ABOUT THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD:
Fairfield City is located 32 kilometres South-West of the Sydney Central Business District (CBD), covers an area of some 104 square kilometres, incorporating 27 suburbs and is bounded by the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Penrith, Liverpool, Cumberland, Canterbury Bankstown and Blacktown.
Fairfield City is home to approximately 207,000 people and is one of NSW's most populous Local Government Area.
Council is a body politic constituted under the Local Government Act 1993 with the general functions set out in the Local Government Act and is enable to enter into contracts and arrangements of the type contemplated in this Tender. Fairfield City Council is self-insured where it provides its own insurance to its workers instead of going through an insurance agent.
Being self-insured requires Council additional licensing requirements to ensure it maintains the high standards expected in Work, Health and Safety (WHS). Accordingly, Council must demonstrate that its WHS systems and practices comply with the WHS legal framework including the WHS laws (WHS Act 2011 and WHS Regulation 2017).
SafeWork NSW monitors and conducts audits on self-insurers periodically throughout the Licence term supported by an audit framework in WHS and case management.
For further information on Fairfield City Council including its structure, functions and services provided, demographics and latest initiatives, it is suggested that you refer to the website at www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE TENDER:
Fairfield City Council is seeking tenders from organisation(s) that have appropriate certifications, qualifications, capacity, experience and a high standard of capability who can deliver the best value for money, to undertake Electrical Reticulation, Engineering and Construction Works for the lighting upgrade to Fairfield Showground. The lighting upgrades aims to make the space safe for afterhours use, enhance prestige and philosophy of the Showground.
Council is seeking tender responses for the full requirements, no offers for part of the requirements will be considered

BRIEFING AND SITE INSPECTION
A briefing session will be held on:
Date: Thursday 2 July 2020
Time: 11.00am
Venue: Parklands Function Centre
456 Smithfield Road, NSW 2176
As a response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, Council has taken an active role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Council's staff, contractors and the community.
For those attending, strict social distancing rules will apply, with no sharing of any items between Council and/or attendees.
Tenderers MUST register their attendance Prior to Briefing - via email at procurement@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au, The tenderer will provide the following information on their email
- company name,
- names of representative and position, and
- Contact details - mobile email etc.

ENQUIRIES: Tender enquiries should be directed to Procurement via the online forum . Completed responses can be submitted via the electronic tender box.

TENDERERS TO NOTE: In the preparation and submission of the Tender and without limiting the Tenderers obligations, the Tenderer shall submit a response which includes all Schedules including the Tenderers Declaration Schedule and any other declaration required completely filled in together with any other documents, information and details necessary to make the Submission complete. The Tenderer shall not submit a response without a firm intention to proceed nor engage in any form of collusive practice not directly or indirectly canvass support from an elected member or employee of Council at any time.

REGISTRATION: Documents may be obtained online .

CLOSING DATE AND TIME: Tender close at 2.00 pm AEST on Thursday 9 July 2020 and submissions must be received in full prior to this time. Late submissions will not be accepted.