Rates & spending · Bega Valley Shire Council
Bega Valley blower renewal tenders rejected, with no next step recorded
Council rejected every tender for the Sewer Treatment Plant Blower Renewal in a unanimous Resolution 124/26 vote, but the public minutes give no reason or timetable for what happens next.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Bega Valley Shire Council has rejected all tenders for its Sewer Treatment Plant Blower Renewal, with no successful tenderer recorded for that procurement. All nine councillors were recorded as voting in favour of Resolution 124/26, with none against.
The resolution rejected the tenders under Clause 178 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 and required all tenderers to be advised of Council’s decision.
The public minutes do not identify the bidders, their prices or the reason for rejecting the tenders. They also do not say whether Council will retender the work, use another procurement method or change the project’s scope. No date is given for a further procurement decision or for the renewal works.
What deserves a closer look
The public resolution records rejection of every tender but does not record a replacement procurement method, a timetable or the reasons for the rejection.
The minutes record the information in the confidential memo as received and noted, without disclosing the tender details in the public resolution.
Rejection of all tenders does not establish that the project has no contractor under any other arrangement; the article is limited to the outcome of this procurement.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Will Council retender the blower renewal, use another procurement method or revise the project scope?
What were the tender prices and the reasons for rejecting all bids?
Has the rejection changed the project's budget or expected delivery date?
What happens next
Council resolved that all tenderers be advised of its decision.
The minutes do not specify a date for a further procurement or project decision.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Resolution 124/26 rejected all tenders for the Sewer Treatment Plant Blower Renewal under Clause 178 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 and required all tenderers to be advised of Council's decision.
IN FAVOUR: Crs Allen, Daly, Fitzpatrick, Haggar, Mudaliar, Nadin, Noble, O'Neil and Porter AGAINST: Nil 9.3 Request for Tender (RFT) 2526-040 Sewer Treatment Plant Blower Renewal 123/26 RESOLVED on the motion of Crs Nadin and Daly 1. That the information in the attached confidential memo be received and noted IN FAVOUR: Crs Allen, Daly, Fitzpatrick, Haggar, Mudaliar, Nadin, Noble, O'Neil and Porter AGAINST: Nil 124/26 RESOLVED on the motion of Crs Nadin and Daly 1. That Council rejects all tenders under Clause 178 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021. 2. That all tenderers are advised of Council's decision. IN FAVOUR: Crs Allen, Daly, Fitzpatrick, Haggar, Mudaliar, Nadin, Noble, O'Neil and Porter AGAINST: Nil 9.4 Request for Tender (RFT) 2324-010 Mechanical Dewatering & Beneficial Reuse of Bio Solids 125/26 RESOLVED on the motion of Crs O'Neil and Noble 1.
Item 9.3, Resolution 124/26
Open original minutes ↗The recorded vote on rejecting all tenders lists nine councillors in favour and none against.
That Council rejects all tenders under Clause 178 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021. 2. That all tenderers are advised of Council's decision. IN FAVOUR: Crs Allen, Daly, Fitzpatrick, Haggar, Mudaliar, Nadin, Noble, O'Neil and Porter AGAINST: Nil 9.4 Request for Tender (RFT) 2324-010 Mechanical Dewatering & Beneficial Reuse of Bio Solids 125/26 RESOLVED on the motion of Crs O'Neil and Noble 1.
Item 9.3, Resolution 124/26 voting list
Open original minutes ↗For Item 9.3, Sewer Treatment Plant Blower Renewal, Resolution 123/26 recorded that the information in the attached confidential memo be received and noted.
IN FAVOUR: Crs Allen, Daly, Fitzpatrick, Haggar, Mudaliar, Nadin, Noble, O'Neil and Porter AGAINST: Nil 9.3 Request for Tender (RFT) 2526-040 Sewer Treatment Plant Blower Renewal 123/26 RESOLVED on the motion of Crs Nadin and Daly 1. That the information in the attached confidential memo be received and noted IN FAVOUR: Crs Allen, Daly, Fitzpatrick, Haggar, Mudaliar, Nadin, Noble, O'Neil and Porter AGAINST: Nil 124/26 RESOLVED on the motion of Crs Nadin and Daly 1.
Item 9.3, Resolution 123/26
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the public minutes of Bega Valley Shire Council’s ordinary meeting held on 23 September 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council Resolution 124/26 rejected all tenders for the Sewer Treatment Plant Blower Renewal.
- The rejection was made under clause 178 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021.
- All nine councillors were recorded as voting in favour, with none against.
- Council resolved to advise all tenderers of the decision.
- The minutes do not state the tenderers, bid prices, rejection reasons or timing for a further procurement process.
Why it matters
- The blower renewal has no successful tenderer recorded, while the project’s procurement path and timing remain unresolved in the public minutes.