Key Tips for Preparing a Submission Do’s Don’ts Complete all the response schedules Provide incomplete response schedules Make sure you comprehensively complete the questions and provide the Missing information in your response information sought in the response schedules could result in your schedules. submission being deemed and not being considered. Tailor your response towards the evaluation criteria and call out any The City of Adelaide may be unable to pertinent pieces of information that accept further information from you after ‘sets you apart from the the closing date. rest’. Seek clarification Be ambiguous or omit requirements If you find a Failure to address particular discrepancy, don’t understand a particular requirement or requirements or detracting from the need further information on a matter, subject matter may result in your raise a request for information as soon submission appearing less competent. as possible. Put in your best offer Underestimate or over-commit Try to develop your submission as close Low-balling will usually end up with the as possible to the quality and time City of Adelaide requiring clarifications requirements, at your price. from you and may reflect negatively upon your business for future bidding Provide your calculations to justify your opportunities. prices. This provides the City of Adelaide with confidence that necessary Over-committing time and resources considerations have been made. may end up making your offer less competitive. Remember: Lowest price does not always win! The City of Adelaide looks for Value for Money. A comprehensive submission demonstrating appropriate capability, capacity, quality, time and methodology at a competitive price is most likely to win! Lodging a Submission The City of Adelaide typically requires lodgement of submissions electronically via the SA Tenders & Contracts website. However, please ensure you read and comply with the bid rules and any instructions provided within the RFx Document. Please take note of the closing time and date. The City of Adelaide typically allows a minimum of 2 weeks to prepare and lodge a submission in response to a bidding opportunity. Upon successful lodgement, the SA Tenders & Contracts website will provide you with a receipt. For more information and assistance on the SA Tenders & Contracts website, please refer to the or the .
Key Tips for Preparing a Submission Do’s Don’ts Complete all the response schedules Make sure you comprehensively complete the questions and provide the information sought in the response schedules. Tailor your response towards the evaluation criteria and call out any pertinent pieces of information that ‘sets you apart from the rest’. Provide incomplete response schedules Missing information in your response schedules could result in your submission being deemed and not being considered. The City of Adelaide may be unable to accept further information from you after the closing date. Seek clarification If you find a discrepancy, don’t understand a particular requirement or need further information on a matter, raise a request for information as soon as possible. Be ambiguous or omit requirements Failure to address particular requirements or detracting from the subject matter may result in your submission appearing less competent. Put in your best offer Try to develop your submission as close as possible to the quality and time requirements, at your price. Provide your calculations to justify your prices. This provides the City of Adelaide with confidence that necessary considerations have been made. Underestimate or over-commit Low-balling will usually end up with the City of Adelaide requiring clarifications from you and may reflect negatively upon your business for future bidding opportunities. Over-committing time and resources may end up making your offer less competitive. Remember: Lowest price does not always win! The City of Adelaide looks for Value for Money. A comprehensive submission demonstrating appropriate capability, capacity, quality, time and methodology at a competitive price is most likely to win! Lodging a Submission The City of Adelaide typically requires lodgement of submissions electronically via the SA Tenders & Contracts website. However, please ensure you read and comply with the bid rules and any instructions provided within the RFx Document. Please take note of the closing time and date. The City of Adelaide typically allows a minimum of 2 weeks to prepare and lodge a submission in response to a bidding opportunity. Upon successful lodgement, the SA Tenders & Contracts website will provide you with a receipt. For more information and assistance on the SA Tenders & Contracts website, please refer to the or the .
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