Early Parenting Centres

The Victorian government has committed $148 million capital investment to the early parenting centres expansion and upgrade, with the aim to support over 5,000 extra families each year. Early Parenting Centres will provide parents the much-needed support when it comes to sleeping, feeding and extra care for babies with additional needs. Early Parenting Centres will be upgraded at Footscray and Noble Park’s Queen Elizabeth Centre, while new facilities will be built in the growing areas of Casey, Frankston, Wyndham and Whittlesea. Regional Victorian families will benefit from the first Early Parenting Centres to be built in the regions, with new centres coming to Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Shepparton.

Click here to view the VHBA website (EPC project information).

Project Scope

This Tender pertains to two (2) New Build Early Parenting Centres expansion across metro and regional sites. Each site will be a separable portion (SP).

SP1: Ballarat in partnership with Grampians Health and Queen Elizabeth Centre and;

SP2: Casey in partnership with Monash Health and Queen Elizabeth Centre.

 
With all EPC New Builds, an approved standardised design has been developed by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with each of the participating Health Agencies and Partnerships to promote a consistent approach to delivery across the State. Each site has unique site constraints and conditions, as well as varying individual needs. As such, some modifications in the design may be seen to allow for site variations.

Local Content

The minimum level of local content set for this project is 91% for Building and Construction to include a minimum of 80% for FF&E.

Project Timings

Release of RFT – 9 June 2022 (Completed) 

Site Inspection Briefing – 15 June 2022 (Ballarat), 16 June 2022 (Casey) (Completed) 

RFT Closing – 2.00pm, 21 July 2022

PLEASE NOTE - this is NOT an EOI for the Head Contractor works as the Selective Tender has been issued. However if you are a sub-contractor and/or product supplier we welcome your EOI as per the directions below:

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