Technical specifications
Technical specifications are used to prepare contract documents for constructing and maintaining government infrastructure throughout the Northern Territory (NT).
The following standard specifications:
- contain the latest updates in both policy and regional requirements
- ensure that assets constructed for the NT Government (NTG) reflect best industry standards.
Read the specifications for each subject area:
- roads
- buildings
- environmental management
- recycled crushed glass as an engineering material specifications PDF (12.2 MB)
Specification training
- Specification services training - August 2019 PDF (20.8 MB)
- Specification services training - August 2019 (slideshow version) PPTX (7.4 MB)
Site specific rules
Below are rules when entering specific sites.
Hospitals
The following are site regulations for hospitals in the NT:
- Alice Springs Hospital PDF (215.2 KB)
- Gove District Hospital on the Health ePublications website
- Katherine Hospital on the Health ePublications website
- Royal Darwin Hospital PDF (282.6 KB)
- Tennant Creek Hospital PDF (82.0 KB).
Read the Department of Health's Infection control during construction, renovation and maintenance policy on the Health ePublications website.
National Parks
- Sites of conservation significance in the NT, go to the NT Government website
- Map of sites of conservation significance, go the NT Government website.
- Kakadu National Park PDF (759.4 KB)
- Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park PDF (642.3 KB)
For more information, read the National Parks and Wildlife Act.
Other sites
- NT Schools site rules, go to the Department of Education website.
- NT Police Fire and Emergency Services (NTPFES) facilities site rules PDF (23.7 KB)
NTPFES PF166 Authority to release criminal history and information of holdings, including spent conviction - Application form available from SafeNT, 37 Woods St, Darwin, or your local police station if you are in a remote or regional area. Only used for works in NTPFES facilities. - Parliament House site rules, go to the Department of the Legislative Assembly website.
- Correctional services (prisons) PDF (406.5 KB)
- Site rules for works at aerodromes
Assistance for tenderers, contractors and consultants
The following resources can assist tenderers, contractors, consultants and in-house staff.
It can be used prepare plans, specifications and contract documents in-line with the standards required by the department and in particular, for NTG contracts.
Tenderers and contractors
- Guide for development of WHS management plans DOCX (173.1 KB)
- Guide for development of Industry Participation Plan DOCX (173.1 KB)
- Guide for development of Indigenous Development Plan DOCX (185.2 KB)
- Guide for development of Project Quality Plan DOCX (180.5 KB)
- Construction program - draft bar charts XLS (35.0 KB)
- Guide to copying hold points and witness points schedules from stand alone documents to RFT/RFQ PDF (183.9 KB)
- Project control plan (PCP) guidance DOCX (173.2 KB)
The hold and witness points of each specification can be located in the respective supplementary documents for each specification if applicable.
Consultants and in-house staff
- Guide to specification production and specification writing PDF (93.1 KB)
- Procedure for Building Certification - May 2019 PDF (524.5 KB)
- TDO technical document blank template DOCX (24.1 KB)
- Specification writing guidance booklet PDF (1.4 MB) - This is a compilation of articles created after research into specification writing. Most of the articles are from sources outside Australia, but the selected sections are relevant to the Australian context.
- Guide to setting up MS Word 2010 for RFT editing PDF (3.4 MB)
- Guide to PSRs PDF (351.3 KB)
Minimum design standards
The following are minimum design standards:
- Mechanical Services - HVAC System Design Guidelines PDF (104.8 KB)
- Electrical Services - Design DOCX (220.7 KB)
- Hydraulic Services - Design PDF (253.7 KB)
- Top End Health Services - Royal Darwin Hospital - Design Guidelines PDF (9.6 MB)
Commercial clauses
For information on conditions of tendering and conditions of contract, go to the NTG website.
Contact
If you need information or assistance regarding the master specifications or the production of project specifications, contact Specification Services.
Email: specification.services@nt.gov.au
Mail:
The Manager, Specification Services
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics,
PO Box 61, Palmerston, NT 0831
Last updated: 16 October 2020
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