EOI Head Contractor proponents attend site visit

Recently as part of the NWTD procurement process, a short-listed group of seven Expression of Interest (EOI) Head Contractor proponents visited sites along the proposed NWTD route. The purpose of the site visits was to give proponents a first-hand understanding of the project’s scale, scope, diverse nature and key opportunities.

Over three days, the group visited the proposed switching station sites and existing substations where upgrade works are required, in addition to various transmission sites where old towers need to be dismantled and/or new towers erected.

Transmission tower site visits included remote and steep sites only accessible via 4WD through to flat paddocks adjacent to sealed roads and sites in urban settings. The group also viewed various road crossing points (including the Bass Highway) where the head contractor will be responsible for traffic management.

This is the second stage of a multi-stage tender process which closes in mid-March 2023. Three to four proponents will be further shortlisted for the final procurement stage - Request for Proposals. We intend to release the Request for Proposal (RFP) mid-May which will close by mid-October. The procurement strategy for the NWTD project favours the appointment of a single head contractor for delivering the entire project scope to the satisfaction of TasNetworks.