Bushland Maintenance Services

Overview The City of Greater Dandenong is seeking to appoint contractors to provide Bushland Maintenance Services across nominated Council-managed land throughout the Municipal District. About The City of Greater Dandenong is one of Victoria's most culturally diverse municipalities and manages an extensive network of parks, reserves, wetlands and remnant bushland across the municipality. Council is responsible for the care and enhancement of more than 76 hectares of Bushland Reserves that provide important habitat for indigenous flora and fauna, support ecological connectivity, and contribute to the environmental, social and recreational wellbeing of the community. Council is committed to protecting and enhancing biodiversity through the delivery of its environmental objectives, including those outlined in Our Bright Green Future. These natural areas are increasingly important in an urban landscape where historic locally native vegetation communities have been significantly reduced. Purpose Effective management is required to maintain ecological values, improve habitat quality, control invasive species, and support the long-term resilience of indigenous vegetation. Services under this Contract will contribute to the protection, restoration and enhancement of bushland vegetation, wetlands, waterways and other environmentally significant areas. Objectives The primary objective of the contract is to maintain existing bushland assets while improving ecosystem resilience over time. This is to be achieved through: Reducing the extent and cover of introduced weeds Increasing the cover of indigenous vegetation and species diversity Supporting the long-term ecological condition and resilience of bushland reserves The required service outcomes focus on reducing weed abundance and extent across the nominated vegetation categories, maintaining and enhancing indigenous vegetation, improving habitat values and ecological function, and delivering sustained improvements in the condition of Council's bushland reserves over the term of the Contract. Scope The scope includes: Provision of Bushland Maintenance Services to Bushland Reserves on Council Managed Land and any other land defined in the Specification within the Municipal District Performance of services as designated by the Contract Manager/Supervisor in a Works Order or as directed on site, paid for in accordance with the relevant Schedule of Prices unless otherwise stated Development and implementation of an Annual Works Program that maintains and improves the condition of Council's Bushland Reserves and achieves the Service Standards and Service Outcomes applicable to each Bushland Management Zone within the nominated Service Area Delivery of services under an outcomes-based approach to bushland management, with performance measured against service standards, defined activities, service requirements and service outcomes Provision of additional services as directed by the Contract Manager/Supervisor, in accordance with the Schedule of Rates, Miscellaneous Services, or Quotation Services Contractor Requirements The Contractor shall be suitably qualified and experienced in Bushland Maintenance Services The Contractor shall perform all work to the best industry standard to ensure Council's bushland areas are maintained to a high level Contract Terms and Conditions Council is seeking to appoint two (2) separate Contractors: one (1) for Part A, Service Area East, and one (1) for Part B, Service Area West The same Contractor shall not be appointed to both Parts Each appointment shall be for an initial Contract Term of three (3) years, with one (1) optional extension period of up to two (2) years, exercisable at Council's discretion