January 11, 2016
Work to build missing infrastructure on Memerambi Estate which was planned to begin this month may be delayed because of an error by one of the tender bidders.
The South Burnett Regional Council will vote on Wednesday to rescind a tender it awarded to a Brisbane contracting firm after the company advised the Council it had made a mistake in its calculations.
The tender was awarded to Browns Contractors at the Council’s December 9 meeting.
The company had bid $1,456,301 plus GST to begin work on building missing roads and drainage infrastructure on the Estate.
But after the contract was awarded, the company advised it had made a mistake.
The company then resubmitted its tender with the error corrected.
However, when this revised tender was examined by Council officers, it was found the company was no longer offering the cheapest price.
This week’s Council meeting – the first since the tender was awarded – will now vote to rescind the original motion, then consider awarding the tender to another of the bidders.
Council officers are hopeful this will not cause any significant delay to the project, which the Council still plans to be completed by mid-year.
The work aims to finish infrastructure on the Estate left incomplete after developer Summit View Meritor Pty Ltd was placed into liquidation in August 2013.
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