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Grid-fed Electricity for CSIRO, National Measurement Institute and ACCC sites operating in the NEM & Northern Territory
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
Grid-fed Electricity for CSIRO, National Measurement Institute and ACCC sites operating in the National Electricity Market and the Northern Territory
Subject to clause 5.7, Unintentional Errors of Form,CSIRO will exclude a Retailer from further consideration and evaluation if CSIRO considers in its absolute discretion that the conditions for participation set out in this clause have not been met by the Retailer. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Tender, only requirements listed in this clause will be deemed conditions for participation.
(a) the Retailer exists as a legal entity at the Tender Closing Time and Date
(b) at the time of lodgement of their Tender, Retailers must not have been:
i. precluded from tendering for Australian Government funded work or
ii. subject to a judicial decision against them relating to employee entitlements (not including decisions under appeal, and have not paid the claim.
Minimum Content and Format Requirements
Subject to clause 5.7, Unintentional Errors of Form, CSIRO will exclude a Retailer from further consideration if CSIRO considers in its absolute discretion that the Retailer’s response does not meet the minimum content and format requirements listed in this clause. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this RFT, only requirements listed in this clause will be deemed minimum content and format requirements for the purposes of this Tender.
(a) The Tender must be lodged electronically via AusTender, the Australian Government Tendering System, in accordance with, clause 3.9,AusTender
(b) The Retailer must complete and submit in their Response the:
i. Retailer’s Deed
ii. Statutory Declaration
iii. set out in Attachment A – Statement of Requirements and Response Schedule.
(c) Noting the requirement at clause 5.2.1(b), Retailers should complete all remaining elements of Attachment A – Statement of Requirements and Response Schedule, in the format provided.
(d) The Tender, including all attachments and supporting material, must be written in English.
(e) Alternative solutions will only be considered where the Retailer also provides in its Tender a response that conforms to the specified requirements of this RFT.
As part of Stage 2 of this RFT, pricing will be sought for one to five year arrangements. The Preferred Retailer/s will be required to enter into a Contract for a period of up to five years, dependent on CSIRO, NI and ACCC and its advisors assessing the best value for money outcome.