Shute Harbour Terminal project under Whitsunday council vote
Years after Cyclone Debbie ravaged the coast, a third search could finally snare a saviour to get the $65m+ gateway to the Whitsunday Islands running at full steam.
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More than five years after Cyclone Debbie wreaked havoc on the Shute Harbour Marine Terminal, the final piece of the restoration puzzle could soon be delivered.
Whitsunday Regional Council has twice before failed to successfully award a tender for the design and construction of a Small Tourism Operators Building at the terminal.
Documents state this is negatively impacting tourism operators that need the building for ticketing booths, storage, and wash up facilities.
This follows the Shute Harbour terminal reopening in September last year after $63.5m of restoration works.
“The incomplete nature of the facility is currently preventing Shute Harbour from achieving full commercial benefits,” documents state.
Documents further state budget constraints were largely to blame for the two previously failed tender processes.
But now councillors are recommended to approve awarding a $1.48m contract to Red Emperor Constructions for the “integral” STO building at the ordinary meeting on Wednesday.
The bid comes in just shy of the council’s $1.5m budget.
Red Emperor Constructions, a “local supplier” which previously refurbished a luxury Hamilton Island home as well as replaced grandstands at Les Stagg Oval, was the only business to apply for the project.
Documents state the construction business has the necessary experience, key personnel, and resources to successfully deliver the RTO building by April 20, 2023.
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