Submitting your tender

When submitting a tender of Council there are some important points to remember:

• Read through the tender schedule instructions carefully.
• Give yourself plenty of time to submit. We suggest uploading your submission several hours before the 2pm deadline.
• Ask questions – contact us on 4921 0333 or email your questions to tenders@lakemac.nsw.gov.au.
• Contact Tenderlink on 1800 233 533 if you need assistance uploading your submission.

Doing business with Council

We are committed to undertake procurement activities in a fair and ethical manner, and to ensure that the best value for money is obtained. All our procurement activities are conducted in accordance with our Procurement Policy(PDF, 572KB) and Business Ethics Policy. 

Methods of procurement

We are required to conduct procurement activities according to the following thresholds:

• Under $10,000: verbal or written quotation(s) if appropriate
• $10,000 - $50,000: a minimum of two written quotations
• $50,000 - $250,000: a minimum of three written quotations or public quotation process, dependent on complexity
• More than $250,000: formal tender process

We utilise a number of procurement tools to promote public tenders, such as VendorPanel, Tenderlink and aggregators. If you are interested in doing business with Council, we encourage you to register with the above online tools to learn more about upcoming procurement activities.

Working with Council

We generally need our suppliers to meet the following requirements:

• $20 million Public Liability Insurance
• Workers Compensation Insurance for all employees
• other insurances where appropriate
• documented Work Health and Safety management system

You can browse our current property and purchasing contracts via our Contracts Register.

Expressions of interest are now open to represent Lake Macquarie City Council on the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel.

NSW Regional Planning Panels (RPP) are independent expert bodies introduced in 2009 to strengthen decision making on regionally significant development applications. The Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel is one of the regional panels implemented by the NSW government. 

The main function of the RPP is to determine regionally significant development applications. This can include:

• development that has an estimated cost of more than $30 million

• Council or Crown development that has an estimated cost of more than $5 million

• some types of designated development, including marinas and waste management facilities.

Download the information pack(PDF, 801KB)

Expressions of interest are now open to represent Lake Macquarie City Council on the Lake Macquarie City Council Design Review Panel in the following fields:

· Architecture

· Landscape architecture and

· Urban Design

The Design Review Panel (DRP) is a panel of expert and independent design professionals who review residential apartment developments and give advice to the Council on the design quality.

The role of the panel is to provide expert advice to proponents and Council, helping to ensure high-quality residential apartment developments in the city and supporting smooth and efficient assessment processes.

Download the information pack(PDF, 971KB)