Win more
government
& council
work.
We write the tenders. You win the work. TenderBuilt is a tender writing consultancy built exclusively for civil construction and infrastructure SMEs — earthmoving, drainage, roads, utilities.
Three losses in a row and we were ready to walk away from council work. The rebuild changed how we put every bid together — and we landed the panel.
From RFT release to lodgement in four steps.
A fixed-fee, no-surprises engagement designed around how civil contractors actually work. We meet you on-site or on Teams — whichever fits the day.
Tender intake & go/no‑go.
We review the RFT, scope, evaluation criteria and your prequalification status. You get a written go/no-go recommendation within 48 hours of release.
Methodology workshop.
A 90-minute working session with your PM and estimator. We extract the technical detail, programme logic, plant list and risk register — in your voice.
Written response & review.
Full tender response drafted to the schedule — methodology, programme, WHS, environmental, traffic, quality. Two structured review rounds with mark-ups.
Compliance check & lodge.
Final compliance pass against the RFT checklist. We format to the agency’s template, attach prequal evidence and lodge to Buy.NSW, VendorPanel or email — your call.
Built for civil. Not generic bid writing.
Six services that cover the full lifecycle — from prequalification through to post-award contract close-out.
Tender response writing.
End-to-end response for one-off tenders — methodology, programme narrative, capability statements, compliance schedules. Lump-sum and schedule-of-rates.
Learn morePrequalification & panels.
TfNSW R-grade, Local Government Procurement, ICN, SCM2491, Buy.NSW. We compile, write and submit the application — and the renewals.
Learn moreCapability statements.
A reusable capability document tailored to your trade — drainage, earthworks, road maintenance, civil utilities — refreshed annually with new projects and stats.
Learn moreEOIs & expressions.
Short-form EOIs for early-stage opportunities. Sharp, criteria-mapped, and turned around inside a week. Often the difference between making the shortlist or not.
Learn moreMethodology libraries.
A versioned library of your reusable site, traffic, environmental and WHS methodologies — written once, kept current, ready to slot into the next bid.
Learn morePost-award support.
Contract execution, programme submissions, ITPs and project quality plans. We carry the writing load through mobilisation so your team can build.
Learn moreA tender that reads like the contract does.
Numbered sections, compliance traceability, evidence cited inline. Evaluators recognise the structure — and they reward it.
Programme
Site establishment will commence on Day 1 of the Contract Period subject to access being granted by the Principal. Macarthur Earthworks & Civil will mobilise a 12-tonne excavator, two 6×4 tippers and the site supervisor’s vehicle to the laydown area identified in Drawing C-001 Rev C.
Our crew completed the upstream stage of this corridor in 2023 under contract C-2022/118. Existing DBYD records and pavement core data are already on file and can be re-used at no cost to the Principal.
| Stage | Activity | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Site establishment & survey set-out | 2 days |
| 2 | Stripping & topsoil stockpile | 4 days |
| 3 | Pavement excavation to subgrade | 8 days |
| 4 | Drainage installation (Ch 0 — 220) | 12 days |
| 5 | Subbase & basecourse placement | 9 days |
- Hold Point 1 — Subgrade proof roll, witnessed by Superintendent
- Hold Point 2 — Drainage pipe lay tolerances per NSW Blue Book §4.7
- Witness Point — Final trim levels, ±15 mm of design surface
- Compliance traceable. Every paragraph maps back to an RFT clause. Evaluators tick the box without hunting.
- Written in your voice. Drawn from a 90-minute interview with your PM — not boilerplate from a template library.
- Evidence inline. Past projects, plant lists, prequalification levels and standards references cited where they’re claimed.
- Format-matched. Set in Barlow Semi Condensed and Inter against the brand palette your business uses — or the agency’s template, when required.
How we rebuild civil tenders.
Illustrative examples across NSW, QLD and VIC — representative of our process and the outcomes it produces, not specific named clients.
From three losses to a $1.6M council panel.
A six-week rebuild of the tender response, capability statement, methodology and Aboriginal participation plan — lifting the non-price score from ~6.5 to 8.3 and winning a Liverpool City Council panel appointment.
From an 18% strike rate to one in two.
A six-month Growth retainer that replaced reactive bid-scrambling with a managed pipeline — taking the win rate from 18% to 50% and landing a TMR resurfacing panel for the Western Corridor District.
From a 1/10 liability to a competitive weapon.
A four-week rebuild of the Local Jobs First and Social Procurement response — turning a 1/10 social procurement score into 8.8/10 and a $450K City of Ballarat kerb-and-channel win.
Case studies are illustrative, composed to demonstrate the TenderBuilt service process and typical outcomes for civil construction SMEs. Client and contract details are representative rather than identifying specific engagements.
What contractors usually ask first.
01 How quickly can you turn a tender around?
02 Do we have to share commercial pricing with you?
03 Will the tender sound like a consultant wrote it?
04 Do you work outside NSW?
05 What happens if we don’t win?
Fixed fees per tender. Retainers if you bid often.
Three fixed-fee tiers, three monthly retainer packages, and pick-and-mix add-ons. Quoted up front in AUD + GST, locked at engagement.
Council tenders and contracts under $500K. Review, compliance check, and a sharp response to the key criteria.
- Document review & compliance check
- Response to 3–5 key criteria
- One review round
- Lodgement support
- 7–10 days
Full response writing across all criteria with tender strategy development. Our most-engaged tier.
- Full response — all criteria
- Strategy & win-theme development
- Two review rounds
- Compliance pass & lodgement
- 10–14 days
Multi-stage and design-and-construct tenders. Full bid management, pricing strategy, red-team review.
- Full bid management end-to-end
- Pricing strategy input
- Three review rounds + red team
- Priority lodgement
- 14–21 days
Bidding every month? Retainer packages — Essentials $2,997, Growth $5,997 and Premium $8,997 per month + GST — are on the pricing page, alongside pick-and-mix add-ons.