Council seeks submissions from qualified suppliers for a panel arrangement for plant and equipment hire (wet and dry hire) services. The panel will support operational and capital works across the municipality. No guaranteed minimum volume of work. Tenderers may quote for some or all services. Initial contract term is three years with two further three-year extension options. Offers must be submitted electronically via vendorpanel. com. au by 2:00pm AEST, 9 November 2026. Mandatory requirements include public liability insurance of $20 million, workers compensation, and comprehensive motor vehicle insurance. Evaluation criteria include compliance with specification (10%), capability (30%), capacity availability (30%), social economic benefit (5%), environmental benefit (5%), and customer service and support (20%). No briefing sessions are planned. Payment within 30 days of invoice receipt. Response times: emergency within 1 hour, urgent within 4 business hours, planned works within 1 business day.
Offers must be lodged by the closing time: 2:00pm aest, 9 november 2026. Late offers may be disqualified unless exceptional circumstances are documented.
Council will pay invoices within 30 days of receipt: council will pay the amount of each invoice within 30 days of its receipt. Invoices must reference the purchase order and align with approved timesheets.
The contractor warrants that where within 12 months of the completion of the service, any defect arises other than from reasonable fair wear and tear. . . the contractor shall promptly. . . rectify the defect or reexecute or make good any service not properly performed.
Offers are evaluated for overall value for money combining evaluation score and pricing assessment. Criteria include compliance with specification (10%), capability (30%), capacity availability (30%), social economic benefit (5%), environmental benefit (5%), and customer service and support (20%).
Mandatory requirements include minimum insurance requirements are met including motor vehicle insurance and occupational health and safety requirements are met. Contractors must register with council's prequalification system before starting work.
Unsatisfactory performance may result in corrective actions, suspension of work allocations or removal from the panel. Liquidated damages may apply if services are not provided by the end date.
Complaints must be submitted immediately upon the cause of the complaint arising or becoming known to the invitee in writing to procurement@swanhill. vic. gov. au.
Offers may be disqualified for non-compliance with conditions, late lodgement, unauthorised communication, collusive conduct, conflicts of interest, or failure to meet mandatory requirements. any failure to comply with the requirements. . . will, in the absolute discretion of the council, entitle the council to disqualify an invitee.