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Central Highlands Regional Council is seeking consultancy services for an environmental monitoring and response plan for active landfills. The consultant must have expertise, capacity, and willingness to provide these services. The agreement will be for an independent contractor. Key aspects include definitions, interpretation, consultant's warranties, council-supplied information, timeframes for commencement and completion of services, consultant's program, notification of delays, recovery plans, extensions of time, earlier completion, general obligations, ethical obligations, safety obligations, quality of services, deliverables, quality assurance, meetings, reporting, representatives, key personnel, consultant's resources, subcontracting, invoicing and payment, GST, variations, suspension, confidentiality, privacy, intellectual property, principal and independent contractor relationship, insurance, indemnity, default and termination, dispute resolution, and general provisions. The contract is governed by Queensland law.
The consultant must perform the services expeditiously and without delay. If a completion date is nominated, services must be completed by that date. The consultant must perform the services expeditiously and without delay.
Council must pay the consultant the fee in consideration of the consultant performing the services in accordance with the agreement. Payment claims are subject to specific preconditions and must be submitted at times set out in Schedule 1. Council must pay the consultant the fee in consideration of the consultant performing the services in accordance with the agreement.
The consultant warrants that the services will comply with all applicable requirements of the agreement and industry practice, legislative requirements, and be fit for purpose. Deliverables must be free from error. The consultant warrants that the services will comply with all applicable requirements of the agreement and industry practice. . .
The consultant warrants that it has and will maintain the necessary experience, and an appropriately qualified and trained workforce, to carry out such services. it has and will maintain the necessary experience, and an appropriately qualified and trained workforce, to carry out such services. . .
If the consultant fails to rectify non-compliant services, council may take necessary action, and damages suffered will be a debt due by the consultant. he damages suffered as a result of council doing so will be a debt due and payable by the consultant.
The document does not explicitly mention mandatory or optional site visits. However, it does state that council may require access to premises for inspections and audits. allow council and its representatives access to the consultants premises, and the premises of any relevant subcontractors, to do any one or more of: inspect the performance of the services
The document outlines a dispute resolution process involving negotiation and mediation, but does not specify a deadline for challenges. either party may at any time by notice in writing to the other, refer any disagreement or dispute that has arisen between the parties. . .
The consultant may be disqualified if they breach terms of the agreement, commit a fraudulent or illegal act, or suffer an insolvency event, leading to termination. breaches any term of the agreement. . . commits a fraudulent or other illegal act or suffers an insolvency event, immediately terminate the agreement