Proof-of-concept – Austroads-23 Classification Scheme - PACKAGE A: Vehicle Classification

⁠⁠⁠Purpose:

Austroads seeks responses from appropriately experienced service providers to deliver the NEG6440 Package A works as outlined in this Tender Brief.

The primary purpose of the NEG6440 project is to support road managers to obtain accurate insights into current usage of their networks for a range of different vehicle types, including the utilisation of evolving data collection technologies.

(Note: a secondary project purpose statement applying only to Package B and is not included here. A Tenderer is welcome to submit a proposal for one or both of these packages. A separate proposal is required for each package as they will be assessed individually)

Deliverables:

Deliverables for Package A are:

• Updated classification scheme guideline (to supersede AP-G104-23)

o A single published document led by Package A with contributions from Package B

o To be prepared in a format nominated by or agreed with Austroads and to Austroads quality requirements

• Implementation guidance to support agency use of classification scheme

o Two separate documents, one focussed on on-road implementations (led by Package A) and one for on-path implementations of classification (led by Package B)

o To be prepared in a format nominated by or agreed with Austroads and to Austroads quality requirements

• One Package A Research Report(s) documenting background, decisions, etc as applicable for the classification scheme and implementation guidance

o To be prepared in a format nominated by or agreed with Austroads and to Austroads quality requirements

• One webinar (for Package A), including presentation to Austroads format and responses to questions

• Project data and metadata, including relevant results from field testing and validation along with validation video recordings

• Project management artefacts including Project Plan, Stakeholder Engagement Plan and Data Management Plan

Also included as part of this tender are the following documents:

• Writing & Format Requirements for Austroads Publications which sets out the writing and formatting standards for research, technical and internal reports.

• Master Services Agreement outlining our Terms and Conditions. Please note that our Terms and Conditions are not negotiable.