Closed ATM View - DFAT-270
AIFFP Capital Infrastructure Services Panel
The Department is seeking to establish a panel for the provision of international client side project management services and/or head contractor capital infrastructure services. These Services will primarily be for projects delivered in the Indo-Pacific region, with the possibility of some project work being performed in Australia. Once established, it is anticipated that the Department will make available to Sovereign Nations the list of Panel Members, for the purpose of enabling the Sovereign Nations to procure services from the Panel Members for projects financed by the Commonwealth, including but not limited to AIFFP, as further described in paragraph 2.6 of this RFT. It is also anticipated that the Department will make available to New Zealand Government entities the list of Panel Members to enable New Zealand Government entities to procure services from Panel Members.
Mandatory Conditions for Participation The mandatory conditions for participation are: a) The Tenderer must contract as a single legal entity. b) The Tenderer and any subcontractors proposed must not be named as not complying with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth). c) The Tenderer (and any of its proposed subcontractors) must not be listed on the World Bank List or any similar List maintained by a development donor or be the subject of an informal investigation or temporary suspension which could lead to the Tenderer becoming so listed. A Tenderer must immediately notify DFAT if it becomes listed, investigated or suspended by the World Bank or any development donor prior to the award of contract. d) The Tenderer either holds a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record by the Closing Time, or has a receipt demonstrating that a Statement of Tax Record has been requested from the Australian Taxation Office by the Closing Time, and holds a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record no later than 4 Business Days after the Closing Time. Note - Further guidance on this condition (e) is available on the ATO's website: https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Bus/Statement-of-tax-record/. See also the Black Economy Procurement Connected Policy available at: https://treasury.gov.au/publication/p2019-t369466. ‘Statement of Tax Record’ means a statement of tax record issued by the Australian Taxation Office following an application made in accordance with the process set out at https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Bus/Statement-of-tax-record/?page=1#Requesting_an_STR
Initial term of five (5) years, with options to extend for periods up to a further five (5) years in total.