RFP 26697 Planning and Scheduling Services

Summary and scope

RPV requires planning and scheduling services to supply highly specialised and expert professional planning and scheduling services to respond to the dynamic and expanding nature of the projects and programs being delivered by RPV. Scope of Services This Invitation is seeking to create a panel of approximately 5-10 suppliers with a broad depth of experience, capabilities and capacity across the nominated planning and scheduling skillsets to provide services to RPV projects including Metro Tunnel Project (MTP), Regional Rail Revival (RRR) and Victorian Rail Infrastructure Program (VRIP). Capabilities sought and therefore skillsets expected to reside in PSS include: • Development and management of accurate and robust programs for the development phase (i.e. Programs to manage RPV’s internal deliverables); • Development and management of accurate and robust programs for the delivery phase (i.e. Pre-Tender construction programs) from first principles using measured quantities and industry accepted productivity rates; • Provide expert advice on program status and issues arising and recommend improvements and mitigation actions to ensure programs are robust and able to be delivered within the required time frames; • Develop summary programs, staging diagrams, time chainage diagrams and other tools to communicate high level program status and strategy to RPV management and executive teams; • Provide input into Tender Documentation for all program and time related matters; • Undertake detailed reviews of Bidders’ Tender program submissions and provide evaluation recommendations based on key selection criteria; • Undertake detailed reviews of Contractors’ monthly program submissions and programs developed by others to provide strategic expert program advice and to report on program status, risks, issues and achievability; • Identification and management of complex program interfaces between interdependent packages and projects. All communications in relation to this RFP will be managed through the Tender Manager via an Electronic Data Room (EDR). To ensure that all interested parties are kept up-to-date with information on this RFT, interested parties are requested to register nominated users to manage all communication with RPV during the RFP process. Interested Parties should provide up to 3 contact names and their email addresses to the following email to obtain access: RPV-Procurement@railprojects.vic.gov.au This will enable the creation of ‘user’ accounts in the EDR. Any general enquiries or issues in relation to this process should also be issued to the RPV-Procurement email address. The nominated user(s) of the interested party should add the following email address to their contacts list to ensure that any relevant correspondence is not treated as spam or junk email: noreply@notifications.ansarada.com. Please note that the VendorPanel website will only be used to issue and recieve the RFP and addenda and will not be used to manage communications during the RFP process.