2014-09-16 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                16 SEPTEMBER 2014


Asphalt Supply Risk Analysis

             Reliability of Supply                Quality                         Pricing

Image Flat   High – Image Flat Quarry has         On site NATA certified          The pricing submitted
Quarries     no other customers of a              laboratory performs tests on    by IFQ is very
(IFQ)        significant size and hourly and      each batch. Test results        competitive and is firm
             daily capacity is sufficient to      provided to Contractor daily.   for the term of the
             meet both SCC and Noosa road         Transparency sheets record      arrangement.
             reseal programs. However due         pertinent information.
             to restrictions on operating
             hours is not able to supply from
             6pm-6am in the case of any
             night works.

Downer       High – Downer has significant        On site NATA certified          The pricing submitted
             contracts with Transport and         laboratory performs tests on    by Downer is very
             Main Roads. While the plant          each batch. Test results        competitive and is firm
             does have a very large hourly        provided to Contractor daily.   for the term of the
             and daily capacity including the     Transparency sheets record      arrangement subject to
             ability to supply night works        pertinent information.          rise and fall of bitumen
             there is risk that supply may not                                    price index.
             be available in the event of large
             TMR projects.

Tropic       High – facility has high capacity.   On site NATA certified          The pricing submitted
             Details of other significant         laboratory performs tests on    by Tropic is very
             contracts are not known.             each batch. Test results        competitive however
                                                  provided to Contractor daily.   haulage costs make
                                                  Transparency sheets record      the delivered price
                                                  pertinent information. Drive    uncompetitive.
                                                  distance and time from
                                                  Caloundra does represent
                                                  some risk of asphalt cooling
                                                  in transit.

Allens       High – facility has high capacity.   On site NATA certified          The ex-bin pricing
             Details of other significant         laboratory performs tests on    submitted by Allens
             contracts are not known.             each batch. Test results        Asphalt is competitive
                                                  provided to Contractor daily.   however the haulage
                                                  Transparency sheets record      associated with the
                                                  pertinent information.          distance from
                                                                                  Caboolture made the
                                                  Due to distance there is a      delivered pricing
                                                  significant risk of material    prohibitive.
                                                  cooling in transit.


4.   Methodology for Establishing Asphalt Supply Arrangement

Similarly there are three (3) suppliers of Council’s key quarry materials within a reasonable
distance of the Noosa Council Shire.

1.   Image Flat Quarries (Nambour and Dulong)
2.   Boral Moy Pocket
3.   Kenilworth River Sand




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