Closing 29 February: JP9711-1 IEM; Industry Engagement Meetings for JP9711-1 Core Simulation Capability Project. Department of Defence. Australian Federal Government.

The JP9711-1 Project target Core Simulation Capability (CSimC) sought by Defence is the capability to realise a persistent (available on demand), integrated and distributed managed simulation service which underpins the Australian Defence Force single-service, joint and combined (with allies) simulation-enabled collective training. The CSimC is expected to be delivered by contracting a single prime ICT managed service provider (either single firm or prime-led consortium). The CSimC provider would prepare, execute and support simulation-enabled collective training exercises on simulation systems collectively referred to as the Defence Synthetic Environment (DSE). Also, provide ICT maintenance and systems integration services to sustain and enhance the DSE over its life of type, including integrating new simulation applications and networking previously stand-alone simulators/part-task trainers in order to maintain currency with other new ADF and allied capabilities. A battery of one-hour meeting sessions have been allocated for one-on-one industry meetings over five days from 16 to 23 February 2016, one meeting per firm/consortium.

Contact: Ashley Pagett, +61 (0)2 6265 5521, ashley.pagett1@defence.gov.au.

Closing 1 March: DI-DPI-15-859; New plot harvester for the northern cropping systems unit. NSW Department of Primary Industries. New South Wales.

The NSW DPI Northern Cropping Systems Unit is currently implementing a plot harvester replacement program. The Unit currently operates a small fleet of plot harvesters which service the durum breeding, cereal agronomy/pathology and evaluation, pulse breeding/agronomy and pathology, oilseeds and farming systems research programs.

This procurement action represents the first step in modernising the current plot harvester fleet with further replacements planned over the next 5 years.

Contact: Rod Jackson, +61 (0)2 67991537, rod.jackson@dpi.nsw.gov.au.

Closing 2 March: 2015/16-W028-775; Design Consultancy Services for the upgrade of Newport Road, Oasis Nursery at Yellow Rock. Blue Mountains City Council. New South Wales.

BMCC would like to request a written quote for the investigation and design services to develop construction ready documentation for the upgrade of the existing Newport Road at Yellow Rock.  The road is a private road leading into and around Oasis Nursey.

Contact: David Flintoft +61 (0)2 4780 5000, dflintoft@bmcc.nsw.gov.au.

Closing 4 March: 17190097; Ortho-rectification of historic aerial photographs. Waikato Regional Council. New Zealand.

The Project pools together needs from four regional and unitary Historic Aerial Photos Scanning council partners (Waikato Regional Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Canterbury Regional Council) with respect to adding value to the increasingly available high-resolution historic aerial photographs. The partners have a need for images from individual surveys to be seamlessly combined and ortho-rectified to provide spatially and relatively accurate historical mosaics of our regions.

Contact: Michelle Begbie, michelle.begbie@waikatoregion.govt.nz, +64 (0)7 859 0549

Closing 4 March: 17191253; Detailed Design Supplier Panel for Urban Cycleway Programme 2015 till 2018. Auckland Transport. New Zealand.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued for Auckland Transport (AT). The intention of this process is to establish a panel of six (6) suppliers, subject to the overall ratings of the quality attributes, for the provision of detailed design professional services for the projects identified in the Urban Cycleway Programme between 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2018, and other similar walking and cycling projects during the same period of time.

Contact: Marthelet Greyling, Procurement@aucklandtransport.govt.nz.

Closing 4 March: PROC-1002221; Macquarie Park Investigation. Department of Planning. New South Wales.

Macquarie Park is identified as a Strategic Centre in A Plan for Growing Sydney. The Plan’s priorities for Macquarie Park include, amongst other things:

• Work with Ryde Council to retain a commercial core in Macquarie Park for long-term employment growth.
• Work with Ryde Council to concentrate capacity for additional mixed-use development around train stations, including retail, services and housing.
• Investigate potential future opportunities for housing in areas within walking distance of train stations.
• Investigate opportunities to deliver a finer grain road network in Macquarie Park.

Contact: Prashanth Loganathan, +61 (0)2 9860 1575,         procurement@planning.nsw.gov.au.

Closing 7 March: TfNSW 2016/006; Sydney Metro Northwest/ City & Southwest – Traffic and Transport Advisory Services. Transport for NSW. New South Wales.

The Service Provider(s) will deliver expert technical advice to Sydney Metro on a range of traffic and multi-modal transport matters relating to transport integration on the Program, including undertaking detailed traffic and transport analysis on specific aspects from development and enabling works, through construction to completion.

Contact: Ashleigh Hoffman, +61 (0)2 8265 6857, ashleigh.hoffman@transport.nsw.gov.au.

Closing 11 March: TfNSW 2016/005; Transport for NSW – City & Southwest Geotechnical Investigations. Transport for NSW. New South Wales.

Transport for NSW requires a specialist Service Provider to lead, coordinate and provide geotechnical Investigations for land sites along the City & Southwest alignment ranging from Artarmon through Central to Bankstown. The key activities of the Services include:

• Developing geotechnical investigation data reports based on site investigations;
• Preparation of the required contamination reports for the Borehole samples collected;
• Provide a survey of all investigation sites, including all boreholes, and any other significant features;
• Conduct soil and rock mechanics testing on disturbed and undisturbed soil and rock samples collected during the field investigation;
• Undertake laboratory testing on samples taken during the investigation; and
• Groundwater level monitoring on selected sites for a period of 6 months after completion of all boreholes.

Contact: Nick Spear, Nicholas.Spear@transport.nsw.gov.au.