Stormwater Services Australia Appointed to Local Buy Arrangement for Engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services (LB312)

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BRISBANE, QLD - Stormwater Services Australia is pleased to announce its formal acceptance as a pre-qualified supplier on the Local Buy LGA Arrangement for Engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services (LB312).

This appointment provides local councils, water utilities and approved government purchasers across Queensland and the Northern Territory with streamlined, compliant access to Stormwater Services Australia’s specialist engineering and environmental consulting capabilities via VendorPanel. Under the LB312 arrangement, government buyers can engage the firm through select Request for Quotes (RFQs) without the administrative burden or delay of open tendering.

Operating out of Sydney (Darlinghurst), with regional offices in Brisbane, Tweed Heads and Forster, the team delivers comprehensive urban water cycle management, civil infrastructure design and environmental consulting across Queensland and Australia. While specialising in all aspects of urban hydrology, stormwater quality and asset automation, Stormwater Services Australia provides a wide range of consultancy services spanning:

  • Civil & Infrastructure Engineering: Civil design, stormwater management, flood mitigation, pipework systems and urban drainage infrastructure.
  • Environmental & Catchment Management: Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM), catchment modeling, land and water conservation, and environmental impact assessments.
  • Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD): Concept and detailed design for constructed wetlands, bioretention basins, rain gardens and treatment trains.
  • Stormwater Quality & Asset Audits: Physical condition inspections, functional assessments and lifecycle planning for Gross Pollutant Traps (GPTs), trash racks and sediment basins.
  • Smart Infrastructure & Telemetry: Remote IoT sensor automation, real-time pollution monitoring and closed-loop enterprise asset integrations.

High-Impact Project Experience

Stormwater Services Australia’s appointment builds on a strong track record of delivering technical excellence and practical, economic infrastructure solutions for local government clients:

  • Blacktown City Council (PCD Telemetry & Automation Strategy): Developed a comprehensive feasibility study, market scan, and closed-loop "Push-API" integration strategy for ~350 Pollution Control Devices (PCDs). The project shifts operations from redundant manual inspection schedules to automated, condition-based maintenance dispatches.
  • Hornsby Shire Council (GPT & WSUD Treatment Train Designs): Conducted physical audits across 45 stormwater sites, delivering topographic surveys, hydraulic modeling (DRAINS), concept and detailed designs and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals for 15 priority Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) and WSUD assets.
  • Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation (Natural Hazard Monitoring Sector Scan): Executed a regional multi-hazard technology scan evaluating ~140 suppliers and 120 sensor technologies across four member councils. Designed a standardised Regional Infrastructure Archetype framework to bridge macro-radar blind spots and de-risk IoT procurement.

Streamlined Procurement via VendorPanel

Through the Local Buy LB312 arrangement, Queensland and Northern Territory purchasers can now immediately engage Stormwater Services Australia via VendorPanel for end-to-end consulting, hydraulic modeling, asset condition audits and environmental design.

"Securing our position as an approved Local Buy supplier simplifies how local government partners can work with us," said Ben Wolfgramm, Director of Environmental Services. "Whether a council needs urgent flood mitigation designs, WSUD retrofits or a strategy to automate their drainage network, our team is equipped to deliver practical, data-driven engineering that protects waterways and optimises municipal budgets."

For more information or to request a quote under Local Buy Arrangement LB312, please contact:

Stormwater Services Australia

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