It is resolved that:
(A) Council
note that in accordance with 6.21D(1)(c) of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan
2012 a competitive design process is required to be undertaken for the Bay
Street Depot project;
(B) Council
note the details of the proposed competitive design process to be undertaken
for the Bay Street Depot project as outlined in this report and Attachment A to
the subject report;
(C) Council
approve an exemption from tender in accordance with section 55(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 for the appointment of
the winning competitor (at the completion of the competitive design process) as
the Head Design Consultant for the project;
(D) Council
note that an exemption from tender is recommended for the following reasons:
(i)
an expression of interest process to select
suitably qualified companies to provide Head Design Consultancy Services for
the project was undertaken in 2022. This process received 44 responses and 5
companies were selected to participate in a selected tender;
(ii)
it is proposed to invite the 5 companies
selected through the 2022 expression of interest to participate in the invited
competitive design process noting that these companies are suitably qualified,
meet the requirements set out in the City's Competitive Design Policy, and the
site specific Design Excellence Strategy;
(iii) conducting
a tender process would not be consistent with the requirements for the conduct
of a competitive design process in the manner proposed for this project; and
(iv) the
winning competitor of the competitive design process is required to be
appointed as the Head Design Consultant in accordance with the requirements of
Section 5.1 Design Integrity of the City's Competitive Design Policy;
(E) authority
be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, execute and
administer the contracts relating to the competitive design process and
engagement of the successful Competitor as the Head Design Consultant; and
(F) Council
be informed of the successful Competitor via the CEO Update.
Carried unanimously.
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