2018-05-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                             14 MAY 2018


7                        1718T050 - MARY RIVER ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT - TENDER AWARD
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Project Coordinator, Dennis Luinstra
                                    Infrastructure Services Department

Index                               ECM\ Projects (T1)\ Mary River Road Bridge Replacement - CAP.WORK –
                                    500813
                                    ECM\ Subject\Funding/Grants Donations\Roads (State & Federal Funding
                                    Schemes/Projects)
                                    ECM\ Subject\Contracting\Road Construction

Attachments                         1.    Mary River Road Bridge Replacement Tender Assessment
                                    2.    Design Drawing


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides a recommendation for the appointment of the preferred contractor for the
construction of the Mary River Road Bridge replacement project.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Project Coordinator to the General Committee Meeting dated
14 May 2018 and award tender 1718T050 for the Mary River Road Bridge replacement situated
in Cooroy to ARK Construction Group for the lump sum price of $1,495,399 (excluding GST).


REPORT
The project is for the replacement of the Mary River Road Bridge situated on Maple Street at
Cooroy. The project includes demolition of the existing timber load limited bridge and
replacement with a concrete bridge. The new bridge will comprise two vehicle lanes, bicycle
lanes and a separated shared pathway. The targeted useful life of the new concrete bridge is 100
years.
The construction is scheduled for commencement in mid May 2018 with completion in October
2018.

1.                       Tender Process
Due to the value of the works being greater than $200,000, Council called a public tender for the
works through the LG Tenderbox in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009 and
Council’s Procurement Policy.
An open invitation to tender was released via LG Tenderbox on 7 February 2018 with advertising
in the Sunshine Coast Daily on 3 February 2018. The tender closed on 14 March 2018. Five (5)
conforming tenders were received.

2.                       Tender Assessment
The tender evaluation panel undertook an assessment of the tender submissions from the
following respondents (listed in alphabetical order):
                       Ark Construction Group;
                       Hall Contracting;
                       NQ Civil Contractors;
                       Pentacon; and
                       PJM Civil Contractors.


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