MidCoast Council Concrete Processing Tender Waste Services

⁠⁠⁠Overview

MidCoast Council is seeking an experienced contractor to crush, grind, screen and process stockpiled concrete, bricks and tiles under a five-year, non-exclusive, as-required contract.

Purpose

Council receives concrete, bricks and tiles at its Waste Management Centres for processing and beneficial reuse. Council is seeking a safe, reliable and environmentally compliant service that maximises the beneficial reuse of concrete, bricks and tiles while maintaining safe and efficient operation of its Waste Management Centres.

Scope

The scope includes:

• Crushing, grinding, screening and processing of stockpiled concrete, bricks and tiles at Council's Waste Management Centres at Taree, Gloucester and Stroud
• Production of finished products comprising 20 mm minus road base, 40 mm minus road base, and 80 mm minus cobbles
• Provision of all personnel, supervision, mobile processing plant, loaders, screening and magnetic-separation equipment, water-based dust suppression, traffic controls, site establishment, product testing, stockpiling, cleaning, reporting and demobilisation required to complete each processing occurrence
• Commencement of site establishment within 21 calendar days for standard Service Requests, or within seven calendar days for urgent Service Requests (up to four urgent requests permitted each Contract Year)
• Preparation of a master Traffic Management Plan and Site Establishment Plan at the start of the Contract, reviewed and updated before each processing occurrence
• Maintenance of an unexpected-asbestos procedure covering immediate cessation of work, isolation and quarantine, notification, competent assessment, licensed removal where required and clearance before work recommences

Key Outcomes and Service Requirements

• Timely acknowledgement, programming and commencement of standard and urgent Service Requests
• Continuous and diligent completion of each processing occurrence
• Effective control of dust, respirable crystalline silica, noise, sediment, runoff and other pollution risks
• Immediate stop-work and notification procedures for suspected asbestos, excessive dust or other environmental and safety incidents
• Processing of material into compliant 20 mm, 40 mm and 80 mm finished products
• Product sampling and testing by appropriately qualified personnel and NATA-accredited laboratories
• Neat, stable and clearly separated finished-product stockpiles
• Removal and return to Council of separated steel and recoverable metals
• Complete cleaning and sweeping of processing pads, roads and adjacent areas
• Protection and cleaning of drains, grates, channels and other infrastructure
• Completion of a handover checklist, supporting photographs and Council sign-off before demobilisation
• Accurate production, testing, incident and performance reporting

Contractor Requirements

• Suitable mobile crushing, grinding, screening, loading and magnetic-separation equipment, together with sufficient trained personnel, backup plant and business-continuity arrangements
• Continuous water-based dust suppression is mandatory; dry processing is not permitted
• Capable of operating safely within active public waste facilities while maintaining access for residents, Council personnel and other contractors
• Services require physical attendance at the nominated facilities and cannot be provided remotely
• Compliance with the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 and applicable regulations
• Compliance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
• Compliance with applicable crystalline-silica requirements
• Compliance with the relevant recovered aggregate resource recovery order and exemption
• Compliance with each facility's Environment Protection Licence and operating requirements
• Compliance with all other applicable NSW and Commonwealth laws, standards and codes
• Desirable attributes include demonstrated experience at active waste or resource-recovery facilities, strong backup-plant capacity, effective public-interface controls, transparent electronic reporting and practical initiatives that improve product quality, environmental performance and resource-recovery outcomes

Contract Terms and Conditions

• Five-year, non-exclusive, as-required contract
• Council does not guarantee any minimum quantity, number of processing occurrences, product-grade mix or expenditure
• Tendered rates are to be all-inclusive rates per cubic metre of accepted finished product, measured by survey of the finished stockpiles
• Historical or estimated quantities are indicative only and do not represent guaranteed future volumes, composition, contamination levels, processing yield or frequency of work
• Council will apply contractual performance remedies, agreed damages and cost-recovery provisions for late commencement, failed site handback, off-specification products, dust escape, environmental or safety incidents, incomplete cleaning and late reporting

Location

• Facility: Taree Waste Management Centre
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• Facility: Gloucester Waste Management Centre
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• Facility: Stroud Waste Management Centre
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