Aquatic Monitoring Tenders

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overall value for money proposition presented in the offer.

invitees must meet the mandatory compliance criteria

invitees may be invited to give a presentation

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Tenders must be lodged electronically via SA Tenders and Contracts before the closing date 2:00pm Adelaide time on Thursday, 5 November 2026. tenders must be lodged electronically via sa tenders and contracts before the closing date 2. 00pm adelaide time on thursday, 5 november 2026

Tenderers must be licensed or registered to perform the services. each tenderer must if applicable be licensed or registered to perform the services.

The council may conduct a site/industry briefing. the council may conduct a siteindustry briefing.

Tenders lodged by any other means will not be considered. tenders lodged by any other means will not be considered.

Offers must be lodged by 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Friday 2 October 2026. offers must be lodged by 5pm australian eastern standard time on friday 2 october 2026

The supplier warrants that all information provided is complete, accurate, up-to-date and not misleading. the supplier warrants that all representations, declarations, statements, information and documents made or provided by the supplier. . . are complete, accurate, uptodate and not misleading

Evaluation is not on price alone; criteria include mandatory and desirable criteria such as technical experience, service delivery, safety, and pricing. the customer is not evaluating offers on the sole criterion of price

Mandatory criteria include adherence to the Queensland Government Supplier Code of Conduct and insurances: public liability minimum $20,000,000, professional indemnity $10,000,000, and workers compensation. public liability insurance minimum value 20 000 000. . . professional indemnity insurance for a minimum of 10 000 000

Complaints may be made through the customer's complaint management process. the supplier may request for the issue to be dealt with in accordance with the customers complaint management process

The customer may disqualify a supplier for breach of warranty, including anticompetitive conduct or conflict of interest. the customer may. . . immediately disqualify a supplier from the invitation process. . . where it believes the supplier has breached any warranty

Offers must be lodged by 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Friday 2 October 2026. The intended contract start date is 31 October 2026.

The supplier warrants that all representations, declarations, statements, information and documents made or provided by the supplier are complete, accurate, up-to-date and not misleading in any way.

The customer is not evaluating offers on the sole criterion of price. Criteria include purposeful public procurement, technical experience and capability, service delivery, safety, risk and compliance, pricing and value for money.

Mandatory criteria require suppliers to adhere to the queensland government supplier code of conduct and hold public liability insurance minimum $20,000,000 per claim, professional indemnity insurance minimum $10,000,000 per claim, and workers compensation insurance as required by law.

The customer may immediately disqualify a supplier from the invitation process where it believes the supplier has breached any warranty, including anticompetitive conduct, conflict of interest, or accuracy of information.