2021-08-30 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                          30 AUGUST 2021


REPORTS


1    T000027 – HINTERLAND BRIDGES REPLACEMENT – TENDER AWARD

Author           Project Coordinator, Dennis Luinstra
                 Infrastructure Services Department

Index            ECM/ Subject / Contracting / Tenders
                 ECM / Projects (T1) / Wahpunga Lane Bridge – CAP. WORK 500961
                 ECM/Projects (T1) / Tablelands B Bridge Rehabilitation – CAP.WORK
                 500724

Attachments      1.    Tender Evaluation Summary
                 2.    Design Drawings



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Two hinterland bridges, Tablelands Road Bridge B Cooran and Wahpunga Lane Bridge Kin Kin were
packaged together as two separable portions in one tender, with the intent to provide a more
substantial and attractive package of works for tenderers.
During the design phase and prior to tender release, scope increases were identified as part of the
Tablelands Road Bridge B replacement project. These include resident access and disruption,
environmental and native title, site constraints and limited access. In addition, the Wahpunga Lane
Bridge also identified a scope increase to address a scour remediation.
These scope increases for both bridges, combined with the current market saturation and recent
steel market price increases, has resulted in tender prices higher than budget. Additional funding
has been obtained from the Federal Bridge Renewal Program to partially cover these scope
increases on a 50% co-funding-from-Council basis.
The tender evaluation panel consider the combined SP1 and SP2 submission by SGQ Pty Ltd (SGQ)
most favourable based on their tender, demonstrating compliance with the tender requirements,
suitable experience, capability and resourcing.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Project Coordinator to the Special Meeting dated 30 August 2021
and:
A.   Award separable portions 1 & 2 of tender T000027 - Hinterland Bridges Replacement to SGQ
     Pty Ltd for a total value of $3,218,241 (excl. GST); and
B.   Approve the total combined project budget of $4,097,864 (excl. GST).



REPORT
The proposed contract is for the replacement of the following timber bridges situated in the Noosa
hinterland:
    Separable Portion 1 (SP1): Tablelands Road Bridge B situated on Tablelands Road, Cooran.
    Separable Portion 2 (SP2): Wahpunga Lane Bridge situated on Wahpunga Lane, Kin Kin.



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