NSW Parliament House-Legislative Council Broadcast System Replacement - 20111122

The NSW Parliament is seeking proposals from Broadcast / AV System Integrators for the design and supply of a fully installed and commissioned “Turnkey” broadcast television solution.
The solution shall be flexible, innovative and easy to operate together with the provision of professional training of Parliamentary representatives and support to fulfil its requirements of maintaining its media broadcasting capability from the Legislative Council Chamber.

The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to outline the deliverables required for a successful Vendor to supply a Turnkey Solution(s) for the Replacement of the Broadcast System in the Legislative Council plus three separate Sub Projects. 

All Projects incorporate System Design and Implementation to cater for the Equipment Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Operational Training, and Technical Support to NSW Parliament Legislative Council (LC). However the primary project is the replacement of the existing LC Chamber Broadcast and associated Sound Systems with new HD/SDI and DSP technologies. 

Coupled with the LC Chamber Broadcast System Replacement, this RFT includes a number of individual Scopes of Work referred to as (Sub Projects) which the Principal may or may not proceed with.

They are:
·  ‘Sub Project 1’ to upgrade to the MATV Head End Replacement;

·  ‘Sub Project 2’ to supply a Video On Demand System; and

·  ‘Sub Project 3’ to supply an (a) Edit System and (b) Central Video Server.

This is an Invited RFT. The invited firms are listed below.

NSW Regions: Sydney

Pre-Qualified / Invited - Only those directly invited to tender, may obtain an RFT for the purpose of lodging a tender response. Generally an invitation from a pre-qualified register of approved tenderers who have the ability to undertake the particular work or type of work proposed, a limited number of service providers are known to carry out the work or service (or in emergency or other restricted situations). Tenderers have usually been pre-qualified, accredited, or selected for the type of work and financial range. Competitive bids called from a standing offer (panel / period) contracts would also use this type.

Site Inspection
 A site inspection will be held at 10:00am on THURSDAY the 15/12/2011.
Confidential drawings will be issued to those who attend the meeting
Advise M H McLeod, by email, who will be attending so security access can be arranged.

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NOTES TO INVITED FIRMS
To access the RFT files and to lodge a response you must use the Access PassCode provided to you by the contact officer.

Obtaining the RFT Documents
Click on the DOWNLAOD A SOFT COPY - Free  link at the bottom of the page, use the Access Passcode provided to gain access, then register your firm in the system (if not previously  registered), and follow onscreen instructions to download the RFT document files provided.

Lodging a Response
Your completed tender should be lodged as allowed in the RFT Document, however, it may also be lodged electronically via this web page.

As the tenderer you must be a current Registered user of this web site.
Click on the blue LODGE ON RESPONSE link at the bottom of this page, using the Access Passcode, then using your registered system  Login Username and Password and follow the on-screen instructions to be taken to the lodging screen to submit your electronic tender response.

Electronic Tender Box Security
During the lodgement process all submitted responses are encrypted for security and stored securely in the “electronic tender box”.
All responses that are received successfully can only be accessed, decrypted, retrieved and opened after the RFT has officially closed.

RFT Response - receipt/confirmation
A detailed system generated electronic receipt is issued for all submitted responses files received successfully.

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Software Requirements
To be able to view the requirements within the RFT you will require the following software to be installed on your PC:
* Adobe Acrobat Reader  5.0 (or more recent) - Please click here
Adobe Acrobat Reader  to be taken to their free download site now.
* Winzip  7.0 (or more recent) or equivalent - Please click here
Winzip    to be taken to their free evaluation download site now.
The RFT also requires the following software:

* Microsoft - Word 2003
* Microsoft - Excel 2003

Other requirements:
* Internet connection to lodge completed tender response
The tenderer is responsible for the provision and installation of the necessary software.

Via this web site.

Access to this RFT documentation is restricted to invited firms only.
Those Firms (shown below) have been issued with the special Access PassCode  required by this RFT
Tenders will only be considered from the invited firms listed below

1.Thomson Grass Valley

2. Quinto Communications

3. Magna Systems & engineering

4. AVI

5. City AV Services

6. Total Concept Projects

7.Global Television

8.AV Media systems

9. Videocraft

10. Gencom Technology

11. The PA People

12. Service Point Australia (additional invited firm)