Shire of Mount Magnet

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SHIRE OF WAROONA

REQUEST FOR TENDER - 2016/01

Request for Tender (RFT) / LAKE CLIFTON BUSHFIRE SHED
Shed = Approximate Size of 16.6m length x 9.0m width x 4m wall height
DFES Classification: BFB 2 Appliance (with minor Amenities]
[Note: No Landscaping, Fencing, or Equipment to be included, unless otherwise stated]
LOCATION: Lot 144 Tuart Grove Avenue,
Crown Reserve 64, Lake Clifton
Calling of Tenders
`Guided Site Inspection
Closing Deadline / Saturday, 26th March, 2016
Wednesday, 30th March, 2016 [3pm]
12 noon – Monday
18th April, 2016
[Note: Emails & Faxes will NOT be accepted]
Address for Delivery of Tender / Chief Executive Officer
Shire of Waroona
52 Hesse Street
WAROONA WA 6215
Facsimile electronic mail tenders will NOT be accepted
RFT Number / 2016/01

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 PRINCIPAL’S REQUEST 4

1.1 contract requirements in brief 4

1.2 tender documents 4

1.3 definitions 4

1.4 how to prepare your tender 5

1.5 evaluation & SELECTION process 5

1.5.1 SELECTION CRITERIA 6

1.5.2 Compliance Criteria 6

1.6 price basis 6

1.7 principal’s policies that may affect selection 7

1.8 conditions of tendering 7

1.8.1 code of practice 7

1.8.2 lodgement of tenders and delivery method 7

1.8.3 late tenders 7

1.8.4 acceptance of tenders 8

1.8.5 number of copies of tender submission required 8

1.8.6 general conditions of contract 8

1.8.7 presentation of tender documents 8

1.8.8 regional PRICE preference 8

1.8.9 payment of industry training fund levy 8

1.8.10 registration or licensing of Contractors 8

1.8.11 alternative TENDERS 8

1.8.12 goods and services tax (GST) 9

1.8.13 MONETARY VALUES 9

1.8.14 customs duty 10

1.8.15 site allowances 10

1.8.16 disclosure of contract information and documents 10

1.8.17 tenderers to inform themselves 10

1.8.18 risk assessment 10

1.8.19 ownership of tenders 10

1.8.20 canvassing of officials 10

1.8.21 identity of the tenderer 11

1.8.22 TENDER OPENING 11

1.8.23 FEES 11

1.8.24 in-house tenders 11

1.8.25 ALTERATIONS 11

2 SPECIFICATIONS 12

2.1 specific requirements of the contract 12

2.2 Implementation Timetable 12

3 3A-TENDERER’S OFFER– PART A – SITE WORKS & SERVICES 14

3B -TENDERER’S OFFER – PART B – BUILDING 15

3.1 tenderer’s SUPPORTING SUMMARY DATA - list 16

3.1.1 OrganisationAL profile 16

3.2 tenderer’s SUPPORTING SUMMARY DATA - list 16

3.2.1 Referees 16

3.2.2 agents 16

3.2.3 trusts 16

3.2.4 subcontractors 16

3.2.5 conflicts of interest 17

3.2.6 financial position 17

3.2.7 insurance coverage 17

3.2.8 occupational safety and health 17

3.3 COMPLIANCE criteria 18

4 APPENDIX A – SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 19

4.1 ADVERTISEMENTS AND PROMOTIONS ON SITE 19

4.2 works – TO BE ON-SITE 19

4.3 OTHER WORKS BY OTHERS 19

4.4 PUBLICITY 19

4.5 environmental protection 19

4.5.1 Site Control 19

4.5.2 Dust, dirt, water and fumes 19

4.5.3 transportation of materials to/from site 20

4.5.4 Refuse Disposal 20

4.5.5 SMOKING IN ENCLOSED BUILDINGS ON CONSTRUCTION SITE 20

4.6 contractor’s representative – ENGLISH LANGUAGE; ETC 20

4.7 existing improvements AND SERVICES 20

4.8 temporary safety fence 20

4.9 materials, labour and constructional plant 20

4.9.1 Workmen's Amenities 20

4.10 materials and work 20

4.10.1 Regulations 20

4.10.2 Chemical Information 21

4.10.3 Trade Names 21

4.10.4 Safety work Plan 21

4.10.5 Induction Training 21

4.10.6 Pre-job planning 21

4.10.7 Site and Public Security 21

4.11 TEMPORARY FACILITIES 22

4.12 materials to be supplied by the principal 22

4.13 services installation 22

4.14 working hours 22

4.15 brands of material schedules 22

4.16 ON COMPLETION OF WORKS 22

5 APPENDIX B – GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 23

6 APPENDIX C - CONTRACTOR’S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM QUESTIONNAIRE 24

7 APPENDIX D – TENDERER’S SAFETY RECORD 26

8 APPENDIX E – PRIOR PROJECTS - REFERENCE SHEET 27

9 APPENDIX F – TENDERER’S WORK COMMITMENT’S SCHEDULE 27

ATTACHMENTS [separately supplied] 27

Tender 2016/01–Shire of Waroona–LAKE CLIFTON BUSHFIRE SHED -March 2016 2

PART 1 READ AND KEEP THIS PART

1 PRINCIPAL’S REQUEST

1.1 contract requirements in brief

Construct a new Bushfire Shed at Lake Clifton in accordance with the broad Design Specifications which are provided in section 2 of this documentation, as well as supporting documents.

