1.2  Purpose of this Request for Proposal

Guidance note: Where the Project is not a full Service PPP (i.e. provision of additional ancillary and operational services), the variable in the fourth dot-point should be deleted.

The purpose of this RFP is to:

•  invite each Respondent to submit a fully costed and binding Proposal;

•  provide Respondents with general information to assist in the preparation and lodgement of Proposals;

•  provide further information (in addition to that contained in the Terms and Conditions) regarding terms and conditions of the Tender Process;

•  detail the design, construction, [operational,] maintenance, commercial, financial and legal requirements of the Project;

•  disclose the Evaluation Criteria that the State will use to evaluate Proposals; and

•  detail the Proposal Requirements to be provided by Respondents in order to satisfy the Evaluation Criteria and other specific requirements of the State.