2017-10-16 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               16 OCTOBER 2017




                                    Figure 1 – Locality Plan

A report proposing an EOI process for a new commercial lessee for the site appeared as Item 2,
page 7 of Services and Organisation Agenda dated 9 May 2017. At the Ordinary Meeting dated
18 May 2017, Council resolved to proceed to an EOI, which was advertised in the Noosa News
and Cooroy Rag and listed on Council’s website. A number of potentially interested parties and
community groups were also advised directly. A 200m2 portion in the North-western corner of
the site was excluded from the land offered for lease to allow for the potential construction of a
future telecommunications tower.
Respondents were invited to submit applications to LG Tenderbox, Council’s e-tender portal, with
applications closing on 1 August 2017. There were 11 downloads of the EOI material from
separate entities through the e-portal. Only 1 formal EOI submission was received from Eco
Cottages Pty Ltd (EC).
An evaluation panel comprising of Council property, finance and economic development staff and
an external procurement consultant reviewed the submission in accordance with the assessment
criteria and obligations under Council’s EOI processes. The panel’s summary evaluation
spreadsheet for the activity is included as Attachment 1 and further detail is provided below.
The assessment panel considered EC’s submission to be of a generally high standard and noted
the following key aspects of its proposal:

Lease/Business Component         Eco Cottages’ Proposal
Annual Rent:                     $30,000
Initial Lease Terms:             4 years
Options to Extend:               2 x 3 year options
Market Rent Reviews:             To occur at the end of years 4 & 8 prior to commencement of
                                 years 5 & 9
Proposed Use:                    Pre-fabricated building manufacture

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