Technical specifications
The Specification Services unit maintains a series of master specifications which are used in the preparation of contract documents for the construction and maintenance of government infrastructure throughout the Northern Territory.
Specifications
The standard specifications, which cover buildings, road works and environmental management, are edited to contain the latest updates in both policy and regional requirements to ensure that assets constructed for the Northern Territory Government reflect best industry standards:
- Roads
- Buildings
- Environmental management
- Specifications for Recycled Crushed Glass as an Engineering Material
Specification Training
- Specification Services Training - August 2019 PDF (20.8 MB)
- Specification Services Training - August 2019 (PowerPoint) PPTX (7.4 MB)
Site Specific Rules
Hospitals
National Parks
Other
| NT Schools |
| 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 PDF (81.1 KB) |
| Correctional Services (Prisons) PDF (406.5 KB) |
| Aerodromes - CASA Manual of Standards (Chapters 6 and 10 are particularly relevant) |
| Aerodromes Reporting Officers' Handbooks ZIP (1.8 MB) - current as at 19 October 2011 |
Tenderers, Contractors, Consultants Assistance
The following resources can assist tenderers, contractors, consultants and in house staff prepare plans, specifications and contract documents in-line with the standards required by the department and in particular for Northern Territory Government 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 Guidance DOCX (173.2 KB)
- Asbestos Removal Control Plan template assessment DOCX (171.1 KB)
The hold and witness points of each specification can be located in the respective supplementary documents for each specification if applicable. The supplementary documents can be found in specifications.
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.
Minimum design standards
You can download copies of the following:
- Mechanical Services - HVAC System Design Guidelines PDF (104.8 KB)
- Electrical Services - Design PDF (163.3 KB)
- Hydraulic Services - Design PDF (253.7 KB)
- Top End Health Services - Royal Darwin Hospital - Design Guidelines PDF (9.6 MB)
Commercial clauses
Go to the Northern Territory Government website for information on conditions of tendering and conditions of contract with the Northern Territory Government.
Contact
If you need information or assistance regarding the master specifications or the production of project specifications contact the manager specification services either by:
specification.services@nt.gov.au
08 8946 5021
The Manager, Specification Services, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics, PO Box 61, Palmerston, NT 0831
Last updated: 10 November 2019