Contract - GWS467

Gippsland Water is a statutory authority created under the Water Act 1989 to manage water and wastewater services within the central Gippsland region.

Gippsland Water is committed to supporting aboriginal peoples within our community and aboriginal businesses operating within our region which includes Gunaikurnai, and Bunurong nations.

Our service area covers over 5,000 square kilometres and stretches from Drouin in the west to Stratford in the east, and from Mirboo North in the south to Rawson and Briagolong in the north.

We supply clean drinking water to 72,000 households and businesses across 39 towns and communities, and wastewater services to more than 64,000 households and businesses across 29 towns and communities.

We maintain a $1 billion infrastructure network which includes more than 2,000 km of water mains, 14 water treatment plants, over 1,700 km of wastewater mains and 14 wastewater treatment plants

In addition to providing water and wastewater services, we have a number of commercial business interests comprising of an agricultural business and an organic waste management facility.

These businesses are an integral part of what we do and provide benefit both to us, our customers, the region and the state.

SCOPE OF SERVICES SOUGHT (REFER PART B IN THE SPECIFICATION TAB FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF SCOPE OF SERVICES)

Water and waste-water analysis requirements include a range of scheduled and non-scheduled monitoring and testing activities.  This work is divided into the following programs for the efficient management and recording of activities for:

1. Drinking water monitoring;
2. Wastewater monitoring;
3. Recycled water monitoring; and
4. Support Services (including consultancy, laboratory labour resources, sampling (optional), after-hours response / support and training).
5. Monitoring Programs

Routine and non-routine Water Quality Analysis includes microbiological, biological, physical and chemical (organic, inorganic, radiochemical) tests across the first three Programs.  The following matrix provides an overview of varying analysis requirements across Gippsland Water.