Design and Construction (D&C) of New Social Housing – Palm Island

Overview Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council is seeking to engage one or more suitably qualified and experienced contractors to undertake the Design and Construction (D&C) of 22 new social housing dwellings across multiple sites on Palm Island, Queensland, together with an optional additional Package comprising two (2) dwellings. About Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council is delivering a program of new social housing on Palm Island in collaboration with the Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works (DHPW). Palm Island, also known as Great Palm Island, or by the Aboriginal name Bwgcolman, is the largest of twelve tropical islands in the Palm Island Group. The settlement is named variously Palm Island, the Mission, Palm Island Settlement or Palm Community. The group of islands is less than 20 kilometres from the nearest point on the mainland (Lucinda) and is 65 kilometres north of Townsville over sea. The islands are serviced by a 20 minute plane ride or one and a half hour ferry ride from Townsville and a one hour barge trip from Lucinda. Palm Island consists of small bays, sandy beaches, fringing reefs, freshwater streams and steep forested mountains rising to the highest peak of 548 metres at Bentley Ridge. Other islands in the chain, such as Orpheus and North Palm, have globally renowned resorts and marine research stations. Situated in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the surrounding reefs present fishing and diving opportunities and are used extensively by locals for hunting, gathering and other cultural purposes. Palm Island is the largest discreet Indigenous community in Australia with approximately 4,000 people residing on the island. There is high mobility between Palm Island and the mainland, and the population can increase to over 5,000 people during festivals and events. There are seven suburbs on the island, running from Butler Bay in the south to Wallaby Point in the north, with the main, central settlement area, The Mission, having the mall, shops, service centres, police station, motel, hospital and health service and Council chambers. Critical services infrastructure, including the Council's works depots, waste and recycling facility, (Ergon) power station, water and sewer treatment plants, and two water supply reservoirs, are located at The Farm area, Solomon and Wallaby Point. Objectives Council's objective is for all dwellings to achieve Practical Completion and be ready for handover to DHPW by 31 December 2027. Scope This procurement comprises the design and construction of 22 new social housing dwellings, providing a total of 86 bedrooms across five (5) Packages and multiple sites on Palm Island, together with an Optional Package 6 comprising two (2) dwellings and eight (8) bedrooms. The scope includes: Design and construction of 22 new social housing dwellings across five (5) Packages and multiple sites on Palm Island, comprising 86 bedrooms An optional additional Package 6 comprising two (2) dwellings and eight (8) bedrooms, which Council may, in its absolute discretion, elect whether or not to proceed with and award All investigations, design development, engineering, certification and building approvals Procurement, manufacture where applicable, transportation and mobilisation Construction, site and infrastructure works, and utility connections Testing, commissioning, statutory certification, documentation and handover of completed, compliant and fully operational dwellings ready for occupation and handover to DHPW Completing and developing the design based on Council's Reference Designs, which establish the design intent and minimum functional and performance requirements Proposing design optimisation, including prefabricated, modular, panelised or other off-site construction methodologies, subject to satisfying the Specification, the Principal's Requirements and DHPW requirements Contractor Requirements Suitably qualified and experienced in the design and construction of social housing of this nature Demonstrated capacity to deliver the Package(s) tendered, as Tenderers may submit a Tender Response for one, several or all Packages subject to their demonstrated capacity to deliver the Packages tendered Contract Terms and Conditions The Contract is intended to provide Council with a turnkey delivery solution, under which the Contractor is responsible for all investigations, design development, engineering, certification, building approvals, procurement, manufacture where applicable, transportation, mobilisation, construction, site and infrastructure works, utility connections, testing, commissioning, statutory certification, documentation and handover necessary to provide completed, compliant and fully operational dwellings, except for matters expressly identified as Council responsibilities