Workplace Supplies - 0701189

This RFT is for supply and distribution of wide range of Deliverables (Workplace Supplies encompassing office and other consumables, range of furniture and associated services).

An example of the Lots covered in this RFT are listed below:
Lot 1 - General Office Supplies (e.g. Writing material);
Lot 2 - Copy Paper - (e.g. A3, A4, A5 Paper, white and tinted)
Lot 3 - Toner and Inkjet Cartridges
Lot 4 - Educational Supplies (e.g. Arts and crafts, music, games, globes, learning tools);
Lot 5 - Janitorial, Washroom Products (e.g. Tissue and towel paper, cleaning chemicals);
Lot 6 - Kitchen and Canteen (e.g. Cutlery items, cups, plates)
Lot 7 - Environmental Supplies - Environmentally Friendly
Lot 8 - Office Furniture (e.g. Chairs, desks, shelvings, cabinets, workstations);
Lot 9 - School Furniture (e.g. Student chairs and desks, cupboards, library shelvings)

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Tender Briefing
A Non-Mandatory Tender Briefing will be held on:-

Date: 23 September 2008, Tuesday
Tme: 10.00am
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: NSW Department of Commerce, Level4, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney, NSW, 2000

Registration
Prospective tenderers are required to register to attend the Briefing. Registeration is limited to one (1) representative per organisation.
Details For Registration, email by COB 19 September 2008 to:

WorkplaceSupplies_c1006@commerce.nsw.gov.au

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Additional information to tenderers

1) Obsolete Item Response Form. Tenderers are required to identify the items (critical* items and other items) that are obsolete for Lots they are tendering.
They are required to send the completed Obsolete Item Response Form before 5.00pm on Friday, 3 October 2008 to the email address given below:

WorkplaceSupplies_c1006@commerce.nsw.gov.au

2) Drawings for DET Furniture. Drawings for DET Furniture can be made available on request to,

WorkplaceSupplies_c1006@commerce.nsw.gov.au

3) Sample evaluations will be undertaken during Tender Evaluation process for DET Furniture and Office Furniture.

NSW Regions: Central West, Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, Mid North Coast, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Northern, North Western, Richmond Tweed, South Eastern, Sydney

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

RFT Summary Info Pack.zip ( 2.68 MB)

• RFTs:
  • 0701189A
• Contract Award Notices:
  • 1006-Lot 9  STAPLES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
  • 1006-Lot 9  WATTS COMMERCIAL FURNITURE
  • 1006-Lot 9  SEBEL FURNITURE PTY LTD

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Documents available for this RFT (as issued on 12/09/2008):

Only a softcopy (electronic downloadable files, including at least one in DMax Lite v5.1 format) of the RFT documentation is available.

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IMPORTANT - Please read all the following

The main RFT file is in a **** . DTT file format type.

You can download all files making up this RFT for free. The main RFT file/s requires DMax Lite V5.1 software to open, read and also to prepare your tender.
If you do not have a copy of DMax Lite software, it can be purchased of this web site for $110.

Your tender response should include at least one file with a file extension of ****.DTR to be a conforming tender.

Summary Document:
Also provided below are files in ****.PDF format, some for Viewing Only. It provides Summary information to assist in your decision whether to participate in the tendering process, without purchasing DMax Lite software (for $110) or becoming a recorded prospective tenderer.

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Obtaining the RFT Documents:

First time visitors to this web site who wish to participate (i.e. download) will need to self-register on this web site to gain access to the RFT files and to be able to obtain the DMax Lite software.

Download all files - which will include the following files:
*** . DTT file - this is the main RFT documentation file in a DMax Lite database format.
In addition there are some other files including a handy Guides and a Transmittal form for the tender (do not incorporate Tx form in your DMax tender response file).
Send in the Transmittal form separately.

• A full soft copy of the RFT can be downloaded from this web site.
• You must download to your own computer all the files provided (including any addenda), by clicking on the blue DOWNLOAD A SOFT COPY - free link at the bottom of this page and following the on-screen instructions.
  
  

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Obtaining the required DMax Lite V5.1 software:

The RFT is made available in ***. DTT format only.
This format is specific to the software, 'DMax Lite', that is manufactured by 'DecisionMax Pty Ltd'.

Please note and act on the following -

To open the RFT main document file (i.e. the ***.DTT) and to prepare your tender you will need to use the 'DMax Lite' software.

If you do not already have a current and licensed copy of 'DMax Lite' v5.1 software, a copy of the software can be downloaded from this site at no cost as part of the download process.
The License Key to activate this software can also be purchased at $110 via this web site.
After you log in and access the RFT more options will be presented to you relating to the software.

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Lodging a tender:

Your completed tender in the required software format MUST be lodged electronically via this RFT web page.
Click on the blue LODGE A RESPONSE link at the bottom of this page and follow the on-screen instructions.
As the tenderer you must be a registered user of this tendering web site.

Your tender MUST include at least one file in *.DTR format.

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Other PC requirements:
This web site has been optimised for the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator web browsers. The minimum requirements are as follows: - IE version 5.5 or later, Firefox 1 or later, Netscape Navigator Ver. 4.7 or later all with Cipher Strength = 128bit.
Your web browser MUST be set to accept cookies. You will not be able to register, access the documents, or lodge tenders if cookies are not allowed.

To be able to open and read/view the downloaded files for this RFT you may require certain software to be installed on your PC:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 (or more recent). Please click here Adobe Acrobat Reader to be taken to a free download site now.
  
• WinZip 7.0 (or more recent) or equivalent. Please click here Winzip to be taken to a free evaluation download site now.

Additional software may also be required, including the following, depending on the file types provided:

• Microsoft Word 2003 (or more recent) or equivalent
• Microsoft Excel 2003 (or more recent) or equivalent
  
• DMax Lite V5.1  available form this site

The tenderer is responsible for the provision and installation of all necessary software.