Guidance note: Procuring Agencies must consult with the Department of Treasury and Finance on the development and use of a scope ladder for a Project. This Section and all references to the "scope ladder" in the RFP are to be deleted if the scope ladder is not being disclosed to Respondents and will only be used to inform negotiations if Proposals are above the Public Sector Comparator. |
The State will use a Scope Ladder to guide Respondents. The Scope Ladder contains a prioritised list of scope items that a Respondent can:
• (up-scope items): add to their Proposals if this can be accommodated within the PSC Affordability Benchmark; or
• (down-scope items): remove or de-scope from their Proposal to the extent necessary to meet the PSC Affordability Benchmark.
Table 15 (Scope Ladder items) below contains the up-scope and down-scope Scope Ladder items.
Table 15: Scope Ladder items
Items in Priority order | Description |
Up-scope items | |
[#insert] | [#insert] |
[#insert] | [#insert] |
Down-scope items | |
[#insert] | [#insert] |
[#insert] | [#insert] |
If a Respondent has capacity within the PSC Affordability Benchmark, they are required to include as much of the up-scope items in their Proposals as possible - as opposed to returning the affordability capacity to the State via a lower Service Payment. The extent of the Scope Ladder will be primarily assessed against Evaluation Criterion E1 (Risk Adjusted Cost of Proposal [(including Scope Ladder)]) in Volume 1, Part B (Evaluation Criteria and Proposal Requirements).
Up-scope items and down-scope items are to be noted in accordance with the requirements of Proposal Requirement E1 (Risk Adjusted Cost of Proposal [(including Scope Ladder)]) in Volume 1, Part B (Evaluation Criteria and Proposal Requirements). Other than this, they should be incorporated into the Proposal's capital and operational solutions and associated design and cost plans.