Provision of Towing Services for NSW Police - 0800515

This Request for Tender (RFT) seeks interested parties to work with NSW Police Force as a strategic partner to manage its towing service needs.

Briefly, the main requirement of the NSW Police is for the provision of light and heavy towing from accident/non-accident scenes, salvage and storage services to NSW Police Force Local Area Commands throughout New South Wales.

NSW Police Force has a preference to appoint one contractor for the whole of the state (eg, one contractor for light and heavy towing for the whole of the state).

The scope of the towing services includes those required to be retained for forensic or mechanical inspection, as exhibits, the removal of vehicles obstructing traffic (known as road clearance), stolen vehicles and vehicles confiscated by NSWPF.

The successful tenderers will provide towing services for the whole of the State.

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_0800515_SummaryFile.pdf ( 1.55 MB)

• Standing Offer Notices:
  • 0800515a

DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE.

Documents available for this RFT/EOI (issued on 13/11/2008):

Both a softcopy (electronic) and hardcopy copies of this RFT are available. No CD is available

An Exhibited hard copy is available for public viewing by prior arrangement at McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney - ring 02 9372 8900 to arrange day and time.

A separate Information file of the RFT is available - download this file at the blue View a Summary Document - free link at the bottom of this page (ie. Use the Save target as option) - this file may be locked so that it can only be viewed but not printed

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OBTAINING DOCUMENTATION
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SOFTCOPY DOCUMENT - IF AVAILABLE

An electronic version of this RFT can be download from this web site free of charge.

To obtain the provided document from this web site download all the provided files by clicking on the "DOWNLOAD A SOFT COPY" link at the bottom of this page and following the on screen instructions.

HARDCOPY DOCUMENT/CD IF AVAILABLE

When there is a COST to purchase documents then ONLY the following payment methods are acceptable - Cheques and Credit Cards (only Bankcard, Visa card and MasterCard). EFTPOS for the same cards.
Cash payments are not accepted.

To order On-line, click on the blue "ORDER A CD/HARD COPY" link at the bottom of this page and follow the on screen instructions.

If a CD has been produced for distribution this will be noted. Otherwise, only a hardcopy document will be available.
The documents/CD will then be posted to your registered address (not Post Office box) as per your recorded details; or

It may also be obtained in person at the McKell Building, by prior arrangement by telephoning the Tenders Office on 02 9372 8900 between the hours of 8.30am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday or

It may also be ordered over the phone to be mailed out by telephoning the McKell Tender Office on 02 9372 8900 between the hours of 8.30am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. EXHIBITED HARDCOPY
An Exhibited hardcopy is available for public viewing. To arrange a day and time for viewing please contact the McKell Tenders Office on 02 9372 8900 between the hours of 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

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SUBMITTING your RESPONSE - ELECTRONIC LODGEMENT
When you have completed your response you can lodge it electronically via this Web Site.
You must be a registered user in order to submit a response.
Click on the "LODGE A RESPONSE" link at the bottom of this page and follow the on-screen instructions.

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PC SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
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 2000 or equivalent
• Microsoft - Excel 2000 or equivalent

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

An Internet connection to lodge completed responses.

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