| (1) | This instruction applies only to the procurement of building and construction and roads and bridges and is to be read in conjunction with Instructions 1201 to 1229.
Further information, including a definition of "building and construction" and "roads and bridges" and information on the types of services that fall under these categories is located in the Buying for Government section of www.purchasing.tas.gov.au.
Refer to Instructions 1101 to 1124 for information in relation to procurement of goods and non-construction related services. |
| (2) | For the purposes of estimating the value of a procurement, the estimated value of the procurement must include: |
 | (a) | all forms of remuneration, including any premiums, fees, commissions, interest and other revenue streams that may be provided for in the proposed contract; and |
| (b) | the total maximum value of the procurement, including the value of any options to extend in the proposed contract. |
| (3) | Where the procurement is impacted by the Australia - United States Free Trade Agreement AUSFTA), agencies must also include in the estimated value, any applicable taxes or charges including goods and services tax (GST). |
| (4) | Where a procurement is to be conducted in multiple parts with contracts to be awarded at the same time or over a given period to one or more suppliers, an agency must base its calculation on the estimated total maximum value of all contracts over the entire duration of the procurement. |
| (5) | Where the total maximum value of a contract over its entire duration cannot be estimated, the procurement is deemed a procurement to which the provisions of the AUSFTA apply (refer to Instruction 1202).
This may include panel contracts where it is not possible to estimate with accuracy the value of the combined procurements from the selected panel. |
| (6) | A procurement must not be divided into separate parts for the purpose of avoiding any procurement threshold. |
| (7) | An agency must not use a particular method for estimating the value of a procurement for the purposes of avoiding the application of any procurement threshold. |
