Cultural Heritage Assessments and Engagement

Overview The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is seeking a specialised service provider to undertake comprehensive Rapid-Cultural Heritage Risk Assessments and Cultural Heritage Field Assessments (CHFA). The estimated value of this opportunity is from $1,000,000.00 to $1,300,000.00 (AUD). About The Flood Warning Infrastructure Network (FWIN) Program is acquiring and upgrading approximately 1,600 high-priority assets in high-priority catchments nationally to address critical, long-standing risks in Australia's flood warning network and ensure it meets national flood warning standards. The Bureau acknowledges that the installation and maintenance of its observing equipment may affect cultural heritage. It is crucial to identify, address and manage these potential impacts to fulfil legislative, social, and business responsibilities while ensuring cultural sensitivity and practicality. Scope The scope includes: Conducting a comprehensive Rapid-Cultural Heritage Risk Assessment (R-CHRA), by way of desktop assessment, of each site, up to 85 sites in New South Wales (NSW) and 50 sites in Queensland (QLD) Undertaking Cultural Heritage Field Assessments (CHFA) where required, pending the outcome of the R-CHRA, up to 85 sites in NSW and 50 sites in QLD Delivering a detailed report incorporating the R-CHRA and CHFA Undertaking further due diligence under the Code of Practice prior to ground disturbing activities at NSW sites, where required following the R-CHRA and CHFA For sites requiring a R-CHRA and/or CHFA, conducting comprehensive Cultural Heritage Assessments and delivering a detailed report for each site, including thorough research, assessing and ensuring compliance with cultural heritage requirements in accordance with NSW legislation, identifying potential risks and providing actionable recommendations, facilitating site inspections with Traditional Owners when required, and offering strategic advice as needed Delivering the Cultural Heritage Field Assessment report to the Bureau within 4 weeks from completion of the Cultural Heritage Field Assessment Preparing Section 24KA notifications for NSW sites where the equipment is located on land requiring this (all land tenure types except Freehold) Providing assistance to the Bureau with engaging Traditional Owners within QLD, including preparing correspondence to Traditional Owner Groups advising them of the FWIN Program and proposed works on their country, seeking advice on protocols for preparing for works (such as monitoring or site walkovers), and attending Cultural Heritage Surveys with the Bureau as the technical advisor Providing assistance with engaging multiple Traditional Owner Groups within QLD and NSW to identify the process and level of engagement required where works are expected to involve ground disturbance Contractor Requirements Sufficient capacity to undertake multiple concurrent assessments and respond to varying workloads throughout the project, noting the Bureau may instruct assessments on an individual site basis throughout the contract term, with no guarantee that all anticipated assessments will proceed Instructions to Tenderers The address for lodgement of this tender is www.tenders.gov.au. Enquiries Contact: Rachael Del Rio Email: tenders@bom.gov.au