2018-05-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                  14 MAY 2018


10                        1718T126 NOOSA AQUATIC CENTRE CAFE LEASE - TENDER ACCEPTANCE
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                               Noosa Aquatic Centre Coordinator, Stephen James
                                     Community Services Department

Index                                ECM/ 72.02 Noosa Aquatic Centre

Attachments                          1.   Tender Evaluation Summary



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Noosa Aquatic Centre (NAC) Coordinator to the General
Committee meeting dated 14 May 2018 and:
A.                        Agree to enter into a commercial lease of the NAC café (agreement 1718T126) with
                          White-Lille Pty Ltd for an initial term of two (2) years, commencing 1 July 2018; and
B.                        Authorise the CEO to award up to three (3) subsequent lease options of twelve (12)
                          months each at Council’s own discretion and subject to the Contractor’s demonstrated
                          ability to meet the requirements of the lease agreement.

REPORT
The Noosa Aquatic Centre café has operated under a lease agreement since April 2009, with the
current lessee operating the café since July 2012.
The current lease agreement is set to expire 30 June 2018.
1.                       Tender Process
An Invitation to Tender for the operation of the café and new lease agreement was publicly
advertised in the Sunshine Coast Daily on 31 March 2018 and the Noosa News on 3 April 2018.
At tender box close on 24 April 2018, four (4) submissions were received, none of which were
from the incumbent lessee.
2.                       Tender Assessment
The evaluation panel carried out an assessment of the four (4) conforming tender submissions
from (in alphabetical order):
1)                        East Coast Rentals Pty Ltd t/as The Pool Cafe
2)                        Sunset Organics
3)                        The Bailey Kitchen
4)                        White-Lille Pty Ltd t/as Chalet and Co.
The tenders were evaluated using the following price and non-price criteria:
                        Capability and Resourcing
                        Contract Experience and Capacity
                        Methodology
                        Quality
                        Health & Safety
                        Environment and Sustainability
                        Contribution to Local Economy
                        Price

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