1 Conditions of Tendering 5 1.1 General 5 1.2 Lodgement of Tenders 5 1.3 Tenderers to Inform Themselves 7 1.4 Documents to be Lodged with Tender Form 7 1.5 Tender Validity 8 1.6 Project Control 8 1.7 Industry Accreditation 9 1.8 Development 10 1.9 Indigenous Development Plan 11 1.10 Alternative Tenders 11 1.11 Taxes, Duties, Fees, etc. 12 1.12 Pricing 12 1.13 Competitive Neutrality 12 1.14 Part Offer and Part Acceptance 12 1.15 Change to the Conditions of Contract 12 1.16 Tender Assessment Criteria 13 1.17 Additional Information 14 1.18 Disclosure of Percentage Weightings 14 1.19 Performance Report 14 1.20 Privacy Notice 14 1.21 Notification of Acceptance 15 1.22 Debriefing Tenderers 15 1.23 Specific Site Conditions – Royal Darwin Hospital 15 1.24 Specific Site Conditions – Katherine Hospital 15 1.25 Specific Site Conditions – Gove District Hospital 16 1.26 Specific Site Conditions – Tennant Creek Hospital 16 1.27 Specific Site Conditions – Alice Springs Hospital 16 1.28 Specific Site Conditions – Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park 17 1.29 Specific Site Conditions – Kakadu National Park 17 1.30 Specific Site Conditions – Workers Accommodation Jabiru 17 1.31 Specific Site Conditions – Groote Eylandt 18 1.32 Specific Site Conditions – Work on Communities 18 1.33 Specific Site Conditions – NT Prisons 18 1.34 Specific Site Conditions – NT Schools 19 1.35 Specific Site Conditions – Access to Parliament 19 1.36 Specific Site Conditions – Aerodromes 19 1.37 Specific Site Conditions – Work in Defence Areas 19 1.38 Special Security Conditions 20 2 Conditions of Contract 21 2.1 Interpretation of Terms 21 2.2 Formation of Contract 23 2.3 Nature of Contract 23 2.4 Superintendent and Superintendent's Representative 24 2.5 Directions, Notices and Disputes 25 2.6 Power to Dismiss Workers 25 2.7 Contractor's Liability 25 2.8 Contractor's Representative 26 2.9 Industry Accreditation and Standards 27 2.10 Local Development 27 2.11 Indigenous Development Plan 28 2.12 Project Control Plan 28 2.13 Confidentiality, Publicity and Media 28 2.14 Confidentiality and Publicity 29 2.15 Storage of Contractor's Material 29
Before commencing the the Contractor shall take out and shall maintain for the duration of the Contract appropriate Workers Compensation insurance cover for all workers employed by the Contractor. This cover shall comply with the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2009 of the Northern Territory and policies shall be purchased from Northern Territory approved insurers. The following information be provided with all tenders and as requested during the currency of the Contract: for Contractors employing workers: workers compensation policy number; name of insurer; and date of expiry. for Contractors not employing workers: written advice that they are not employing nor intending to employ workers during the currency of the Contract. The Contractor shall ensure that all Sub-contractors who employ workers have Workers Compensation insurance cover in accordance with the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2009. The Contractor shall ensure that all persons employed under labour hire agreements, whether by the Contractor or through a Labour Hire Firm, are appropriately covered by Workers Compensation insurance. Self-employed Contractors must ensure that they have adequate insurance coverage in The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all Sub-contractors have appropriate policies in place. Public Liability Insurance Before commencing the the Contractor shall take out, and shall maintain during the currency of the Contract, a Public Liability policy of insurance to cover its liabilities to third parties, including the liabilities as set out in the first paragraph of clause titled “Indemnities”. The Policy shall: note the Principal for its respective rights and interests; include a cross-liability clause in which the insurer accepts the term “insured” as applying to each of the persons covered by the insurance as if a separate policy of insurance had been issued to each of them; and be for an amount of not less than the sum stated in the Annexure, for any one occurrence. The effecting of insurance shall not limit the liabilities or obligations of the Contractor under other provisions of the Contract. The Contractor shall ensure that all Sub-contractors take out Public Liability Insurance that meets the requirements of this clause. Lodgement of Certificates of Currency The Contractor shall, if so requested, provide the Principal with copies of Certificates of Currency and summaries of key provisions for all insurance policies required including those of any (including self-employed contractors and persons employed under Labour Hire Agreements).