Queensland Rail requires to engage a contractor to supply services on the existing Signaling Engineering Panel which is in place until 30 October 2028.

PROCESS OVERVIEW

1. Tenderers who wish to access the tender documents must have a SAP Ariba network account and register the account to do business with Queensland

Rail to enable visibility of your Ariba profile. To register, please refer to the Ariba Registration of Company Profile guide.

You must also then register interest by emailing the Contact Officer (michelle.mcdonald@qr.com.au) providing the following details:

a. Name of Tendering Organization

b. Ariba Network ID (ANID)

c. ABN

d. Name of Tender Representative

e. Email address of Tender Representative

f. Phone number

Queensland Rail will only accept tender responses submitted via the Ariba Sourcing system.

1. For this Tender (QRP-21-01a), the information uploaded is not all the Tender information, however it is enough information for the suppliers /

interested tenderers to determine whether the scope of works is suitable for their company profile. If a company is interested, please follow the above-mentioned steps.

2. Ariba Sourcing, Queensland Rail’s tendering system, is the only tendering tool that Tenderers must use to submit their responses. Queensland Rail will

not accept any physical responses or responses via the Queensland Government website.

3. Refer to the attached document Ariba Guide for Suppliers for instructions on how to navigate Ariba Sourcing (once your interest has been registered).

All communication must be sent through to the nominated Queensland Rail Contact Officer.

TENDER PROCESS TIMEFRAME

The anticipated timeframes following the Tender release are:

• Cut-off for Acceptance of Clarifications – 14:00 aest 29 January 2024

• Closing Date of Tender - 14:00 aest 5 February 2024

• Evaluation Process February - March 2024

• Estimated Award Date – March 2024

Queensland Rail reserves the right to alter the above dates throughout the Tender Process should the need arise.

COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL

All communication must be sent through to the nominated Queensland Rail Contact Officer