2022-04-12 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      12 APRIL 2022


REPORT
The Cooroy Belli Creek Road bridge, situated in Cooroy is identified in Council’s asset register as
being constructed in 1929, the oldest bridge maintained by Council, and has undergone various
repair works.
The proposed contract is for the replacement of this ageing dual lane timber bridge along the Cooroy
Belli Creek Road in a similar alignment with a new, wider concrete bridge. This new bridge will meet
current design specifications and standards with a targeted design life of 100 years.
1.       Tender Process
In accordance with Chapter 6, Part 3, of the Local Government Regulation and Council’s
Procurement Policy, Council invited written tenders for the Cooroy Belli Creek Road Bridge
Replacement. The invitation to tender was issued as a lump sum construction-only contract.
Council invited written tenders via the Council VendorPanel e-portal on 22 January 2022 and
included an advertisement within the Noosa Today publication on 28 January 2022, with responses
closing on 18 February 2022.
In accordance with Local Government Legislation and Council Procurement Policy, an Invitation to
Tender was initiated which attracted nine (9) tender responses. Seven (7) of these responses were
conforming and two (2) were regarded as non-conforming.
2.       Tender Assessment
The tender evaluation panel undertook an assessment of the following conforming tender
submissions, listed in alphabetical order:
        Ark Construction Group Pty Ltd
        Bellwether Contractors Pty Ltd
        CPM Group Pty Ltd t/as CPM Civil
        Davbridge Properties Pty Ltd T/A Davbridge Constructions
        HEH Civil Pty Ltd
        Pentacon Pty Ltd
        SGQ Pty Ltd t/as SGQ
All seven conforming tenders progressed to a full weighted evaluation using the following criteria
and weightings:
    Criteria                                                             Weightings
    Capability, Resourcing and Management Systems                            20%
    Financial Capability                                                     10%
    Methodology                                                              25%
    Environment & Sustainability                                             5%
    Contribution to Local Economy                                            5%
    Price                                                                    35%

The tender evaluation panel assessed the construction tenders and considered the submission by
Ark Construction Group Pty Ltd (Ark) the most advantageous based on their tender demonstrating
the following:
        Full compliance with the tender requirements.
        A good understanding of the construction risks.
        Demonstrated high level of previous experience, capability, and resourcing to carry out the
         construction.
        Provided a detailed construction methodology and programme which aligns to the contract
         specifications.
        Certified Environmental Management system (ISO 14001:2015).

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