Warrnambool City Council is seeking quotations and submissions for the development of a Business Case for the redevelopment and enhancement of Warrnambool’s Leisure Centre (AquaZone) at its existing location. We are looking for deliverables which can be used in discussion with project stakeholders and will support applications to funding bodies such as Regional Development Victoria or, Sports and Recreation Victoria (Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions), Regional Partnerships and other financiers. As such Council expects that the report and supporting information will be expertly reasoned and robustly tested through the process.

The quotation must include:

• A description of the relevant consultant consortia’s skills, experience and resource capability to produce the work within an agreed timeline.
• A demonstrated understanding of the project components and the proposed approach to the project.
• A step-by-step methodology detailing key milestones required to complete the Business Case within the specified timeline.
• Examples of previous relevant work of similar scale.
• A fixed project budget (this must include a proposed payment schedule, based on stages and milestones).
• Hourly rate/s for additional work, to be agreed by Council and the consultant, outside of the scope of this brief.
• Details and experience of sub-consultants that would be involved in the delivery of the Business Case.
• Timeline for the completion of the work with milestones.
• Confirmation that all activities are included in the lump sum; and
• Any other relevant content considered appropriate by the consultant.

The project is to develop a Business Case for the redevelopment of Aquazone that will position the Council to attract State and Federal Government, and Philanthropic Trust funding opportunities, to bring the project to reality in the next 5 to 10 years.

The project will deliver:

• The investment case: that sets out the rationale for the investment, provides evidence of the scale of need, measures the impact of the problem and analyses response options; and
• The delivery case: that demonstrates how the preferred solution can successfully deliver the intended benefits on time and on budget.