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The consultant must complete the services and deliver any deliverables by the applicable completion date and key deliverable date. if schedule 1 nominates: a completion date, or if any deliverables have been allocated key deliverable dates: then the consultant must complete the services, and deliver to council the deliverables if any, by the applicable completion date and key deliverable date

Council must pay the consultant the fee in consideration of the consultant performing the services in accordance with the agreement. Payment claims are submitted at times set out in schedule 1. subject to councils rights under the agreement, 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, comply with all applicable legislative requirements, be fit for purpose, and be performed by appropriately qualified and experienced personnel. he consultant warrants that: the services will: comply with all applicable requirements of the agreement and industry practice

The consultant must 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 until completion or during the term as applicable

If the consultant fails to rectify non-compliant services or deliverables within the nominated time, council may take necessary action, and the damages suffered will be a debt due and payable by the consultant. if the consultant does not take the action directed by council under clause 10. 2aiii within the time required, then council may take any action it considers necessary to correct the deliverable, procure a replacement deliverable, or reperform those services, as applicable, and the 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 inspect the performance of services. 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 supplier query cutoff date is Friday 19 June 2026 01:00 am E. South America Standard Time. supplier query cutoff friday 19 june 2026 01: 00 am e. south america standard time

The consultant may be disqualified if they commit a fraudulent or illegal act, suffer an insolvency event, or fail to remedy a breach of the agreement to council's satisfaction. commits a fraudulent or other illegal act or suffers an insolvency event, immediately terminate the agreement

Quotations must be received by council no later than 2:00 PM, Friday 26 June 2026. Late, faxed or email quotations will not be considered.

The council will make payments to the consultant within thirty (30) days of receipt of a valid tax invoice from the consultant for the amount owing.

Quotations will be evaluated on a combination of qualitative assessment (risk management, response to specification, experience, qualifications, business/financial capacity, sustainability) and cost, with the aim of achieving the lowest result for the best value for money (VFM = tendered price /Stage one score).

The consultant must provide information on relevant experience, qualifications, training, registrations, and trade associations of the lead consultant and nominated personnel. They must also demonstrate business and financial capacity, including access to resources and labour, and evidence of a quality management system.

Supplier query cutoff is Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 01:00 AM E. South America Standard Time.

Submittingters engaging in collusion, anticompetitive conduct, or soliciting information outside the scope of the contract or advantage in the quotation process from council officers or councillors may have their quote withdrawn from the evaluation process.