RFT0000000038 - Encounter Lakes & Waters Ground Maintenance (CVH057486)
The City of Victor Harbor, requires ground maintenance services for the Encounter Lakes & Waters, Victor Harbor (Site) and welcomes submissions from suitably qualified and experienced contractors. The contractor must maintain all specified areas consistently, and to a standard to enhance the visual amenity of the public space as designated in Section D, being,:
1. Reserves,
2. Nature Strips(B),
3. Roundabouts and Traffic Islands,
4. Rock Revetments,
5. Reserves.
The beautiful Encounter Lakes and Franklin Island waterways are human made saltwater lakes situated in Encounter Bay (just a few minutes from Victor Harbor). The lakes have multiple public swimming beaches, making them the perfect location for a day of swimming, a family picnic and many different aquatic activities. The beaches are extremely popular places for swimming, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, snorkelling and stand-up paddle boarding.
The Council's objective is to maintain public spaces, streetscapes, and key locations to a standard that reflects the pride and identity of the City of Victor Harbor - ensuring they are welcoming and well-presented for residents, businesses, and visitors alike.
Reserve Maintenance Requirements
Schedule 1
Encounter Lakes Maintenance Sites
Priority ‘A’ Reserves
1. Mow: every 1 - 2 weeks (including raking of excess clippings and sweeping of all paths and kerbs.
2. Edge: every 2 - 4 weeks (including all sweeping of paths and kerbs)
3. Brush cut: around signs, and where no edging strips exist, poison around trees and fence lines.
4. Poison: weeds growing in footpaths (monthly)
5. Trim: hedges as required (generally 2 - 3 times a year)
6. Prune: trees and shrubs as required to maintain shape and vigour
7. Hand weed: where poisoning is not appropriate
8. Mulch: garden beds annually or as needed (Council to provide mulch from Depot)
9. Top dress: turf and lawns to maintain level surface
10.Litter pick: litter to be removed from lawns, gardens and adjoining beach areas on a weekly basis.
11.Report: vandalism within 24 hours
12. Clean paths, beach shower surrounds and ramps to beach to be free of sand, dirt or leaf litter at each site visit.
Priority ‘B’ Reserves / Roundabouts / Traffic Islands / Nature Strips
1. Mow: every 2 - 3 weeks
2. Poison: edges every month - around trees, footpaths and walking paths and other obstacles difficult to trim around
3. Prune: trees and shrubs as required to maintain shape and vigour
4. Hand weed: garden beds as required (where poisoning is not appropriate)
5. Litter pick: litter to be removed from lawns, garden beds and adjoining beach areas on a weekly basis.
6. Mulch: garden beds annually or as needed (Council to provide mulch from Depot)
7. Clean paths and steps to water to be free of dirt and leaf litter.
8. Report: vandalism within 24 hours.
Schedule 2
Scope of Works under Contract
Maintenance of Reserves, Roundabouts and Nature Strips at Encounter Lakes and Belmont Avenue Reserve, at Encounter Waters as identified in Schedule 1.