing Missing Links Footpath Construction Strategy and develop a broader pedestrian connectivity framework that considers accessibility, safety, network continuity, active transport opportunities, township connectivity and long-term infrastructure planning.
The Strategy must be practical, implementable and suitable for a regional local government context, recognising the dispersed township structure, constrained funding environment and varying pedestrian demands across the municipality.
Council intends for the Strategy to:
• improve pedestrian connectivity and accessibility across the municipality;
• identify gaps and barriers within the pedestrian network;
• establish a transparent and evidence-based prioritisation framework;
• support future capital works planning and grant applications;
• align with Council’s strategic planning and asset management frameworks; and
• provide a practical implementation roadmap for future pedestrian infrastructure investment.
Council will provide available GIS and asset data relating to the existing footpath network to the successful consultant.
Supplier lists selected
Lists
Engineer, Research, Tech services
Categories selected
Categories
Engineering & Research & Technical Based Services
1: Engineering Consulting Services
Regions of Service
Locations
Victoria
1: Loddon
2: Mallee
3: Melbourne
All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.
Information requested by others
03/Jun/2026 09:47 AM
Question
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Hi Team, considering price is 30% of weighting, you could please advise the project budget?
Answered on 04/Jun/2026 02:20 PM
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Council will not disclose the allocated budget for this activity, as a procurement process is being undertaken to establish market pricing for the required works.
04/Jun/2026 10:35 AM
Question
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Hello folks..
is there a budget for this commission?
Does Council require an estimate from a Quantity Surveyor or will a high level cost estimate suffice?
Has an audit been conducted since the 2016 study?
What is the physical limit of the study area?
Answered on 04/Jun/2026 02:22 PM
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Council will not disclose the allocated budget for this activity, as a procurement process is being undertaken to establish market pricing for the required works.
A high level cost estimate will be sufficient, however, it should align with current prices.
No audit has been conducted.
04/Jun/2026 10:43 AM
Question
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Hi Team, the brief indicates that the Strategy will cover all relevant townships and urban areas within Swan Hill municipality.
Can you please provide a comprehensive list of said relevant townships and urban areas?
Thanks
Answered on 05/Jun/2026 09:22 AM
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The Swan Hill municipality includes the townships of Swan Hill, Robinvale, Lake Boga, Nyah, Nyah West, Piangil, Beverford, Woorinen South, Ultima, Manangatang and Boundary Bend.
04/Jun/2026 11:17 AM
Question
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What are the townships that council aims to investigate in the study?
Answered on 05/Jun/2026 09:22 AM
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The Swan Hill municipality includes the townships of Swan Hill, Robinvale, Lake Boga, Nyah, Nyah West, Piangil, Beverford, Woorinen South, Ultima, Manangatang and Boundary Bend.
04/Jun/2026 02:14 PM
Question
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Pedestrian Connecting We assume the pedestrian connecting strategy, is for the towns and townships within the municipality.
Can Council provide a list of towns and townships other than Swan Hill itself?
Answered on 05/Jun/2026 09:22 AM
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The Swan Hill municipality includes the townships of Swan Hill, Robinvale, Lake Boga, Nyah, Nyah West, Piangil, Beverford, Woorinen South, Ultima, Manangatang and Boundary Bend.
04/Jun/2026 02:16 PM
Question
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Does Council have an indicative upper-level budget for the preparation of the strategy?
Answered on 04/Jun/2026 02:21 PM
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Council will not disclose the allocated budget for this activity, as a procurement process is being undertaken to establish market pricing for the required works.
04/Jun/2026 02:19 PM
Question
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Can Council please provide a copy of the Missing links Footpath Construction Strategy to assist in the tender preparation?
Answered on 04/Jun/2026 02:35 PM
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available at https://www.swanhill.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/our-council/plans-strategies-documents/plans-strategies/mlfcs_2019_final_newversionmaps.pdf
09/Jun/2026 03:41 PM
Question
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Is it expected that the kick off meeting will be in person, or can this be 100% online?
Answered on 10/Jun/2026 02:43 PM
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The kick-off meeting can be conducted online. However, Council may request an in-person session if deemed beneficial, particularly for project initiation or where site context is important.
10/Jun/2026 10:40 AM
Question
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1. No end date is specified in the contract. Could you please confirm whether the end date is for the consultant to determine or if there is a date by which all work must be completed?
2. Could you confirm whether or not the location of crossing facilities is included in the GIS data set to be provided?
3. Can you confirm whether or not identifying crossing locations is in scope?
4. For the stakeholder engagement component, does council possess a database or panel of contact details for relevant stakeholders and community groups which can be supplied to the consultant?
Answered on 16/Jun/2026 05:03 PM
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1. Council is flexible regarding the contract completion date (within reason) and is seeking suppliers to propose a realistic and achievable timeframe for completion.
2. At this stage, the locations of crossing facilities will not be included in the GIS data set.
3. Yes, they are in scope.
4. Yes. This information can be made available to the successful consultant to support the stakeholder engagement component of the project.
12/Jun/2026 03:41 PM
Question
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Hi Team, some of the towns are very small. We are trying to figure out how you would assess the residential catchment for them, ie. where do you draw the boundary of extents of walkable paths within them? Assuming some small towns like Piangil for example would have local community members using walking paths from their larger lots and farms to the town?
Answered on 16/Jun/2026 05:06 PM
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The approach to defining residential catchments, including the extent of walkable path boundaries, will be discussed and refined with the successful consultant. As a general guide, it is anticipated that the township boundary would form the basis for defining extents, however local context (such as surrounding properties and usage patterns) will be considered.
Updates made to this Request
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