2020-09-14 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              14 SEPTEMBER 2020


5    NOOSA NORTH SHORE BEACH                      CAMPGROUND           –   PROPOSED         INTERIM
     MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Author            Property Advisor Commercial Property, Robyn Mercer
                  Corporate Services Department

Index             ECM/ 8.03 Noosa Holiday Parks Admin

Attachments       Nil



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property Advisor Commercial Property to the General
Committee Meeting dated 14 September 2020 and:
A.   Authorise the CEO to enter into an interim management agreement for the Noosa North
     Shore Beach Campground with 1Eight Pty Ltd for 6 months commencing 1 October 2020
     with an additional 1 x 1 month extension option at Council’s sole discretion; and
B,   Apply the exception to the requirement under Section 235 (a) of the Local Government
     Regulation 2012 for entering into a contract for goods and services without first inviting
     written quotes or tenders if satisfied that there is only 1 supplier who is reasonably available.



REPORT
The current managers of the Noosa North Shore Beach Campground (the Campground),
Beachfront Caravan Park Pty Ltd, have been managing the site since 1 August 2012. The original
management agreement was for a three year term with 2 x 1 year extension options. Both one
year options were accepted by Beachfront Caravan Park Pty Ltd with the second option expiring
31 July 2017.

Since 1 August 2017, due to uncertainty regarding the timing of the site redevelopment and more
recently the COVID-19 pandemic, successive interim management agreements have been agreed
by Council to enable business continuity and avoid operational disruption.

An Invitation to Tender for management services at the Campground was issued in March 2020,
however the tender was withdrawn on 23 March 2020 due to Council’s organisational response to
the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, in April 2020 Council approved a further extension of the
current interim agreement to 30 September 2020 (with additional option periods) to secure ongoing
management services and business continuity until a new public tender could be issued, after the
2020-2021 Christmas school holiday period.

On 31 August 2020, Beachfront Caravan Park Pty Ltd advised Council they would not provide
management services at the Campground beyond 30 September 2020.




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