1.2 tender documents

This Request for Tender is comprised of the following documents:

Bound into this volume:

(a) Part 1 – Principal’s Request (please read and keep this part);

(b) Part 2 – Specifications (please read and keep this part);

(d) Part 4 – Appendix A – Special Conditions of Contract (please read and keep this part);

(e) Part 5 – Appendix B – General Conditions of Contract (please read and keep this part);

(f) Part 6 – Appendix C – Contractor’s Occupational Safety and Health Management System Questionnaire (complete & return this part);

(g) Part 7 – Appendix D – Tenderer’s Safety Record (complete & return this part);

(h) Part 8 – Appendix E – Prior Projects Sheet (complete & return this part);

(i) Part 9 – Appendix F – Tenderer’s Commitment’s (complete & return this part).

[NOTE: Parts 3, 6, 7, 8, & 9 must be completed and supplied with your tender]

1.3 definitions

Below is a summary of some of the important defined terms used in this Request:

Attachments: / The documents you attach as part of your Tender;
Contractor: / Means a Tenderer whose offer has been accepted by the Principal with or without modification;
Deadline: / The deadline for lodgement of your Tender;
General Conditions of Contract: / Means the General Conditions of Contract nominated in Part 1;
Offer: / Your offer to be selected to supply & meet the Requirements;
Principal: / The Council of the Shire of Waroona
Request: / This document;
Requirements: / The work requested by the Principal;
Selection Criteria: / The criteria to be used by the Principal in evaluating your Tender;
Special Conditions: / The additional contractual terms. See section 4, Appendix A of this document;
Specifications: / The statement of Requirements that the Principal requests you to provide if selected;
Superintendent: / Ian Curley, CEO, Shire of Waroona, and others appointed by him
Tender: / Completed Offer, including response to Selection Criteria and provision of required Attachments;
Tender Period: / The time between advertising the Request and the Deadline;
Tenderer: / Someone who has or intends to submit an Offer to the Principal.

1.4 how to prepare your tender

(a) Carefully read all parts of this document.

(b) Ensure you understand the Requirements.

(c) Complete, sign and return the Offer (Part 3) in all respects and include parts 6, 7, 8, & 9) as well as all other relevant related documents.

(d) Make sure you have signed the Offer Form and responded to all of the Selection Criteria.

(e) Lodge your Tender before the Deadline.

CONTACT PERSON

Tenderers should not rely on any information provided by any person other than the persons listed below:

Tender, Contract & Specification Enquiries
Name: / John Crothers
Project Officer
Shire of Waroona
Telephone: / 08 97 337 830
Facsimile: / 08 97 331 883
Email: /

Should any part of this documentation be unclear or require clarification or if additional information is needed, than it is incumbent on the tenderer to make enquiries as appropriate.

The tenderer should take such action as is necessary to familiarise himself with the site and the site conditions. Pre-tender inspection of the site is not mandatory but will be highly advantageous in the tender assessment.

1.5 evaluation & SELECTION process

The Principal will adopt a best value approach to the assessment of tenders, which will take into account a number of factors, including the experience, safety issues, and price tendered. Following the completion of the assessment using Council’s evaluation criteria, a contract may then be awarded to a Tenderer, who’s Tender is considered to be the most advantageous Tender to the Principal.

The lowest tender will not necessarily be accepted.

If there are particular values or relevant work quality guarantees that the tenderer wishes to be considered as part of the tender process, and these are considered to be of high importance, it is incumbent on the tenderer to provide and highlight such information in his tender.

Your Tender will be principally evaluated using information provided in and with your Tender.

The following evaluation methodology will be used in respect of this Request:

(a) Tenders are checked for completeness and compliance. Tenders that do not contain all information requested (EG: completed Offer Form and Attachments) may be excluded from evaluation.

