Advertising Funded Bus Shelter Program - Including Supply and Maintenance

Overview Wollongong City Council invites suitably qualified and experienced organisations to partner with Council in delivering an advertising-funded bus shelter program across the Wollongong Local Government Area (LGA). The successful contractor will be responsible for the design, supply, installation, maintenance and operation of new and replacement bus shelters, together with exclusive rights to advertise within approved bus shelters delivered under the program. Scope The scope includes: Design and installation of new bus shelters at bus stop locations that currently have no bus shelter Design and installation of replacement bus shelters at bus stop locations that currently have existing bus shelters Disposal or recycling of existing shelters when installing a replacement shelter, when required and agreed with Council Relocation of bus shelters, when required and agreed with Council Advertising within bus shelters provided or replaced by the Contractor under the Contract Maintenance of all bus shelters provided by the Contractor, including but not limited to repairs, cleaning and graffiti removal Contract Terms and Conditions Implementation Period: a term of 3 years, during which relevant existing bus shelters are replaced with replacement bus shelters and all new bus shelters are installed, in accordance with the Implementation Plan Residual Period: a term of 7 years, during which advertising will continue on each approved bus shelter and maintenance services will be provided on all installed bus shelters, including routinely cleaning, servicing, repairing, rectifying damage to and maintaining them in accordance with the Specification and the Contract The Contract may be extended at Council's sole discretion for up to two additional periods of five years each, subject to the terms and conditions of the Contract All bus shelters covered by the Activities will remain in the ownership of Wollongong City Council; Council will licence the relevant bus shelters to the Contractor for the purposes of advertising and ongoing maintenance A Licence Fee (if required) payable by the Contractor to Council will be determined in accordance with the Contract The Contractor will provide Council with a revenue share for the use of advertising throughout the Term, as determined in the Contract Council, as the Principal, will require in-kind access to the Advertising Bus Shelter Panels for Council-focused messaging during the Term, including a minimum percentage of static advertising panels and a minimum percentage of advertising time on scroll and digital panels to be made available at no cost to Council, with the quantity to be determined as part of the Contract