PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS REGISTER
Council carries out a range of works, many of which are achieved with a variety of contract services. These may range from professional consultancies through to trade based construction type contract services and service agreements and contracts for ongoing service delivery.
All works carried out through Council are subject to the requirements of the WHS Act and Regulations (SA) 2012. Council participates in a Local Government Insurance Scheme which requires a level of auditable documentation to ensure risks to both Council, and organisations providing contracted services, are adequately mitigated and appropriately allocated.
Contractors and consultants are required to have relevant licences plus current insurances for the key areas of risk involved in the services they provide.
To meet Council's legislative requirements, Council utilises VendorPanel as a method of pre-qualifying Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants.
To be eligible for pre-qualification, contractors must demonstrate that they possess the necessary qualifications, expertise, management systems and financial capacity to undertake particular categories of works and services for Council.
Pre-qualification does not assure an invitation to tender, quote or an engagement of services. Council may select pre-qualified suppliers, contractors and consultants from Vendorpanel, or may choose to advertise for tenders, quotations or expressions of interest based on Council’s Procurement Policy.
Copies of Council policies can be downloaded from Council's website or are available by contacting the Council office on 8760 1100 or by visiting the Council office at DeGaris Place, Naracoorte.
Each application will be assessed on an individual basis and applicants may be requested to provide additional compliances or qualification evidence depending on the nature of the work you are seeking to be engaged for.
To take the first step in becoming a Pre-Qualified Contractor, please click on the link below:
https://www.vendorpanel.com.au/vsi.axd?g=4fc24a62b9534d60ab68e6b1ecbb3510s7834
For any questions, please contact Council's Procurement Officer on 08 8760 1100.
Subject to the works being contracted, additional documents may be required before works can commence. If the works involve high risk activities as defined under the WHS Act Section 291, a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is required to be provided that adequately mitigates the known hazards.
For hazards otherwise identifiable in reviewing the work to be carried out, organisations should be able to provide as a minimum, other documentation such as a Job Safety Analysis (JSA), a Safe Work Practice or Procedure (SWP) and Safety Data Sheets for chemical products intended for use in the contracted works.
The terminology for these documents may be different such as JSEA or SOP however the intent is that hazards are identified; the risks evaluated, and mitigation measures referencing the Hierarchy of Control are implemented to ensure a safe work place for workers and general public is achieved.
Codes of Practice
For more complex or hazardous works, contractors may be required to more fully detail how their work practices meet the requirements of applicable Australian Standards or the Codes of Practice which have been developed to support the WHS Act and Regulations (SA) 2012 with advice on how to meet the various requirements.