2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     10 MAY 2016


   In mid 2015 line marking occurred at Diyan Street, Tewantin and two E-Station Cir Control
     Combination fast chargers were purchased. The chargers are currently stored at the
     Noosaville depot.
   The electric buses were to be manufactured in the UK, however, ongoing delays and
     technical issues with the air conditioning system resulted in Patico not being able to meet the
     December 2015 delivery date specified in the lease agreement; the agreement was formally
     terminated in January 2016.
   In late 2015, the Leadership Team confirmed Noosa Council’s commitment to continue a
     joint electric bus trial with TransLink on Sunbus route 627, with the six month trial due to
     commence in late 2016.
   Inviting new tenders has provided an opportunity to test the market again in an industry with
     rapidly changing technology and significant advances over the past 12 months. In addition,
     TransLink is supportive of Council’s proposal to test the market utilising a satellite depot
     operation based either at the Council depot or a suitable site elsewhere in the Noosa area.

2.    Tender Process

Invitation for Tenders to enter into a fixed term lease arrangement for the provision of electric
buses on Route 627 opened March 7th 2016 and closed on April 5th 2016. The tender was
advertised via:
 International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
 LinkedIn
 The Weekend Australia
 Noosa News
 Sunshine Coast Daily

The tender documentation was downloaded by 18 organisations.

Two submissions were received with proposed six month lease costs as follows:
 Bustech Pty Ltd (Queensland) - $929,681 (Excl GST)
 Higer Bus and Coach (Western Australia) - $131,200 (Excl GST)

(For comparative purposes, the six month lease cost for Patico was $270,000 Excl GST).

The evaluation panel consisted of two Noosa Council staff, the TransLink project consultant and
two external technical experts with experience in the field of electric vehicles/buses one from
consulting engineers MRCagney and the other from the Department for Infrastructure, Local
Government and Planning (DILGP).

Submissions were evaluated against:

   Capability and resourcing
   Contract experience and capacity
   Methodology
   Quality
   Health and safety
   Environment and sustainability
   Contribution to local economy
   Price

Overall, the evaluation panel rated Higer Bus and Coach as best value for money. They also
scored highest on price and non-price elements.



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