Statement of Requirements

Request for tender for 20 Million Trees Programme: Large-scale biodiverse native tree planting 1314-2001 page 41

(g) If the Tenderer proposes to access support under other Commonwealth programmes (for

example the Green Army Programme), detail how Services would be delivered in the

event the Tenderer is unsuccessful in obtaining this support and, if the support is

received, how the total cost of delivering the Services would be reduced (refer Schedule 1

– Statement of Requirement clauses 3.1.19 - 3.1.20).

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(h) How the Tenderer proposes to undertake monitoring and reporting for Revegetation

Activities undertaken as part of Revegetation Projects (refer Schedule 1 – Statement of

Requirement clauses 3.1.21 - 3.1.22).

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(i) Governance arrangements for any proposed expert committees or panels that will have a

governance role or will provide direction for proposed Revegetation Projects.

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Attachment 3.1: Tenderer’s Portfolio of Proposed Tree-Planting Projects • Tenderers are required to submit a portfolio of proposed Revegetation Projects, delivering up to

5 million trees in aggregate and that the Tenderer can deliver within the timeframe March 2015 to

March 2018 inclusive.

• Portfolios of proposed Revegetation Projects must be submitted in the specified format below, with this

template to be completed for each individual Revegetation Project being proposed.

Project Proposal Number: (For example “Project 1 of 25”)

Project title:

Use a succinct name in the

following format: "Title of place -

description of Project"

(75 character maximum)

Project Goals:

Describe why this Revegetation

Project is important/should be

implemented.

Describe the environmental

conservation outcomes the

Revegetation Project will deliver.


Project Outcomes:

Select the environmental

conservation outcomes the

Revegetation Project contribute to.

Remnant vegetation

Urban environments

Conservation estate properties

Ramsar wetlands

Regionally significant species and/or communities

National Heritage listed place

World Heritage listed property

Nationally important wetlands

Indigenous cultural values

Aquatic or coastal ecosystems

EPBC listed migratory species

... (Identify which migratory species) ...

EPBC listed threatened species

... (Identify which threatened species)...


EPBC listed threatened ecological communities

... (Identify which threatened ecological communities)...

Project Activities

Describe the activities that the

Revegetation Project will involve,

including quantitative information

where applicable (e.g. ha

revegetated, planting stock

quantities, ratios of under-

storey/over-storey).


Trees to be delivered:

Total number of trees to be

established through the

Revegetation Project that will grow

to over 2 metres when mature (if

the project proposal is approved,

this is the number of trees that will

be contracted for delivery).

(For example “90,000 trees”)

Project partners:

Provide the name(s) of any

organisation(s) you will engage in

the delivery of the proposed

Revegetation Project and in what

capacity you expect them to

participate.


For example “Local council – partner delivery agent and

funding contributor” or “Green Army – on-ground labour to

undertake weeding activities”

Community Engagement

Describe how the local community

will be involved in the proposed

Revegetation Project.


REVEGETATION PROJECT LOCATION

State / Territory

Latitude Latitude of the primary site of where revegetation activities will

occur

Longitude Longitude of the primary site of where revegetation activities

will occur

REVEGETATION PROJECT BUDGET

Budget ($) Australian Government funds required to deliver the proposed

Revegetation Project.


Other funding contribution

sources

For example, “Local Council - $50,000 for site maintenance”

or “Not Applicable”

TIMEFRAME

Proposed commencement For example, “May 2015”.

Total duration of Revegetation

Activities

For example, “24 months”.

REVEGETATION PROJECT RISK

Include the type of risk (e.g. administration, climate, Work Health and Safety, fire), a description of that risk,

the impact (insignificant, minor, moderate, major, catastrophic), likelihood (almost certain, likely, probable,

unlikely, very unlikely) and the control strategy for the risk. Add additional rows if required.

Type of Risk Description of risks Impact Likelihood Control Strategies

Work Health

and Safety

E.g. Use of

machinery/chemicals,

exposure, steep work sites,

proximity to water.

Climate (e.g.

drought)

Fire

Administration

(Add additional

rows if

required)


Attachment 4: Tenderer Response to Criterion 2 - Demonstrated experience in providing similar services Criterion 2 – Demonstrated experience in providing similar services

Weighting: 30%

Character limit for Criterion 2 (not including spaces): 20,000

Tenderers should address the following points to provide details of their past performance and

experience in providing similar Services.

(a) Demonstrated expertise and experience in delivering similar Services across varied

ecosystems in the states/territories nominated by the Tenderer (or, where previous

experience is in other locations, details of how the knowledge will be directly

transferrable).

