{"id":26000,"date":"2019-04-16T16:53:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T06:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.machines4u.com.au\/mag\/?p=26000"},"modified":"2022-03-29T13:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:01:40","slug":"australian-department-of-defence-seeks-new-construction-material-handling-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.machines4u.com.au\/mag\/australian-department-of-defence-seeks-new-construction-material-handling-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Department of Defence Seeks New Construction &amp; Material Handling Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Australian Department of Defence (ADoD) has expressed their intention to replace and upgrade their line of engineering support vehicles, which includes earthmoving, material handling and construction equipment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the 11th of April, ADoD submitted information to AusTender requesting:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) earth moving, rock crusher and concrete batching plant and off road material handling vehicles and associated support for use by the Australian Defence Force for deployment in Australia and overseas.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADoD has specified a number of engineering platform vehicles that need to be replaced, including: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cranes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulldozers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excavators<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Front-end loaders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rock crushers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rollers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skid-steer loaders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telescopic handlers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concrete batching plants<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Related<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.machines4u.com.au\/browse\/construction-equipment\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Browse through available construction equipment here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These vehicles will be used in overseas and domestic engineering applications, for example: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earthworks, route development &amp; maintenance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airfield construction &amp; repair<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Port operations, supply &amp; distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disaster relief<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amphibious\/beach operations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADoD is seeking the company providing these COTS vehicles to maximise Australian industry involvement while also providing a replacement capability effect for earthmoving and material handling equipment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commonwealth has released initial information on AusTender and will be conducting an industry briefing on Tuesday, 30th of April at the Seasons Botanic Garden Hotel, 348 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria at 1pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following this, they will be considering requests for one-on-one briefings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is this something your business might be interested in? For more information on the tender process and registration, head to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenders.gov.au\/?event=public.atm.show&amp;ATMUUID=69228694-99C3-A797-567374F535CBE8A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AusTender<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Department of Defence (ADoD) has expressed their intention to replace and upgrade their line of engineering support vehicles, which includes earthmoving, material handling and construction equipment. 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