Joy Baluch Bridge

In reply to the Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome) (23 September 2020).

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing): I have been advised:

This was not a South Australian government run tender and therefore was not issued through the SA Tenders website.

Since the formation of the Port Wakefield to Port Augusta Alliance in March 2020 an ICN Gateway profile has been active to provide publicly available information for all businesses to register their interest for works packages being procured by the Alliance, including the Joy Baluch AM Bridge Duplication Project.

The ICN Gateway provides the details and information necessary for businesses to register with the Alliance's procurement system. Following an eight-week market sounding process the tender for the supply and fabrication of steel pile sections for the Joy Baluch AM Bridge Duplication Project was released by the Alliance on 17 June 2020 and closed on 27 June 2020.

The tender was issued to 10 companies in total including six South Australian companies. Of the six South Australian companies, Williams Metal Fabrications Pty Ltd and Ferretti International Ottoway Pty Ltd (Ferretti) submitted a price to perform the works. ABFI Steel Group Pty Ltd (ABFI), J Steel Australasia Pty Ltd and Sino Pacific Supply Chain also submitted a price.

Following an evaluation of the tenders Ferretti and ABFI were short-listed to proceed to the next stage of the procurement process to submit a final price. Following further negotiations and an evaluation of price and non-price criteria, ABFI were recommended as the preferred.