A new CityCat ferry terminal for Brisbane's popular riverside entertainment precinct Howard Smith Wharves is closer to construction as council looks to approve a procurement plan.

At Tuesday's council meeting, the first after the spring recess, Brisbane City Council will consider approving a procurement plan to begin construction on a ferry terminal at the wharves.

Howard Smith Wharves is a step closer to having its own CityCat terminal.

The council's budget for this year put aside money for the planned ferry terminal, which will be co-funded by the Howard Smith Wharves Consortium.

Early planning for the terminal indicated it would be constructed near the Rivershed building, at the New Farm end of the precinct.