Purpose
The purpose of this Notice is to communicate to the Open Market Tauranga City Council’s intention to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Professional Services for the Tauranga Transport System Plan (TTSP).
The services will include the creation of the Transport System Operating Framework (TSOF) in alignment with the Urban Form & Transport Initiative (UFTI) being delivered by others, and the creation of Single-Stage Business Cases (SSBCs) for those priority corridors and areas identified within the TSOF.
Intent
The intention is to select two suppliers to collaboratively complete this work.
One supplier will be awarded a contract to deliver the TSOF, provide inputs into the Long-Term Plan (LTP) and Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP), deliver SSBCs, and deliver pre-implementation and preliminary design in collaboration with the second supplier.
Another supplier will be awarded a contract to provide a support function to the TSOF production, deliver SSBCs, and to deliver pre-implementation and preliminary design in collaboration with the first supplier.
Scope
The scope of services includes:
- Creation of the TSOF. This is the network wide, multi-modal, corridor level, operating model and master plan, that is intended to identify the preferred strategic form of the City’s key transport corridors to deliver appropriate levels of service for all transport modes;
- Inputs into the Councils LTP and Regions RLTP both to be developed in 2020.
- Completion of Single Stage Business Cases to support the design and development of the key places and corridors identified within the TSOF. The business cases are to tell the investment story to progress a recommendation option to the pre-implementation phase. The final report should articulate all five business case models (including Strategic, Economic, Commercial, Financial and Management Cases) to ensure the investment is a robust proposal; and
- Pre-Implementation & Design for the top priority, quick wins and building block initiatives identified within the TSOF.
Key Requirements
Tauranga City Council (TCC) will require the following skill sets, experience and deliverables for this project:
- Quality, strategic thinking consultants, who have capabilities across all transport disciplines;
- Proven ability to develop and deliver robust SSBCs, to streamline the NZTA funding process;
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with key stakeholders and other nominated suppliers;
- Dedicated capacity to work with TCC to support timely and efficient delivery e.g. to meet the needed input into the LTP and RLTP processes over 2020.
Procurement Process
The RFP will be a single-stage tender process and will seek offers from consultants (or consortia of consultants) for the complete range of services required. Sub-consultants may be included in the offers.
Only those consultants who register their interest to this opportunity, via email to the Procurement Contact Person, will be provided with the RFP documentation.
Proposals will be evaluated utilising the Quality Based Method of supplier selection method.
Preconditions
TCC are specifically looking for suppliers who:
- Have the ability and commitment to deliver the TTSP;
- Have the ability and commitment to deliver the SSBCs;
- Have successful track record and experience in:
- producing relevant SSBCs;
- delivering multi-organisational network design activities;
- development of multi-criteria framework and assessments to support route and mode prioritisation; and
- whole-of-network issue analysis to support network form option development.
Only those consultants (or consortia of consultants) who can meet the above conditions should register their interest.
Estimated Procurement Timetable
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Key Activity
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Date
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Registrations of Interest Close:
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12 December 2019
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RFP Distribution Date:
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19 December 2019
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RFP Closing Date:
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17 February 2020
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Contract Award:
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April 2020
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Contract Form
The anticipated contract form will be the Standard Tauranga City Council Professional Services Long Form Contract.
Professional Indemnity, Public Liability, and other relevant insurances will be required.
Procurement Contact Person
Tauranga City Council has engaged Stellar Projects Ltd to assist in the delivery of this procurement, and to act as the Procurement Contact Person throughout the tender period. Should you have any queries regarding this project please ensure you use the forum on Tenderlink Tenderlink Reference - TAUR-897417
Or if you wish to register your interest to receive the tender documents, please contact the Procurement Contact Person named below:
Gemma Phillips: TCCTTSP@stellarprojects.co.nz
No Contract
This Advance Notice is not an offer to enter into a contract. No offer to take part in a tender may follow. The terms of any offered contract that may follow may differ from those indicated here. This Advance Notice does not form part of any subsequent contract that may follow, nor does it limit the tender process for any subsequent contract.