2022-07-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     12 JULY 2022


5.   REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE



1    CONTRACT NO. T000063 – DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT OF PEREGIAN BEACH
     DIGITAL HUB BUILDING EXPANSION

Author           Special Projects Coordinator, Adam Britton
                 Infrastructure Services Department

Index            ECM/ Project and Contract / T000063 – Design and Construct of
                 Peregian Beach Digital Hub Building Expansion – Tender Award /
                 Council Reports

Attachments      1. Weighted Attribute Evaluation Spreadsheet
                 2. Design concept images


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
•    This report provides a recommendation for the contract award of the preferred
     contractor for Contract No. T000063 for Design and Construct of Peregian Beach Digital
     Hub Building Expansion.
•    This is a lump sum price contract that will include all materials and services required for
     the design and construction of the project.
•    In accordance with Local Government Legislation and Council Procurement Policy, an
     Invitation to Tender was initiated by the Procurement Team of Council and attracted two
     (2) tender responses.
•    The tender evaluation panel completed the evaluation process and considered the
     tender submission from Carfax Commercial Constructions Pty Ltd the most
     advantageous to Council, representing value for money. The Carfax tender submission
     demonstrated compliance with the requirements of the invitation to tender. Carfax have
     the suitable experience, capability, and resourcing to complete the works.
•    The anticipated construction completion date is late December 2022 / early 2023

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report by the Special Projects Coordinator to the Services &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 12 July 2022 and award Contract No. T000063
Design and Construct of Peregian Beach Digital Hub Building Expansion to Carfax
Commercial Constructions Pty Ltd for the lump sum price of $1,936,720.93 (excl. GST).



REPORT
The Digital Hub Expansion is a Council initiative which is a consolidation of two projects at the
former Peregian Beach Community House site, 255 David Low Way, Peregian Beach.

The project comprises scope from the Rufous Street Stage 3, funded by Council and Building
Better Regions funding, which sought to create an additional Co Lab/Working building to the
north of the former community centre with minor renovations to the existing building and
following the Peregian bushfires of 2019 and grant funding through Disaster Recovery
Funding Arrangements (RDFA) - 2019 Qld Bushfires Local Economic Recovery Program
(LER) the proposal to create a Fire technology facility on the site.


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