Defence Living-in Accommodation (LIA) Industry Engagement and Market Sounding
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Department of Defence is undertaking industry engagement and market sounding to inform potential delivery and financing options for additional Living-in Accommodation (LIA) for Australian Defence Force (ADF) members. About Defence is responsible for providing accommodation solutions for eligible ADF members. LIA is an accommodation option available to ADF members when they are travelling for duty purposes, undertaking training courses, or when operational or service reasons require them to stay at Defence establishments. Providing fit for purpose accommodation for ADF members that aligns with community standards directly influences Defence's ability to attract and retain military personnel. Defence also has a duty of care obligation to supply fit for purpose, standardised LIA for personnel across many Defence locations. Purpose Defence has identified an increase to the LIA requirement across Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra (the Requirement). The provision of additional LIA in these regions is necessary to meet this requirement. Scope The scope includes: Identification of potential sites to meet the LIA requirement, including sites not on the Defence estate Market engagement to understand viable delivery options to meet the Requirement Market engagement to understand viable financing options to meet the Requirement Enquiries Enquiries can be directed to the LIA Project Team at LIAengagement@au.ey.com.
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