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(b) The long-term results from similar services previously delivered;

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(c) Tenderers should provide contact details for at least three recent clients of the Tenderer

who are prepared to act as referees. Tenderers should also provide a short description

(one paragraph) of the services they supplied to each referee.

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Attachment 5: Tenderer Response to Criterion 3 – Capacity and expertise to perform the Services Criterion 3 – Capacity and expertise to perform the Services

Weighting: 30%

Character limit for Criterion 3 (not including spaces): 30,000

Tenderers should address the following points to provide details of their capacity and expertise to

perform the Services.

Subject matter expertise

(a) Strong ecological expertise as it relates to Revegetation Activities, specifically across the

states / territories where the Tenderer proposes to deliver the Services or in other

locations where the expertise is directly transferrable.

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(b) Suitably qualified and experienced staff distributed in the states / territories where the

Tenderer proposes to deliver the Services (or who will be located in or able to service

those states / territories if successful).

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(c) Project management expertise as it applies to the Revegetation Activities.

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(d) Demonstrated ability to coordinate and obtain landholder support and access to secure

land suitable for planting and to achieve strategic conservation objectives. Tenderers

should detail what strategies they propose to utilise in order to achieve this.

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(e) Have, or are able to obtain, the necessary permits to work with threatened species and/or

threatened ecological communities as required to deliver the Services. Tenderers should

specify what permits will be required and whether these are held currently. Where they

are not held currently, Tenderers should detail their proposed strategy for obtaining

required permits prior to March 2015.

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Management Capacity

(f) Management capability and internal governance arrangements.

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Organisational Capacity

(g) Organisational capacity to deliver the Services across broad geographic areas within the

states/territories nominated by the Tenderer. Including for example regional

representation in relevant states/territories to support on-ground Revegetation Activities

and community engagement.

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(h) If applicable, details about existing networks and cooperative arrangements with partner

organisations, or an ability to establish them.

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(i) Human resources capacity.

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(j) Appropriate record management systems.

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(k) Communication strategies, including with regard to landholders, local communities and

general public, and ability to implement these strategies

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(l) Ability to manage work health and safety (WHS) aspects of the Services, for example

through:

• A demonstrated organisational culture that is committed to WHS

• Staff with relevant safety qualifications and/or required licenses

• Established WHS management systems including induction and training processes,

WHS risk assessments, and plant/equipment maintenance records.

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(m) Demonstrated ability to identify and manage broader risks associated with delivering

Revegetation Activities.

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(n) Resourcing to deliver all aspects of the Services, including community engagement

activities and ongoing maintenance of Revegetation Projects.

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(o) Details about current commitments to other projects, including details of

project/programme names, duration, value and whether there is any overlap in the

resources required to deliver these existing commitments and the proposed Services of

this Tender.

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Attachment 6: Tenderer’s Price Schedule

Cost ranges for delivering Revegetation Activities

These cost ranges should include the cost for delivering Revegetation Activities in their entirety, including

for example: site preparation (e.g. weeding, soil preparation), purchase of seed/tubestock, seeding/planting

activities, fencing/tree-guards and site maintenance (weeding, watering, mulching, in-fill planting, pest

management).

Orders executed under the Deed may include Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases at the discretion of

the Department.

Direct-seeding - cost range per hectare For example, “ $X to $X”

Direct Seeding augmented with assisted

Regeneration - cost range per hectare

For example, “ $X to $X”

Tube-stock planting - cost range per

hectare


Tube-stock planting augmented with

assisted Regeneration - cost range per

hectare


Cost range activities relating to project management

Project Management costs Expressed as either a dollar ($) figure range or as

a percentage (%) of the total Revegetation Project

cost.

Cost range for Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation costs Expressed as either a dollar ($) figure range or as

a percentage (%) range of the total Revegetation

Project cost.

Cost range for Community Engagement

Community Engagement costs per

Revegetation Project

Expressed as either a dollar ($) figure range or as

a percentage (%) range of the total Revegetation

Project cost.

Cooperative Partnership Arrangements

Budget impacts of any proposed

Cooperative Partnership Arrangements

Funding and in-kind contributions from any

Cooperative Partnership Arrangements must be

deducted from the cost of delivering the


Services.

Tenderers must outline what these contributions

will be and how they will be deducted from the

costs of delivering Revegetation Projects.

Carbon credits

Budget impact of prospective revenue from

tradeable carbon credits (if applicable)

Where Tenderers intend to obtain tradeable

carbon credits for Revegetation Projects, this

should be deducted from the cost of delivering

the Services.

Where applicable, Tenderers must outline how

these financial benefits will be deducted from

the cost of delivering the Services.

Other relevant pricing information

Other information that is relevant to the cost

of delivering the Services.

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