2022-03-08 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     8 MARCH 2022


2    CONTRACT NO. T000052 - PROVISION OF NOOSA RIVER DREDGING SERVICES

Author           Coastal, Foreshores and Flooding Officer, Oscar Rogers
                 Infrastructure Services Department

Index            ECM/ Project & Contract / T000052 - Provision of Noosa River Dredging
                 Services – Tender Award / Council Reports

Attachments      1.    Weighted Attribute Evaluation Spreadsheet


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
•    Periodic erosion of the riverbanks of Noosa River and within the Noosa Sound canals need
     rectification to replace lost sand. This contract is intended to supply sand nourishment to the
     identified land parcels by way of dredging and nourishment operations. Furthering the
     protection of Councils assets along the river and foreshore.
•    All of the relevant statutory approvals and permits required for the dredging have been
     obtained by Council from State Government departments.
•    This is a schedule of rates contract that will include in the rates the costs of all services and
     other incidentals associated with or necessary for the execution of the works and the
     performance of the contract.
•    The contract is for an initial term of two (2) years expiring on 31 March 2024.
•    There are two (2) term extension available to Council at Council’s sole discretion of up to two
     (2) years each ending on 31 March 2028 that will be subject to satisfactory contractor
     performance.
•    Pre-market research within the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast local government areas
     identified a small market of contractors capable of delivering the services sought by Council.
•    In accordance with Local Government Legislation and Council Procurement Policy, an
     Invitation to Tender was initiated by the Procurement Team of Council and attracted one (1)
     tender response.
•    The tender evaluation panel completed the evaluation process and considered Rimlex Pty Ltd
     t/as Nabis Dredging to be most advantageous to Council, representing value for money based
     on benchmarked pricing to previous contracts at Council.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Acting Project Coordinator – Flooding, Coastal and Foreshores
to the Services & Organisation Committee Meeting dated 8 March 2022 and:
A.   Award a schedule of rates Contract No. T000052 for the Provision of Noosa River Dredging
     Services to Rimlex Pty Ltd t/as Nabis Dredging, commencing on 1 April 2022 for a term of two
     years (2), expiring on 31 March 2024; and
B.   Subject to satisfactory performance by Rimlex Pty Ltd t/as Nabis Dredging, authorise the CEO
     to approve the options to extend the contract at the expiry of the first two (2) year term for a
     further two (2) terms of up to two (2) years each ending 31 March 2028.

REPORT
1.   Background
Council has historically engaged contractors through a request for quote process each year to
provide dredging services to the riverbanks of Noosa River and within the Noosa Sound canals.
Dredging services were last conducted by Council in October 2020. Infrastructure Services
highlighted the importance of the dredging operations through internal meetings, as the river
foreshore has been unprotected for a significant period of time and is experiencing high levels of
erosion.
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