Forestry Corporation of NSW Harvest Softwood Plantations Bathurst Management Area - FCNSW1909

This RFP aims to procure contract harvesting services for commencement on 2^nd March 2020, or as otherwise agreed.

The purpose of this RFP is to provide information regarding the offer, detail the process and invite suitably qualified parties to submit proposals via this Request for Proposal.

The offer is outlined below:

(Electronic only)

Email; tenders@fcnsw.com.au

or

TendersNSW E-Tender site; https://tenders.nsw.gov.au

Safety Management

Proponents are required to provide independent certification in the form of a written statement from an appropriately qualified person (i.e. someone with safety audit qualifications) that their company has a current WHS management system that complies with the WHS Act 2011, WHS Regulation 2017 and Code of Practice 2014, and as a minimum includes the details set out in the Safe Work Australia “General Guide for Managing Risk in Forest Operations” and “Guide to Managing Risks of Plant and Equipment for Forest Operations

It is expected that the SMS will comply with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 and relevant codes of practice including the Code of Practice - Safety in Forest Harvesting Operations 2014, and as a minimum include the details set out in the Safe Work Australia Forestry Operations Guidance material. PDF’s are downloadable from the Safe Work Australia link below:

https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/forestry-operations-guidance-material

The SMS must also recognize the extent to which the harvesting services are undertaken to meet the requirements of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) as it relates to Chain of Responsibility obligations.

Environmental

It is expected that the EMS or quality assurance system for environmental performance will demonstrate that the Proponents business has procedures in place to ensure that harvesting services are carried out in compliance with relevant legislation including the Plantation Re-afforestation Act 1999 and Regulation 2001; and best practice industry guidelines for harvesting.

Shortlisted parties will be subject to a detailed 3rd party audit of their SMS and environmental systems to assess the adequacy of the Proponent’s management of safety, Chain of Responsibility and environmental obligations. Proponents should be prepared to provide electronic copies of all or parts of their SMS and EMS or equivalent to demonstrate the adequacy of their systems.

Financial

Proponents are required to demonstrate solvency and a financial capacity to undertake the nominated work within their proposed Proposal limits. For this purpose, if requested, each proponent will be required to provide information to a third party financial assessor, as nominated by FCNSW.

Consent may be sought by the proponent to commence this assessment prior to the close of the RFP. To commence this assessment, proponents must provide the contact officer with a completed Proposal Form 1.

Proposals that represent an unacceptable financial risk to FCNSW will be rejected.

Operational

• provide a detailed description of the proposed harvesting systems for the quantity of work being proposed for; and

• show adequate log harvesting and loading and/or contracting experience, including demonstrated management capacity to coordinate work to industry standards or alternatively submit a convincing plan that outlines how the proponent intends to transition into log harvesting and loading contracting.

• Comply with the operational constraints outlined in the Forest Practises Code: Timber harvesting in Forests NSW Plantations – Forest Practices Code Part 1 available online at:

  http://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/about/pubs

Proposals that represent an unacceptable operational risk to FCNSW will be rejected.

Open RFP process 2^nd August 2019

Close of Proposal submissions     13^th September 2019

Evaluation and short listing of Proposals18^th October 2019

Awarding of Contract(s)      After 1^st November 2019

Commencement of Contract(s)     2^nd March 2020 or as otherwise agreed