Closed ATM View - PROC-9176507
Enhancing frost tolerance and/or avoidance in wheat, barley and canola crops through in-season agronomic manipulation
Contract Administrator
: 0892304600
:
Contract Administrator
:
0892304600
<span">Australian winter cereal, oilseed and pulse crop production takes place in a challenging environment where growers have to cope with climatic extremes. Managing production risk in yield-limiting environments due to abiotic events such as drought, high temperatures and frost is a necessity for growers to remain financially viable. It is estimated that $360 million is lost on average annually in wheat production as a result of frost depending on the severity of the events. The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia estimated that 2 million tons of wheat were lost due to the frost events of 2016. Similar devasting frost events occurred in WA and southern Australia in the current 2021 season. Analysis of the occurrence of frost over southern Australia has shown that the length of the “frost season” has increased on average by 26 days when compared to the long-term mean for the period 1960 to 1990. This increase in frost occurrence increases the need for existing in-season agronomic practices for crop damage avoidance to be augmented with additional mitigation approaches.
Applying for GRDC investments is done using the GRDC Grains Investment Portal. Once registered, users can visit the Portal anytime.
To register as a user, please visit https://access.grdc.com.au/
Click on the register button at the top right-hand side.
Complete the Registration Form. Fill in all the fields: your email address, a password and the captcha. Your password must be alphanumeric with at least one special character (i.e. not a letter or number). Click register to continue the process.
Registration is confirmed by the system sending an email to you, with details to complete the registration process.
Once the registration process is complete, you can sign in and review all investments open for tender
Once you have located this investment, you can commence the application process by completing the details for each field available, until you reach “Submit Application” on the last page
Tenderers must familiarise themselves with further information found at https://grdc.com.au/Apply/Current-Tenders/ including terms and conditions of participation, required form of response and draft contract (Services Agreement).
•The Tenderer and any subcontractor must not be named on the Consolidated List, being the list of persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions or travel bans under Australian sanction laws, as maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
•The Tenderer and any subcontractor must not have a judicial decision against it (not including decisions under appeal) relating to employee entitlements and who have not paid the claim.
•The Tenderer must be a single legal entity or recognised firm of partners except where the Tender is submitted by a consortium and the Tender specifies that each member of the proposed consortium will be party to the contract.
4. The Tenderer and any proposed subcontractor must be compliant with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
March 2022 to June 2025
Tenderers must submit their responses electronically through the Grains Investment Portal at: https://access.grdc.com.au/
For information on 'Applying' and how to register, refer to the ATM details on the GRDC's website.
https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders
By portal submission only at https://access.grdc.com.au/
Contract Administrator
: 0892304600
:
Contract Administrator
:
0892304600