GENERAL MANAGER’S TABLED REPORT ON MATTERS FOR DETERMINATION SUBMITTED TO THE Ordinary Council Meeting TO BE HELD ON Tuesday 24 April, 2018

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GENERAL MANAGER’S TABLED REPORT ON MATTERS FOR DETERMINATION SUBMITTED TO THE Ordinary Council Meeting TO BE HELD ON Tuesday 24 April, 2018

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ITEM 32 - FIXING COUNTRY ROADS PROGRAM

REPORT IN BRIEF

 

Reason For Report

To seek Council's resolve to participate in a procurement process for the inspection and condition assessment of bridges.

Policy Implications

Nil

Budget Implications

$405,000 of extra funding

IPR Linkage

1.1.4.a Local road bridge maintenance undertaken

Annexures

Nil   

File Number

\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\ROADS and BRIDGES\PROGRAMS\FIXING COUNTRY ROADS 2017-2018 - 921006

 

 

Recommendation

 

THAT Council participate in the regional procurement process for Inspection and Condition Assessment of Bridges, being conducted by Centroc on behalf of member councils.

 

General Manager's REPORT

 

Précis

 

This report seeks Council’s resolve to participate in a regional procurement process for the Inspection and Condition Assessment of Bridges.

 

Background

 

Centroc has recently been successful in securing 100% funding through the Regional Bridge and Route Load Assessments Stream under Round 3 of the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Roads Program.  The grant is for a total of $1,087,000 from the State’s dedicated Infrastructure fund, Restart NSW.

 

The funding is on behalf of 9 participating member councils (Bathurst, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Oberon, Parkes, Upper Lachlan and Weddin) for the inspection and condition assessment of 145 bridges and culverts across the region.

 

The breakdown of funding is as follows:

Council

# bridges

$ funding

Bathurst

7

$52,500

Blayney

0

$0

Cabonne

55

$405,000

Cowra

6

$45,000

CTW

0

$0

Forbes

24

$187,500

Hilltops

0

$0

Lachlan

9

$67,500

Lithgow

0

$0

Oberon

5

$37,500

Orange

0

$0

Parkes

20

$150,000

Upper Lachlan

17

$127,500

Weddin

2

$15,000

Total

145

$1,087,500

 

Procurement and Contractual Arrangements

 

As Centroc is a Section 355 Committee of Forbes Shire Council, the Deed of Agreement with the NSW Government has been signed by Forbes Shire Council on behalf of the region.

 

The procurement process will be conducted by Centroc on behalf of participating member councils.  Each Council will enter into an individual contract with the preferred provider.

 

Councils will be required to provide evidence to Centroc of the work being completed prior to Restart NSW releasing the funds for each milestone.  Once the funding has been received by Restart NSW, it will then be distributed to member councils accordingly for their portion of the project.

 

Council contribution

 

Centroc manages the procurement process including all costs of advertising and tender assessment and takes a management fee from the supplier to cover these costs, which council is not responsible for.

 

Council should also give consideration to future compliance with the contract.

 

Conclusion

 

It is recommended that Council participate in the regional procurement process for the Inspection and Condition Assessment of Bridges.