2022-10-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 11 OCTOBER 2022


5.        Submission Summary Table
Summary elements of the submissions is provided in the table below, including pricing for 20
year terms, being the lowest across all tenders.
    Tender    Respondent     Associated      Vessel    Existing   Annual Fixed   Revenue     Caveats/
     No.                     Companies       Sizes     or New         Fee         Share     Departures
                                            (vehicle   Vessels     (excl GST)       %
                                               s)                 (20yr Term)
      1       Divers Den       Entrada         12
              Investments    Travel Group      +        New        $2,567,288      5%          No
              Pty Ltd                          12
      2       Divers Den       Entrada         27
              Investments    Travel Group      +        New        $2,485,368      5%          No
              Pty Ltd                          12
      3       The Noofer          -            10
              Unit Trust                       +       Existing
              trading as                       10                  $4,500,000     10%          Yes
              Noosa-North
              Shore
              Ferries
      4       KBRV              Kelsian       21
              Services        Group Ltd       +         New
              Pty Ltd         trading as      10                   $2,828,000     40%          Yes
                                Sealink
                             Travel Group
      5       KBRV              Kelsian       21
              Services        Group Ltd       +
              Pty Ltd         trading as      10        New        $2,890,000     40%          Yes
                                Sealink
                             Travel Group

6.        Tender Assessment
Tenders were assessed by a panel of 5 staff, with additional specialist assessment and advice
provided by 4 consultants (specialising in financial, legal, marine engineering and traffic). The
tender evaluation panel undertook an assessment of five (5) conforming tender submissions
received from three (3) respondents through VendorPanel.
The conforming tenders were evaluated against the following criteria and weightings:
    Evaluation Criteria                                     Weighting
    Price                                                    40.0%
    Service Plan                                             30.0%
    Capability, Experience and Financial Capacity            12.5%
    WH&S and Quality Systems                                  5.0%
    Contribution to Local Community and Economy               5.0%
    Environment and Sustainability Initiatives                7.5%
To support and monitor the tender process, Preston Law were commissioned as independent
probity advisors. Refer to the Probity Advisor Report included as Attachment 2.
The evaluation panel’s assessment found the alternate submission by Divers Den Investments
Pty Ltd (Entrada Travel Group) for the larger vessel (Tender 2 in this report), as the most
advantageous based on the following:
         The respondent demonstrates suitable experience, capacity and professionalism to
          deliver the service.
         The significant vehicle capacity increases will provide a major improvement to the service
          and substantially eliminate vehicle queuing issues, while also addressing a number of
          operational risks and allowing Council to future-proof the service.
         A full suite of contemporary and road-tested payment, ticketing and information platforms

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