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 reflect best industry standards.
Read the specifications for each subject area:
- specification for roads
- design standards and construction specifications for buildings
- specifications for environmental management
- recycled crushed glass as an engineering material specifications PDF (12.2 MB)
Direct access to specifications via Tender Documents Online (TDO)
TDO has been enhanced and it is now possible to download specifications using TDO without having to generate a contract document.
For information on how to do this, read the Guide - Direct access to specifications in TDO PDF (317.4 KB).
It is strongly discouraged to save these downloaded specifications on your computer for future use as templates. Specifications are constantly updated.
The single point of truth is TDO. Only save a downloaded specification in the project file for which it was created.
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
- Palmerston Regional Hospital DOCX (38.2 KB)
- 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
The following are site regulations for national parks in the NT:
- 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
The following are site regulations for other sites in the NT:
- Aboriginal communities DOCX (38.2 KB)
- aerodromes
- correctional services (prisons) PDF (406.5 KB)
- courts and tribunals PDF (864.6 KB)
courts and tribunals DOCX (67.1 KB) - defence areas DOCX (37.9 KB)
- Government Data Centre PDF (254.1 KB)
Government Data Centre DOCX (13.8 KB) - Government House and Administrator’s Offices PDF (616.3 KB)
- Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) DOCX (38.0 KB)
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory PDF (496.3 KB)
- NT Police Fire and Emergency Services (NTPFES) facilities PDF (23.7 KB)
- NTPFES PF166 Authority to release criminal history and information of holdings, including spent conviction - get the application form 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 - go to the Department of the Legislative Assembly website
- schools - go to the Department of Education website
- special security conditions DOCX (38.0 KB)
- Territory Families youth detention centres DOCX (38.2 KB)
- workers' accommodation in Jabiru DOCX (38.0 KB)
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 NT Government contracts.
Tenderers and contractors
- Guide for development of WHS management plans DOCX (192.9 KB)
- Guide for development of Industry Participation Plan DOCX (195.2 KB)
- Guide for development of Indigenous or Aboriginal Development Plan DOCX (64.4 KB)
- Guide for development of Project Quality Plan DOCX (203.1 KB)
- Guide for development of Project Control Plan DOCX (193.8 KB)
- Construction program - draft bar charts XLS (35.0 KB)
Consultants and in-house staff
- Guide to specification production and editing PDF (650.5 KB)
- Building certification procedures guide PDF (1.5 MB)
- TDO technical document blank template DOCX (24.1 KB)
- Specification writing guide PDF (2.0 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.
- Setting up a Microsoft Word document for editing PDF (942.2 KB)
- Guide to using Project Specific Requirements PDF (484.2 KB)
- Guide to copying hold points and witness points schedules in to an RFT/RFQ PDF (581.8 KB)
Minimum design standards
For minimum design standards, refer to design standards and construction specifications for buildings.
Commercial clauses
For information on conditions of tendering and conditions of contract, go to the NT Government website.
Contact
If you need information or assistance regarding the master specifications or the production of project specifications, contact Specification Services.
specification.services@nt.gov.au
Mail:
The Manager, Specification Services
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics,
PO Box 61
Palmerston NT 0831
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