Weed Control Services for Kalgulup Regional Park

Overview The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is seeking qualified, licensed, and experienced contractors to establish a Panel Arrangement for the provision of weed control services (terrestrial and aquatic) within Kalgulup Regional Park, located in the greater Bunbury area. Scope The scope includes: Weed control services under Category 1: Leschenault, Southern Preston River to Ocean, classified as Environmentally Sensitive Weed control services under Category 2: Leschenault, Southern Preston River to Ocean, classified as Other Contractors may provide services under one or both service categories Delivery of targeted weed control services across environmentally sensitive and other designated operational areas, in accordance with site specific instructions issued with each Order Contractor Requirements Contractors must be qualified, licensed, and experienced in the provision of weed control services Contract Terms and Conditions The resulting Head Agreement will function as a Standing Offer arrangement, allowing DBCA to issue Orders (Customer Contracts) on an as-needed basis throughout the Contract term Each Order will outline the specific scope, location, timeframes, and deliverables required for the Services The Contractor will provide the best estimated quotes or price for each Order at the time of Order The Contractor must only send invoices based on the actual hours worked for each Order, based on approved works DBCA reserves the right to appoint a single Contractor across both categories or different Contractors for each category, with the final number of Contractors appointed to the Panel at the sole discretion of DBCA DBCA currently contracts up to 1,100 hours per year of weed control work in the Kalgulup Regional Park, but does not guarantee any minimum volume of Services and will not be held liable for any loss incurred due to forward provisioning where Orders do not materialise DBCA reserves the right to refresh the Panel via an open public tender process, should operational needs arise that cannot be met by the existing Panel (for example, where Contractors are not available to deliver the work within the optimum spraying period)