Design and Construction (D&C) of New Social Housing – Palm Island

Tenders are invited for Design and construction (d&c) of new social housing – palm island
Palm island aboriginal shire council (council) is seeking to engage one or more suitably qualified and experienced contractors to undertake the design and construction (d&c) of 22 new social housing dwellings across multiple sites on palm island, queensland, together with an optional additional package comprising two (2) dwellings.
the core works are divided into five (5) packages, comprising 22 dwellings and 86 bedrooms. an additional optional package 6 comprises two (2) dwellings and eight (8) bedrooms. tenderers may submit a tender response for one, several or all packages, subject to their demonstrated capacity to deliver the packages tendered.
the contract is intended to provide council with a turnkey delivery solution, under which the contractor is responsible for all investigations, design development, engineering, certification, building approvals, procurement, manufacture where applicable, transportation, mobilisation, construction, site and infrastructure works, utility connections, testing, commissioning, statutory certification, documentation and handover necessary to provide completed, compliant and fully operational dwellings ready for occupation and handover to the department of housing and public works (dhpw), except for matters expressly identified as council responsibilities.
councils objective is for all dwellings to achieve practical completion and be ready for handover to dhpw by 31 december 2027.
council will provide reference designs establishing the design intent and minimum functional and performance requirements. the contractor will be responsible for developing and completing the design and may propose design optimisation, including prefabricated, modular, panelised or other off-site construction methodologies, subject to satisfying the requirements of this specification, the principals requirements and dhpw requirements.