ordinary meeting of council to be held on tuesday, 18 july 2006

Ordinary Meeting <strong>of</strong> Council - 18 July 2006 12 / 1
Item 12
S04855
19 June 2006
CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE TRAIL BETWEEN NORTH
WAHROONGA AND NORTH TURRAMURRA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PURPOSE OF REPORT:
For Council <strong>to</strong> consider options in lieu <strong>of</strong> the
proposed construction works <strong>of</strong> a fire trail
network in bushland <strong>be</strong>tween North Wahroonga
and North Turramurra.
BACKGROUND:
An open tender process has <strong>be</strong>en undertaken <strong>to</strong>
secure the services <strong>of</strong> a contrac<strong>to</strong>r <strong>to</strong> carry out
the construction works. 20 Tender Documents
were taken up by prospective contrac<strong>to</strong>rs. 12
tender submissions were received by the due
date. Of the 12 fee submissions received, 2
were non-complying and 10 were complying.
COMMENTS:
Evaluation criteria was detailed in the tender
document under Information for Tenders. A
tender evaluation panel, including a design
engineer, manager, operations co-ordina<strong>to</strong>r and
technical <strong>of</strong>ficer was established <strong>to</strong> evaluate
each tender. No tenderers submitted a price
within Council’s budget for the project.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council not appoint a tenderer <strong>to</strong> undertake
the project and that Council staff manage the
project on a staged basis utilising subcontrac<strong>to</strong>rs
on a fee for service basis.
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