Tender Details
1. INTRODUCTION
Submissions are invited from suitably qualified law
firms (Firms) interested in providing legal services to Rail Corporation New
South
RailCorp intends to establish a small panel of law
firms to undertake outsourced legal work for a three (3) year term, commencing
1 July 2008. RailCorp may at its
absolute discretion exercise two optional extensions of up to 1 year each.
2. REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTIVES OF RailCorp
(a)
RailCorp currently manages its legal services using both in-house
resources and external resources provided by a panel consisting of private
sector law firms and the Crown Solicitors Office. There are currently twelve permanent in-house
solicitors at RailCorp and a paralegal.
By establishing a small panel of external legal advisers RailCorp seeks
to:
supplement in-house legal resources;
more effectively service RailCorps
legal requirements through judicious use of external legal advisers;
create a more efficient and effective allocation of work to
external legal advisers;
improve management and accountability of external legal
advisers; and
improve cost effectiveness and value for money of external
legal advisers.
(b) RailCorp requires each member of its
legal panel to:
Offer discounted hourly rates and disbursements;
Enter into a standing offer agreement for the legal
services;
Provide monthly costs and matter status reports
(refer to clause 3.3 of Appendix 3);
Provide comprehensive billing information including a
detailed narrative for work performed, details of hours spent by individual
lawyers and their hourly rate; details of any disbursements payable by RailCorp
with respect to a matter, a summary of the fees and disbursements incurred by
the firm to date in respect of the matter;
Have detailed knowledge and expertise in RailCorps statutory functions and business activities
relevant to their areas of law;
Have in place appropriate quality assurance systems;
Where requested by RailCorp, provide considered cost
estimates prior to commencing work and monitor and report against those
estimates as the matter progresses;
Have appropriate arrangements and procedures in place
to ensure that conflicts of interest are either avoided or appropriately
managed;
Have regular coordination and review meetings
involving a relationship partner;
Enure that its employees and agents are advised that
whilst on RailCorp premises they must be drug and alcohol free and must comply
with the requirements of an authorised testing officer.
(c) RailCorp is a statutory State owned
corporation. While numerous pieces of
State and Federal legislation apply to it, the most relevant are the State
Owned Corporations Act 1989, the Transport Administration Act 1988 and the Rail
Safety Act 2002. Information in relation
to RailCorp, its statutory functions and business activities are contained in
its annual report, which can be accessed from RailCorps
website www.railcorp.nsw.gov.au
(d) Sub panels will be created as follows:
Corporate/Commercial
Panel
Employment/Workplace
safety panel
Property
Panel
Insurance
Panel
Workers
Compensation Panel
(e) The number of Firms on each sub panel
will depend on proposals received and the outcome of the evaluation
process. However, it is anticipated that
3 or 4 firms will be appointed to each sub-panel.
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Tender Respondents
Business Name | Trading Name | Address |
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de Mestre and Company | - | Level 12, 70 Castlereagh Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Champion Legal Pty Ltd | - | Suite 7, Level 5, 66 Hunter Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers | - | Level 18, 111 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Vardanega Roberts Solicitors | - | Level 1, 130 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Prime Lawyers Pty Limited | - | Suite 1/154 Flora Street SUTHERLAND NSW 2232 Australia |
Curwood Lawyers | - | Level 7, Australia Square Plaza Building, 95 Pitt Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Cutler Hughes & Harris | - | Level 44/2 Park Street SYDNEY NSW 2001 Australia |
Australian Business Lawyers | - | Level 10, 140 Arthur Street NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060 Australia |
Ritchie & Castellan Pty Limited | - | Suite 1.06, 25 Solent Circuit BAULKHAM HILLS BC NSW 2153 Australia |
Slaters Intellectual Property Lawyers | - | Waterview Wharf Workshops, 28/37 Nicholson Street BALMAIN EAST NSW 2041 Australia |
Ambler Online - Legal and Commercial | - | 82 Campbell Drive WAHROONGA NSW 2076 Australia |
Lee & Lyons Lawyers | - | Level 1/131 Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Duncan Cotterill Lawyers | - | Level 13, Tattersalls Building, 179 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Harmers Workplace Lawyers | - | Level 28, St Martins Tower, 31 Market Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Ellison Tillyard Callanan | - | Level 9/2 Market Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Clark McNamara Lawyers | - | Level 17, 1 Market Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
McCabe Terrill Lawyers Pty Limited | - | Level 14/130 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Makinson & d'Apice | - | Level 12/135 King Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Moray & Agnew Solicitors | - | Level 24/233 Castlereagh Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
TressCox Lawyers | - | Level 20/135 King Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Corrs Chambers Westgarth | - | Level 32, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Clayton Utz | - | Level 19-34/ 1 O'Connell Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Allens Arthur Robinson | - | Deutsche Bank Place, Corner Hunter and Phillip Streets SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Chang, Pistilli & Simmons | - | Plaza Bldg, Australia Square, Level 13/95 Pitt Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
DLA Phillips Fox | - | 201 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
TL lawyers | - | Level 3, 21 Bolton Street NEWCASTLE NSW 2300 Australia |
McCulloch & Buggy | - | Level 13, 477 Kent Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Emil Ford & Co | - | Suite 4, Level 5/580 George Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
William Roberts Lawyers | - | Level 3/84 Union Street PYRMONT NSW 2009 Australia |
Maddocks | - | Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Baker & McKenzie | - | Level 27, AMP Centre, 50 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Henry Davis York | - | 44 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Hunt & Hunt | - | Gateway, 1 Macquarie Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Hicksons Lawyers | - | Level 32/2 Park Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Marsdens Law Group | - | 49 Dumaresq Street CAMPBELLTOWN NSW 2560 Australia |
Fisher Cartwright Berriman Pty Ltd , Solutions at Work, Workplace Relations Lawyers & Consultants | - | Level 11/83 Mount Street NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2095 Australia |
Deacons | - | Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Sparke Helmore Lawyers | - | Level 16/321 Kent Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Gillis Delaney Lawyers | - | Level 11/179 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Gray & Perkins Lawyers | - | Level 7/55 Clarence Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Minter Ellison Lawyers | - | Aurora Place, 88 Phillip Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Crown Solicitor's Office NSW | - | Level 5/60-70 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Blake Dawson | - | Level 36, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Mallesons Stephen Jaques | - | Level 61, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Middletons | - | Level 26, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |
Gadens Lawyers | - | Level 13 Skygarden Building, 77 Castlereagh Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia |