This tender is for the cleaning of council facilities at Goondiwindi, including public toilet facilities, council works depot office areas, and the aerodrome terminal building toilets. The contract duration is three years with an option to renew for a further two years. Tenders will be evaluated based on level of service capability (40%), local supplier (10%), and financial benefit (50%). The successful contractor must maintain public liability and products insurance of not less than $10,000,000. Payment will be made monthly following submission of an invoice. The contractor is responsible for supplying their own cleaning equipment and collecting cleaning supplies from the council's works depot. Reporting of defects or damage must be done immediately via the electronic reporting tool Swimlocal or by email. Compliance with WHS legislation is mandatory.
The tender closing date and time is 12 noon on Thursday, 4th June 2026. The commencement date for the contract shall be 1st August 2026, and the contract duration is three years, ending on 31st July 2029.
The bid notice states that payment will be made monthly following submission of an invoice by the appointed contractor. Each monthly invoice shall be one-twelfth (1/12) of the amount tendered in Schedule C (Schedule of Rates), plus any call-ins. Each call-in should be listed separately on the invoice with the dates clearly identified.
The bid notice states that tenders shall be evaluated using the following criteria and weighting: level of service capability 40%, local supplier 10%, and financial benefit 50%.
Tenderers are required to provide details of two referees who may be contacted by the tender evaluation panel to provide confirmation of the claims made in the tender in respect to the capacity of your organisation to deliver the proposed service.
The bid notice states that should the council receive any complaints in relation to the conduct of works, the cleaner will be notified in writing. Should council consider the standard of works to be unsatisfactory, council may ask the cleaner to show cause as to why the contract should not be terminated. Council reserves the right to terminate this contract without regard to the minimum notice period referred to under contract duration section, in the event that a complaint may not be resolved.
The bid notice states that the public toilet facilities are available for inspection at the tenderer's own reconnaissance access times are as per Schedule A with the exception of the GRC Works Depot. Inspections of the GRC Works Depot are by arrangement only and available Monday to Friday between 9am and 12 noon. Please contact Council's Facilities Manager, Terry Gleeson on 07 **** **** to make the necessary arrangements.
The bid notice states that this contract may be cancelled under the following circumstances if the contractor: breaches any clause of the contract, supplies goods or services not to specification, is unable or unwilling to deliver the goods or services within the requested timeframe, or breaches any workplace health safety criteria. Council reserves the right to cancel the contract after any one or more instances of the above circumstances.
