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The Service Development Timeline (SDT) model has been created to assist Council officers with the development of new waste management collection contracts for domestic recycling, organics and garbage.  

 

How Does the SDT Work?
Total Time - 2 years before start of new service, then ongoing Monitoring & Review
Consultation and Planning - 9 months









Prepare Tender Documents - 3 months
Tendering - 4 months









New Service Commissioning - 8 months before and 6 months after new service
Monitoring and Review - ongoing

 

The SDT model is delivered in FIVE PHASES;

  • Phase 1: Consultation and Planning
  • Phase 2: Prepare Tender Documents
  • Phase 3: Tendering
  • Phase 4: New Service Commissioning
  • Phase 5: Monitoring and Review

The model has been laid out in an easy to read format, with a list of Key Considerations within each Phase. Each “Key Consideration” has the following supporting information, that can be viewed simply by scrolling the page:

  • Starting Date;
  • Duration;
  • Deliverables;
  • Status
  • Resources;
  • Tips and
  • Costs.

Please note that while the Phases should be undertaken sequentially, many of the Key Considerations should be undertaken either concurrently or in overlapping periods.

The model is designed to deal with collection contracts that are on a seven to ten year cycle as distinct from processing contracts (such as Material Recovery Facilities or Composting facilities), which require a separate process. The model is based on an open tendering process, rather than an Expression of Interest/Selective Tendering process, as described in the NSW Local Government (Tendering) Regulation 1999.

Whilst the model is comprehensive, it is a guide only and as such does not necessary include every key function that may need to be undertaken in the process of developing new collection contracts.

For Councils wishing to explore the opportunities for, and the potential benefits of, entering to cooperative arrangements with neighbouring Councils for the provision of waste and resource recovery services, consideration needs to be given to the provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

The Trade Practices Act provides a legislative framework that is intended to promote competition and fair-trading and to protect the interests of the consumer. The main issue for Councils considering regional arrangements for collection services is the requirements of the Act that relate to potential anti-competitive practices. Anti-competitive practices relate to those that limit or prevent competition such as price fixing or forming anti-competitive collaborative arrangements.

Disclaimer
The Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) is conducting a project, in conjunction with a Local Government Working Group, to develop checklists and timeframes associated with the key aspects of the development of new waste and resource recovery collection services. These documents have been released for consultation and comment, are of a preliminary nature and are not to be used in their present form by any body for the purposes of entering into legal arrangements. The Department accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage which may be incurred as a result of using these documents in their preliminary form. For more information, please contact SDT Program Co-Ordinator.

 



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