Light up Buckingham

Overview The City of Greater Dandenong is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced design-and-construct contractor to deliver the Light Up Buckingham feature-lighting project at Buckingham Avenue, near Multicultural Place, Springvale. About Buckingham Avenue is a key civic and commercial street in Springvale. A feasibility study and concept-development process has been completed, and the chosen concept has been selected as the basis for this tender. Available concept, site, service and preliminary electrical information will be provided in the tender documents. Purpose Council is progressing the feature-lighting installation to strengthen the precinct's identity, support evening activity and create a visually prominent gateway treatment. Scope The scope includes: Delivery of the preferred concept comprising four illuminated structural support pillars carrying a large suspended circular halo above the roadway Site investigations Multidisciplinary detailed design Engineering certification Permits and approvals Fabrication and supply Civil and electrical works Installation, testing and commissioning Training and handover Provision of programmable, colour-changing LED lighting and an automated lighting-control system suitable for civic occasions, celebrations, festivals and normal night-time operation Provision of programmable, dimmable and colour-changing LED lighting Support for automated scheduling, event-based lighting scenes and manual override Minimisation of glare, upward light spill and impacts on nearby residents and road users Design and certification for applicable structural, electrical, environmental and public-safety requirements Maintenance of safe pedestrian, traffic and emergency access during construction Use of durable, corrosion-resistant and maintainable materials suitable for permanent outdoor installation Complete testing, commissioning and demonstration of the lighting and control systems Provision of training, operations and maintenance manuals, as-constructed drawings, asset information, warranties, software access and administrator credentials Council may include separately priced options for future-expansion footings, extended maintenance, enhanced smart controls and additional lighting scenes. These options must be priced separately from the Base Contract Price. Contractor Requirements Tenderers may engage suitably qualified specialist subcontractors but will remain fully responsible for the complete design and delivery of the works Tenderers must demonstrate experience delivering comparable multidisciplinary design-and-construct projects involving structural fabrication, civil works, electrical infrastructure, programmable architectural or public lighting, traffic and pedestrian interfaces, and public-space construction The proposed team must include suitably qualified and appropriately registered structural, civil and electrical designers, together with lighting, geotechnical, traffic and other specialists necessary to complete the works The successful contractor must comply with all applicable legislation, permits, Council requirements and relevant Australian Standards, including AS/NZS 3000, AS/NZS 1158 and AS 4282 Contract Terms and Conditions The contract is proposed as a lump-sum design-and-construct arrangement Information Requested A detailed programme as part of the submission Identification of key design consultants and subcontractors, including qualifications, registrations and relevant project experience Stated proposed warranties for the structure, protective coatings, LED components, drivers, electrical equipment and lighting-control system Identification of software licence or subscription requirements, spare-parts availability, maintenance requirements and fault-response arrangements Instructions to Tenderers Tenderers must independently inspect the site and verify all preliminary information required for their detailed design.