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The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR), Agriculture Victoria Research (AVR) invites the Tenderer to submit a Tender for the SmartWater Infrastructure Upgrade (Pumping Station and Irrigation) at its Plant Breeding Centre Horsham located approximately 9 kilometres west of Horsham on the Wimmera Highway Vectris (36°44'16.3"S 142°06'28.4"E).

The Horsham SmartFarm at the Plant Breeding Centre has a unique water resource in the form of a guaranteed supply of treated wastewater (class C) from the Horsham township, that enables year-round growth of research crops.  However, this existing on-farm 700ML storage dam wastewater is unsuitable for continued use without further treatment to reduce the level of salt and nutrients, as it is impacting on the farm soil quality and reducing the type of crops that can be grown for research.  For example, lentil crops are salt sensitive and cannot be grown in irrigated paddocks, and the Grains Research and Development Corporation have funded AVR to undertake a 5 year lentil breeding program at our SmartFarm.

As a result, AVR are seeking to establish a freshwater irrigation capacity at the Horsham SmartFarm to meet expanding demand from grains research projects.

The scope of these works is for the construction of an irrigation system including piping for water distribution and pipe & riser flood irrigation, pumping station, drainage and evaporation pond in brine management area and monitoring system, collectively called the “Pumping station and irrigation” tender.