Statewide Fuel Storage Audit and Compliance Works

⁠⁠⁠Introduction

The opportunity

The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) is Victoria's lead government agency for sustainable management of water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests and ecosystems.

DEECA leads the state's effort to do more with less. This means using our limited natural resources sustainably while improving productivity. It also ensures Victoria’s ecological systems remain sustainable and seeks to provide leadership in the application of sustainability principles in its buildings.

The Department is seeking responses to this Request for Tender (RFT) T2025-0832 for the provision of a statewide fuel storage audit and related compliance works.

Structure of RFT

• Introduction – contains an overview of the opportunity presented in, and the objectives of, this RFT.

• Part A – Conditions of Tendering sets out the rules applying to the RFT documents and to the Tendering Process. These rules are deemed to be accepted by all Tenderers and by all persons having received or obtained the RFT.

• Part B – Specification describes the Goods and/or Services in respect of which the Department invites Tenders from interested persons.

• Part C – Proposed Contract contains the terms and conditions in compliance with which the Department desires the Goods and/or Services set out in Part B to be provided.

• Part D – Tenderer’s Response specifies the information to be provided in a Tender and may also specify any information to be provided by a Tenderer by other means. Part D may include templates to be completed and included in a Tender.

RFT Objectives

The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) is initiating a statewide program to ensure the safety, compliance and operational integrity of all onsite fuel storage and dispensing equipment across its property portfolio. This initiative seeks a qualified fuel systems specialist to conduct a thorough audit, perform essential light repairs and deliver detailed reporting on the condition and compliance status of these assets.

The Department’s specific requirements in relation to the Goods and/or Services are set out in Part B of this RFT (Specification).

In issuing this RFT, the Department seeks to identify a Tenderer who is:

(a) able to provide the Goods and/or Services required by the Department in the manner set out in the Specification;

(b) able to demonstrate a commitment and ability to working in collaboration with the Department over the term of any agreed contractual period to continuously seek improvements in value, efficiency and productivity in connection with the provision of the Goods and/or Services; and

(c) prepared to work with the Department to continue to identify opportunities for improvement in the quality and level of service provided to the Department,

for the mutual benefit of both the Department and the Tenderer

Note to Tenderers: Only Tenderers capable of providing all of the Goods and/or Services and complying in full with the conditions set out in this RFT should submit a Tenderer’s Response