The Department of Education seeks web based expressions of interest from the following categories of the building and construction industry:
- Architects and Building Designers
- Building and building maintenance contractors
- Building Surveyors
- Quantity Surveyors
- Civil Engineers
- Structural Engineers
This information will assist in identifying local capacity to support the forthcoming Building the Education Revolution (BER) program. For builders to register you must be able to provide a building practitioner accreditation number.
Those registered may then be called on to bid for work stemming from this project.
The department is especially interested in seeking registrations from smaller regional builders and contractors even though they may not hold any form of pre – qualification with the Department of Treasury and Finance.
Important Note: the fact that you have expressed an interest is not a guarantee of work. It will identify who is available in a specific region and requests to provide a quotation or to tender may then occur.
Project Overview
The Australian Government has committed funding of up to $300 million for Government schools over three years to provide new facilities and refurbishments in Tasmanian schools to meet the needs of 21st century students and teachers through the BER program.
This is a critical component of the Australian Government’s Economic Stimulus Nation Building and Jobs Plan giving our schools the attention they so richly deserve. To ensure that BER has the greatest impact on job support, it is essential that construction and maintenance work commences as quickly as possible.
The three elements of the BER are:
- Primary Schools for the 21st Century—projects up to $3 million for all Tasmanian primary schools, K-12 schools (primary school component) and special schools to build or renew infrastructure including libraries, halls and classrooms.
- Science and Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools—projects to $2 million for the construction of new science laboratories or language learning centres in secondary schools.
- National School Pride program — projects up to $200,000 for all schools to refurbish and renew existing infrastructure.
Registration
Many of you we may not know and you may not have had dealings with this department previously. Please provide as much information as to your capability and experience as possible. This information will remain confidential and will assist us in selecting contractors with capacity relevant to the particular project.
Click here to register your interest as a possible contractor to the BER project.