2021-07-12 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      12 JULY 2021


   Under the terms of the Funding Agreement, amounts exceeding the budget items requires
   TMR approval to use the contingency. Under this Contract, any amount exceeding $767,480
   requires TMR approval to access additional funds within the Contingency amount of
   $1,645,000.

   3.          Tender Process
   Due to the budget for the watermain relocation works being greater than $200,000, staff
   prepared and called for public tenders in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009.
   Tender T000042 was released via VendorPanel on 17 May 2021, and advertised in Noosa
   Today on 21 May 2021. The tender closed on 15 June 2021 with seven (7) conforming
   submissions received.

   4.          Tender Assessment
   The tender evaluation panel undertook an assessment of the following conforming tender
   submissions, listed in alphabetical order:
              Diona Pty Ltd
              Dormway Pty Ltd
              GCE Contractors Pty Ltd
              M&K Pipelines (QLD) Pty Ltd
              Offaly Civil Pty Ltd
              SGQ Pty Ltd
              Silverstrand Development Pty Ltd
   One additional submission was received and assessed as non-conforming and was not
   considered.
   The conforming tenderers were evaluated using the following evaluation criteria and
   weightings:

       Evaluation Criteria                                               Weightings
       Price                                                                30%
       Capability & Resourcing                                              15%
       Contract Experience & Capacity                                       15%
       Methodology                                                          20%
       Quality                                                              10%
       Health & Safety                                                       5%
       Contribution to Local Economy                                         5%

   Note: Attachment 1 presents the evaluation outcome of the conforming submissions against
   the above criteria.
   The tender evaluation panel completed the evaluation process and considered M&K Pipelines
   (QLD) Pty Ltd to be the most advantageous to Council, presenting the best value for money.
   M&K Pipelines (QLD) Pty Ltd tender submission is most favourable based on their tender
   demonstrating the following:
              High level of experience and capability to construct trunk watermains for water
               authorities, such as UnityWater.
              A detailed methodology demonstrating their understanding of the scope.
              Resourcing to commence as soon as awarded.
              An advantageous program to complete work in a timely manner to enable the main civil
               contract to commence as planned.
              Certified Quality System.


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