Aggregates Recycling Contract: Preferred Bidder for 2014 and Landfill Gate Fee

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A decision made 27 September 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2013-0089
Decision Summary Title :	Selection of Preferred Contractor for 2014 Aggregate Recycling Contract		Date of Decision Summary:	27 September 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Manager – Contract Management and Projects		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Aggregates Recycling Tender (ITT Stage) Report and Recommendation		Date of Written Report:	23 September 2013
Written Report Author:	Manager – Contract Management and Projects		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Exempt 3.2.1(a) (xiv) 3.2.1(b)
Subject: Selection of Preferred Bidder for 2014 Aggregates Recycling Contract and recommended increase to the Landfill gate fee.
Decision(s): The Minister instructed the Department to proceed to Contract negotiations with the preferred bidder and to discuss with the Treasury and Resources the introduction of increasing the landfill gate fee at La Collette.
Reason(s) for Decision: To allow the procurement of the 2014 Aggregates Recycling Contract to proceed to commencement of the contract on 1 July 2014.
Resource Implications: Funding is available from the Department’s budgets.
Action Required: 1) To inform AA Langlois Recycling Limited that they have been selected as the preferred bidder and to invite them to participate in contract negotiations to finalise the terms and conditions. 2) To inform the remaining tenderer of the decision and invite them to remain in the tender process as reserves. 3) To request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources to increase the inert waste tipping charge in excess of 2.5% from 1st July 2014.
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Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):