Project summary

Arbitration Program:

The Victorian State Government has introduced reforms through the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Arbitration) Bill 2020 to establish an arbitration function in the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (WIRC Act), to be administered by the ACCS allowing for binding determinations of disputed workers compensation claims. This significant Government reform will expand the services of the ACCS. As a result, Arbitration will be introduced as a dispute resolution pathway through ACCS. Achieving fair outcomes for workers’ compensation disputes in a respectful and inclusive manner to enhance the social and economic welfare of people impacted by workplace injuries. It is intended that the new arbitration process will follow on from the existing conciliation process, already administered by ACCS. The new arbitration model is due to commence on 1 July 2022.

Amenity Project:

The Amenity project will deliver an accommodation outcome for ACCS staff as well as a refurbished public contact environment, offering a mix of conciliation rooms and arbitration hearing rooms. This project will substantially increases the ACCS floorplate and supports an extended workforce. This involves building 6 new Arbitration hearing rooms and an additional 1,734 square metres of office space, to be fitted out (to accommodate existing staff that are currently located at level 1, as well as additional staff to be on-boarded for the new arbitration function).

The ACCS is intending to release a Selective Tender in June 2021 for the Principal Project Management Consultant services to the ACCS for the management of the construction and fit out of office space. 

Likely procurement process to be used:

Single stage selective tender using the Construction Supplier Register

Minimum certification requirements or technical capability requirements:

Firms must be prequalified in Project Management on the Department of Treasury and Finance’s Construction Supplier Register.

Applicable Government policies affecting the procurement:

Applicable Government policies affecting this procurement include, but not limited to:

• Ministerial Directions and Instructions for Public Construction Procurement (https://www.dtf.vic.gov.au/public-construction-policy-and-resources/ministerial-directions-and-instructions-public-construction-procurement)
• Supplier Code of Conduct (https://www.buyingfor.vic.gov.au/supplier-code-conduct)
• The supplier performance and shared reporting regime
• Security of Payment under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (https://www.dtf.vic.gov.au/ministerial-directions-and-instructions-public-construction-procurement/supplier-performance-and-shared-reporting-regime-direction-and-instruction-82)
• The Victorian Data Security Standards, issued under the Privacy and Data Security Act 2014 (https://ovic.vic.gov.au/resource/victorian-protective-data-security-standards/)
• The Whole of Victorian Government Intellectual Property Policy (https://www.dtf.vic.gov.au/funds-programs-and-policies/intellectual-property-policy)
• Prohibition of the installation or design into any building of Type A or Type B Construction a Prescribed Combustible Product as part of an External Wall (including as an attachment). Refer to the Minister’s Guideline MG-14 for details of exceptions (https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/building-policy/victorian-cladding-taskforce)
• Minimum rates of pay for tip truck owner drivers (https://www.business.vic.gov.au/setting-up-a-business/owner-drivers-and-forestry-contractors/owner-drivers-and-hirers/tip-truck-rates-and-cost-schedules).

Local Jobs First

Social Procurement Framework

Contact for further information:

Zoe Pitto
Procurement Manager
zoepitto@conciliation.vic.gov.au

Selective Tender information

In is anticipated that 6 firms will be invited to submit a tender.

The criteria for invitation are:

• The firm must be prequalified in Project Management on the Construction Supplier Register
• Other considerations will be the firm’s capacity, capability and experience.