Review of Austroads Guide to Traffic Management Part 4 – Network Management Strategies
Tender ID: 597028
Tender Details
Tender Description
Purpose:
Austroads seeks responses from an appropriately experienced service provider to revise and update the Austroads Guide to Traffic Management Part 4 – Network Management Strategies (currently fifth edition, published 2020). The project will support members to improve mobility of all users of the transport system through the adoption and implementation of updated guidance on network management strategies.
Deliverables:
This project will produce the following deliverables:
• Project Management documents to the Austroads Project Manager that includes the following:
- Data Management Plan
- Project Management Plan including:
o Risk register and actions register.
o Project schedule and resourcing
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan
- Minutes of meetings
- A detailed justification report should there be a need to revise the scope and project deliverables.
- Agreed actions and status of each action.
• Draft Research Report documents to the Project Manager and Project Control Group that includes:
- Research Report Synopsis
- Introductory chapter of Research Report
- Literature Review chapter of Research Report
- Stakeholder Engagement chapter of Research Report
- Recommendations and Conclusions Chapter of Research Report – including a synopsis of the updated AGTM Part 4 Guide.
• Draft AGTM Part 4 Guide to the Project Manager and Project Control Group.
• Final Draft Research Report and AGTM Part 4 Guide for the Network Task Force
• Final Research Report and AGTM Part 4 Guide to the Austroads Board
• A PowerPoint presentation to the project manager for dissemination of the final report (to be delivered in person or by video conference)
• Project factsheet detailing, background, summary of scope, reviewers/members, learnings, technological impact and application, future work, point of contact from Austroads for queries, and any other relevant item that has significant importance to be highlighted in this summary. No more than 3 pages in length
• Webinar materials including completed webinar questions and answers
Also included as part of this tender are the following documents:
• Master Services Agreement outlining our Terms and Conditions. Please note that our Terms and Conditions are not negotiable.
All submissions that are research project based must adhere to the Austroads style requirements and the Australian Government Style Manual
Summary of Austroads Publication Requirements for Research Reports:
Consultants engaged to deliver research reports for Austroads are required to use a standard report template designed to ensure clarity, consistency, and accessibility across all published outputs. While the full template will be provided upon contract commencement, the following outlines the key requirements tenderers should be aware of:
General Formatting and Style
• Reports must follow the Australian Government Style Manual, particularly in relation to:
o Inclusive and accessible language
o Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation (e.g. sentence case for most headings)
o Referencing and attribution
• Use pre-defined Austroads styles for all headings, body text, tables, figures, and captions. Manual formatting (e.g. changing fonts or colours directly) is not permitted.
• The Table of Contents must be auto-generated and kept updated.
• The report should be:
o Logically structured: Each section must contribute to the report's purpose.
o Consistent: No conflicting information or contradictions.
o Thorough: All aspects of the agreed scope must be fully addressed and justified.
Content Development Guidelines
• The Summary and Section 1 (Introduction) are mandatory for all reports.
• Reports must include appropriate referencing for external sources, data, and studies.
• Any copyrighted material used must have documented permission and be properly acknowledged.
• A qualified editor must review the report before submission to ensure correct grammar, spelling, and readability.
Figures and Tables
• All figures and tables must:
o Be sequentially numbered
o Include a clear caption inserted using the Microsoft Word Insert Caption tool
• Images and diagrams must be clear, relevant, and referred to in the text.
Technical Details
• Specific instructions are included for each section within the template (e.g. expected content, structure, and formatting).
• Reports must avoid "style corruption" often caused by copying and pasting formatted text—authors must verify styles remain consistent with Austroads' format.
• Reports should be reviewed to ensure there is no duplication, ambiguity, or omission of scope elements.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
New Zealand : Auckland : Bay of Plenty : Canterbury : Chatham Islands : Gisborne : Hawke's Bay : Kermadec : Manawatu-Wanganui : Marlborough : Nelson : Northland : Otago : Southland : Subantartic : Taranaki : Tasman-Nelson : Three Kings : Waikato : Wellington : West Coast