Environmental Tender Support for a Major Transmission Project
Applied Environment & Safety recently supported a design and construct contractor through the tender phase of a major transmission infrastructure project in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. Under a confidentiality agreement, the client and the project are not named here, but the work itself is a good example of where environmental input adds the most value: before the contract is won.
The project
The client project is valued at approximately $750 million and sits under a complex State approvals framework, including Critical State Significant Infrastructure requirements and evolving post-approval environmental management obligations. The tender phase began in January 2025 and was both extensive and complex.
Working through the Environmental Impact Statement
Our team provided specialist environmental planning and management support throughout the tender. That meant analysing and interpreting multiple iterations of the project’s Environmental Impact Statement as it moved through draft, submission, consultation and finalisation.
At each stage we assessed the environmental management requirements arising from the EIS and the evolving approval conditions, then translated them into practical considerations for construction delivery. The aim was simple: a tender team that understands what the approval will actually ask of them on site.
Building the environment and sustainability budget
A key part of our role was developing the project’s environment and sustainability budget. We assessed the resources, controls and management measures needed to meet the project’s environmental obligations, and worked closely with specialist consultants, including ecologists and archaeologists, to identify and cost the investigations, monitoring and management activities required.
That process went beyond what the approvals and EIS require on paper. It considered how those requirements would translate into construction activities, resourcing and cost for the design and construct contractor.
Why environmental input at tender stage matters
On a project of this scale, environmental obligations shape construction methodology, programme and cost. Building them into the tender early gives the contractor a clearer view of that exposure before the price is set. Our experience across major linear infrastructure and transmission projects helped bridge the gap between regulatory requirements on paper and the realities of construction delivery.
Services provided
- Approvals, permitting and licensing
- Environmental planning
- Bid and tender support
- Environmental management plans
- GIS and spatial analysis
Explore more of our transmission and infrastructure projects, see our environmental management services, or talk to our team about environmental support for your next tender.