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Aerial Firefighting Services: - 0501667

RFT ID 0501667
RFT Type Open Tenders
Published 8-May-2006
Closes 15-Jun-2006 9:30am
Category Aircraft
Agency NSW Procurement


Contact Person
Mark Van Epen
Phone: 02 9372 7530
Mobile: 0413 482 408
mark.vanepen@commerce.nsw.gov.au

Tender Details

The Services required include:

a)responding to fire and emergency incidents or other associated operations as required by the RFS or Agencies to carry out firebombing and other work to the specified standards;

(b) ensuring that the preparedness to respond is maintained throughout the required period;

(c) at specified times, standing-by and maintaining readiness to respond to incidents; and

(d) participation in training.

The services required are detailed in the Specification contained in Part B of the RFT.

The Contract is proposed to commence on 1 September 2006 and expire on 31 August 2013.

Location

NSW Regions: Central West, Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, Mid North Coast, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Northern, North Western, Richmond Tweed, South Eastern, Sydney

RFT Type

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

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Related Records

  • Standing Offer Notices:
    • 0501667

Additional Details / Instructions


DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE.

Documents available for this RFT (issued on 08/05/2005):

Both a softcopy (electronic) and hardcopy copies of this RFT are available. No CD is available

An Exhibited hard copy is available for public viewing by arrangement at McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney

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