Tender and Draft Contract Documentation

Ripago Underground Mining Services are able to take control of the whole tender process from preparation of draft tender and mining contract documents, managing the tendering period, site visits and analysis of submissions to recommendation of preferred contractor.

We provide an informed and cost effective alternative to your legal team, major consulting organisations or in-house mining engineers to prepare the detailed documents with exactly what is required for the contractor to provide a competitive and realistic bid. Your legal fees are minimised as the lawyers time is only required to review and approval.*

The preparation of these tender and contract documents coupled with shadow estimates and evaluation of submissions are all important phases of selecting the best contractor and getting value for money when the decision for mine operation is for contract mining.

Alternatively, we can peer review the tender and contract documents prior to releasing the documents to the contractors. This provides peace of mind that the information being provided to the bidders is sufficient for them to prepare a competitive and well priced bid without contingencies being built in to cover later surprises.

A “shadow tender” can also be undertaken concurrently with the tender process to be used as a benchmark for comparative analysis of submitted rates, providing a “safety net” for decision making.