New South Wales Energy Industry Reform - Request for Expressions of Interest - 0902108 EOI

The Government of New South Wales (“NSW Government”) is reforming its electricity industry and will exit the competitive areas of the sector by:

•     Contracting the electricity trading rights of all State-owned power stations to the private sector, commonly referred to as the Gentrader model;

•     Selling the retail operations of its three State-owned electricity distribution companies; and

•     Selling State-owned sites for the development of future power stations to be owned and operated by the private sector.

The NSW Government will maintain public ownership of existing power stations and electricity transmission and distribution networks (the “poles and wires”).

The NSW Government has established a process to identify and select suitably qualified parties to participate in a competitive bid process (the “Bid Process”) for the purchase of the Gentrader contracts, retail operations and power station development sites. 

A copy of the request for Expressions of Interest ('Invitation') can be downloaded on the link below Download a Soft Copy -free.

Lodgement and Closing Date of Expressions of Interest (EOI)

*Only a downloadable SOFTCOPY version is available

*No CD or hardcopy are available

Interested Parties who wish to obtain a copy of the EOI documents and electronically submit a response to the EOI will need to self-register on this website in order to gain access to the EOI documents and be provided with instructions for the electronic lodgement of EOIs. 

The Invitation for Expressions of Interest (Invitation) offers a choice of physical (hard copy) or electronic lodgement (or both).

All EOIs are to be lodged by the closure date and time specified in the Invitation (the “Closure Date”) either:

• Electronically via this secure website (“Electronic Tender Box”) until the Closure Date; or
• Hard copies may be delivered to NSW Treasury at Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia during office hours until the Closing Date.

OBTAINING the EOI DOCUMENTS;

Once you have self registered click on the Download a Soft Copy -Free link on the bottom of the page and follow on screen instructions.

SUBMITTING AN ELECTRONIC RESPONSE:

To lodge your response to the Invitation click on the link Lodge a Response at the very bottom of the page.

A system generated electronic receipt is issued to the interested Party to confirm the lodgement.

CLOSURE DATE:

 Expressions of Interest must be lodged by the Closure Date of:

1.00 pm on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)

If lodging response to the Invitation electronically, Interested Parties should note that upload times may vary significantly depending on system configuration.  Interested Parties should therefore ensure responses are lodged in sufficient time to be received by the Electronic Tender Box before the Closure Date.

Any response to the Invitation submitted by email or facsimile are not acceptable and will not qualify as being properly lodged.

UPDATES and CLARIFICATIONS:

The Government may communicate updates or clarifications in relation to the Invitation, the EOI process or any transaction referred to in the Invitation on the Government’s Energy Industry Reform public website (http://www.nsw.gov.au/energy/).

Any updates or clarifications not specific or confidential to an Interested Party will be also be posted to the Government’s Energy Industry Reform public website.

It is the responsibility of Interested Parties to check the public website for any updates or clarifications relating to these matters. The Government is under no obligation to inform Interested Parties that additional information has been made available on the website.

HELP:

Registration and Electronic Lodgement: For any issues with registration or uploading EOI submission, please contact the NSW Procurement Client Support Centre on Phone: 1800 NSW BUY (1800 679 289) (International +61 2 9372 8333) or Email: nswbuy@services.nsw.gov.au between 8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

PC Software Requirements: To be able to open, read or view the downloadable files, certain software may be required to be installed on your PC, including the following:

•        Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 (or later)

•        WinZip 7.0 (or later)

•        Microsoft Word 97 (or later)

•        Microsoft Excel 97 (or later)

Interested Parties are responsible for the provision and installation of any necessary software.

PROBITY:

Should any potential Interested Party feel that it is unnecessarily precluded from submitting a response or disadvantaged by terms or specifications as outlined in the Invitation, the respondent is invited to write in confidence to the Probity Advisor (refer Invitation for details).

Terms and Conditions:

The information set out on this website, the Invitation and any EOIs are governed by the terms and conditions set out in the Invitation.

This website is managed by NSW Procurement – eBusiness Solutions, NSW Department of Commerce

Address: 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney NSW 2000

Phone: 1800 NSW BUY (1800 679 289) (International +61 2 9372 8333)

Email: nswbuy@commerce.nsw.gov.au

Hours of operation: 8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday AEST

The details on this page have been formulated with all due care, however the NSW Government does not warrant or represent that the data is free from errors; omissions or that it is exhaustive. The use of data contained on this page is at the sole risk of the user.

To access the New South Wales Energy Industry Reform Home Page, please click here.

http://www.nsw.gov.au/energy/

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