This is a public tender for the Cricket Facilities Relocation and Upgrade Project (Tender ****) by Rockhampton Regional Council. The project involves the construction of new cricket assets, including synthetic cricket pitches and training facilities nets, at two separate locations: Kele Park and Kalka Shades. This relocation is to facilitate community organisations moving from the Victoria Park Cricket Grounds. The tender documents include General Conditions of Contract based on AS ****, with specific annexures detailing amendments, contract references, and project-specific requirements. Key aspects covered include security, retention moneys, performance guarantees, insurance, site conditions, variations, payment claims, dispute resolution, and various statutory requirements such as Work Health and Safety, Security of Payment Act, and Heavy Vehicle National Law. The contract is a fixed lump sum contract, and detailed specifications for construction programs, quality assurance, and environmental management are provided.
The date for practical completion for Separable Portion 1 (Kele Park priority works) is 29 May 2026, and for Separable Portion 2 (Kele Park Kalka Shades remainder of Project) is 26 June 2026.
The tender notice states that payments under the contract shall be made at Rockhampton, Queensland. Payment claims are to be submitted on the 15th day of each month, or the date of satisfaction of the last claim precondition, whichever is later. Interest on overdue payments will be as per section 67P of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act.
The contract includes specific clauses regarding contractor warranties, including that the contractor will carry out the works with the degree of skill, diligence, prudence, and foresight expected of a skilled and experienced contractor, and that the work will comprise the best available materials and be of good and merchantable quality, free from latent defects and fit for their intended purpose.
The contract requires the contractor to hold a licence of the appropriate class under the QBCC Act and to be in all other respects entitled to undertake the work under the contract.
Liquidated damages per day are not applicable for Separable Portion 1 and Separable Portion 2. However, the contract specifies unlimited limits of liquidated damages.
The contract mentions a pre-start meeting to be held at the address of the principal, which the contractor must attend prior to commencing works on site.
The dispute resolution process involves a notice of dispute, a response period of 28 days, a superintendent's decision within 42 days, followed by a general manager meeting within 14 days, and then mediation. Litigation can follow if mediation fails.