(b) Tenders will be assessed against the Selection Criteria.

(d) Referees may be contacted prior to the selection of the successful Tenderer.

(e) The Principal may require access to premises of a building completed by the Tenderer in recent years in order to examine quality and to determine any relevant outcomes.

(e) A Contract may then be awarded to the Tenderer(s) whose Tender is considered the most advantageous Tender to the Principal.

1.5.1 SELECTION CRITERIA

The Contract may be awarded to a Tenderer or Tenderers who best demonstrate the ability to provide quality products and/or services at a competitive price. The tendered prices will be assessed together with qualitative and compliance criteria to determine the most advantageous outcome to the Principal.

The Principal has adopted a “best value for money” approach for this Request. This means that, although price will be an important consideration, the tender containing the lowest price will not necessarily be accepted, nor will the Tender ranked the highest on the qualitative criteria. A scoring system will be used as part of the assessment for each criteria. In determining the most advantageous Tender, the Evaluation Panel will score each Tenderer against the qualitative criteria, including prior experience, and the other criteria. Each criterion will be weighted to indicate the relative degree of importance that the Principal places on the technical aspects of the Requirements.

NOTE: It is essential that Tenderers address each qualitative criterion. Information that you provide addressing each qualitative criterion may be point scored by the Evaluation Panel. Failure to provide the specified information may result in elimination from the tender evaluation process or the allocation of a low score.

1.5.2 Compliance Criteria

These criteria are detailed within Part 3 of this document. Each Tender will be assessed on a Yes/No basis as to whether the entire criterion is satisfactorily met. An assessment of a “No” answer against any criterion may eliminate the Tender from consideration.

1.6 price basis

All prices for goods/services offered under this Request are to be fixed for the term of the Contract. Tendered prices must include Goods and Services Tax (GST) [where applicable].

Unless otherwise indicated prices tendered must include delivery, unloading, packing, marking and all applicable levies, duties, taxes and charges. Where the proposal is for a pre-fabricated building, then supply and erection costs must be shown separately. Services connection costs should also be listed separately. Any charge not stated in the Tender will not be allowed as a charge for any transaction under any resultant Contract.

1.7 principal’s policies that may affect selection

The only policy which may affect selection is Council’s “Local Purchases” Policy, which is basically a local purchase preference of 5% allowance for businesses operating in the district, which is the Shire of Waroona.

1.8 conditions of tendering

1.8.1 code of practice

In consideration of being permitted to tender, the Tenderer shall commit and promise as a fundamental condition that it will act in accordance with the Code of Practice for the WA Building and Construction Industry in this Request and in any contract work arising out of this Request. Copies of the Code of Practices are available on the website of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection Website - www.docep.wa.gov.au

The Tenderer shall also commit and promise to comply with the Australian Standard Code of Tendering AS 4120-1994. The Principal may require the Tenderer to make the attestation prescribed in AS 4120-1994 section 7.5 which deals with malpractice.

1.8.2 lodgement of tenders and delivery method

The Tender must be lodged by the Deadline.

NOTE: Facsimile and electronic mail tenders will NOT be accepted, therefore ‘hard’ copies MUST be lodged. The Deadline for this Request is as stated on the front page of this “Request for Tender”.

The Tender is to be:

(a) placed in a sealed envelope clearly endorsed with the tender number and title as shown on the front cover of this Request; and

(b) delivered by hand and placed in the Tender Box at 52 Hesse Street, Waroona WA 6215 or sent through the mail to the Chief Executive Officer at the same address, before the nominated time on or before the closing date;

A hard copy of section 3 of this document must be received by the stated deadline.

Tenderers must ensure that they have provided 2 signed copies of their Tender (one to be marked “ORIGINAL” and bound, the other(s) to be clipped (not stapled) and to be marked “COPY”. All pages must be numbered consecutively and the Tender must include an index.

Any brochures or pamphlets must be attached to both the original and the copies.

A Tender will be rejected without consideration of its merits in the event that:

(a) it is not submitted before the Deadline; or

(b) it is not submitted at the place specified in this Request; or

(c) it may be rejected if it fails to comply with any other requirements of this Request, unless it can be adjudged that any such variation does not materially affect the overall general validity of the tender

1.8.3 late tenders

Tenders received:

(a) after the Deadline; or

(b) in a place other than that stipulated in this Request;

will not be accepted for evaluation.

1.8.4 acceptance of tenders

Unless otherwise stated in this Request, Tenders may be for all or part of the Requirements and may be accepted by the Principal either wholly or in part. The Principal is not bound to accept the lowest Tender and may reject any or all Tenders submitted.