1 Conditions of Tendering 5 1.1 Lodgement of Tenders 5 1.2 Tenderers to Inform Themselves 7 1.3 Documents to be Lodged with Tender Form 7 1.4 Tender Validity 8 1.5 Project Control 8 1.6 Industry Accreditation 9 1.7 Local Development 9 1.8 Alternative Tenders 11 1.9 Taxes, Duties, Fees, etc. 11 1.10 Pricing 11 1.11 Part Offer and Part Acceptance 11 1.12 Change to the Conditions of Contract 11 1.13 Tender Assessment Criteria 12 1.14 Additional Information 13 1.15 Disclosure of Percentage Weightings 13 1.16 Performance Report 13 1.17 Privacy Notice 13 1.18 Notification of Acceptance 14 1.19 Debriefing Tenderers 14 1.20 Specific Site Conditions – Darwin Hospital 14 1.21 Specific Site Conditions – Gove District Hospital 14 1.22 Specific Site Conditions – Katherine Hospital 15 1.23 Specific Site Conditions – Tennant Creek Hospital 15 1.24 Specific Site Conditions – Alice Springs Hospital 15 1.25 Specific Site Conditions – Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park 16 1.26 Specific Site Conditions – Kakadu National Park 16 1.27 Specific Site Conditions – Workers Accommodation Jabiru 16 1.28 Specific Site Conditions – Groote Eylandt 16 1.29 Specific Site Conditions – Work on Communities 17 1.30 Specific Site Conditions – NT Prisons 17 1.31 Specific Site Conditions – Aerodromes 17 1.32 Specific Site Conditions – Work in Defence Areas 17 1.33 Special Security Conditions 17 2 Conditions of Contract 18 2.1 Interpretation of Terms 18 2.2 Nature of Contract 19 2.3 Superintendent's Representative 20 2.4 Directions, Notices and Disputes 21 2.5 Power to Dismiss Workers 21 2.6 Contractor's Liability 21 2.7 Contractor's Representative 22 2.8 Industry Accreditation and Standards 23 2.9 Local Development 23 2.10 Confidentiality and Publicity 24 2.11 Storage of Contractor's Material 24 2.12 Indemnities 24 2.13 Insurances 24 2.14 Progress Payments 25 2.15 Working Hours 26 2.16 Obvious Work 27 2.17 Access to Works and Material 27 2.18 Materials and Workmanship 27 2.19 Proprietary Items 27 2.20 ByLaws Fees and Notices 27
Conditions of Tendering Lodgement of Tenders Tenders shall be in the form required by the Clause titled “Documents to be Lodged with Tender Form”. Tenders shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked with the Tender Number and closing date. Oral Tenders or Tenders submitted by electronic mail (other than via Quotations and Tenders Online eLodgement service) shall not be considered. Closing Time and Date Tenders will close at the time and on the date stated on the front cover of the Request for Tender (RFT). Delivered by Hand The preferred Tender Box for lodgement of the Tender is as stated on the cover of the RFT. Tenders however may be lodged by hand in any of the following Quotation and Tender Boxes: Department of Business and Employment Contract and Procurement Services Ground Floor, Enterprise House 28-30 Knuckey Street Darwin NT 0800 Department of Business and Employment 1st Floor, Herbarium (Gaymark Plaza) 4 Mansfield Street Palmerston NT 0830 Department of Business and Employment 1st Floor, NT Government Centre 5 First Street Katherine NT 0850 Department of Business and Employment 1st Floor, Alice Plaza Corner Parsons Street and Todd Mall Alice Springs NT 0870 Department of Business and Employment Shop 2, Ground Floor, Barkly House 99 Paterson Street Tennant NT 0860 Department of Business and Employment Ground Arnhem Village Arnhem Road Nhulunbuy NT 0880 Tenderers lodging by hand in than the Quotation and Tender Box referred to on the front cover of the RFT must take particular care to show the Tender Number and closing time and date on the envelope.