Expressions of Interest Event and Venue Cleaning and Waste Management Services (2018 - 2020)

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited (RASV) is a member-based, not-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to supporting excellence in Victorian agriculture. Encouraging industry development and benchmarking standards, RASV rewards and recognises excellence by showcasing the best Victorian produce through its prestigious events, competitions and associations in agricultural and rural communities.

RASV manages the Royal Melbourne Show (Show), an 11-day community event held over September/October each year at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Ascot Vale, Victoria. The Show is Victoria’s largest community event, attracting over 450,000 visitors each year. RASV also manages a number of agricultural industry events throughout the year.

In addition to the Show, RASV manages the Melbourne Showgrounds - Melbourne's largest and most versatile indoor/outdoor event venue. With new purpose-built exhibition and event spaces, restored heritage buildings the site spans 19 hectares. Melbourne Showgrounds is home to over 250 events each year ranging from music concerts and industry exhibitions to sporting and agricultural events.

An approximate summary of the services required is listed below (further detail will be supplied to Shortlisted EOI respondents as part of a future tender process).

* Pre Cleaning of the Showgrounds and buildings prior to the Event Days;
* Full Detail Clean of the Showgrounds and buildings for the entire 11 day event period;
* Provision of a pool of suitably skilled and experienced personnel to successfully undertake the services;
* Provision of all required equipment and materials required to successfully fulfil the services;
* Development and implementation of a waste and resource reduction program and a recycling program;
* Daily cleaning thru-out the year of the RASV administration Building at the Showgrounds;
* Preferred cleaning and waste manager for the Melbourne Showgrounds all year round;
* Waste removal;
* Quality control and continuous improvement; and
* Reporting.

RASV is seeking responses to this Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably experienced and skilled organisations for the provision of cleaning, waste management and removal services for the Show and Melbourne Showgrounds for the next three years. EOI respondents will be shortlisted and invited to tender in October/ November 2017.