Social Housing Reform Programme: Property Condition Assessments

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RFx ID :	14229497
Tender Name :	Social Housing Reform Programme: Property Condition Assessments
Reference # :	3232153v7
Open Date :	Wednesday, 12 August 2015 3:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Friday, 11 September 2015 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Department/Business Unit :	The Treasury
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	30000000 - Structures and Building and Construction and Manufacturing Components and Supplies 72000000 - Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services 80000000 - Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services 93000000 - Politics and Civic Affairs Services 95000000 - Land and Buildings and Structures and Thoroughfares
Regions:	Bay of Plenty Southland
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Peter Schroder Peter.Schroder@treasury.govt.nz
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In May 2014 the government provided a mandate to Treasury and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to create a unit within Treasury to report to the Ministers of Finance and Housing on how to grow a sustainable social housing market.
As a result the Transactions Unit - Social Housing Reform (Transactions Unit) – was established. Its role is to explore, consider, and understand what is required to develop a fair, efficient and effective social housing market and implement this through, amongst other things, the transfer of Housing New Zealand Corporation (HNZC) assets to the social housing sector. The Transactions Unit is the Crown’s lead adviser on social housing and transactions.
The Transactions Unit requires property condition assessment services
As part of due diligence there is a requirement to assess the condition of each property prior to the RFP phase scheduled for commencement in early 2016. This procurement process has been initiated to help ensure lead times for the commercial transaction process are met, even though a decision to proceed to market sounding has yet to be confirmed.
The Transactions Unit will be responsible for procuring and contracting a supplier or a number of suppliers (each a Property Condition Assessor) to undertake these assessments so that information gathered by the Property Condition Assessor(s) through undertaking condition assessments on the properties can be provided to, and relied on by, the Treasury, HNZC and any potential bidder prior to a transaction. This approach will ensure that tenants will only have to undergo one property condition assessment being undertaken of their homes, rather than potentially having multiple bidders requesting access to the properties and for each to undertake its own property condition assessment. This approach is preferred in order to respect the tenants’ right to quiet enjoyment of their homes.
Although the Treasury will be procuring and contracting Property Condition Assessor(s) to undertake the property condition assessments, HNZC, as the owner of the properties and the landlord of tenanted properties, has the right to decide whether to allow the Property Condition Assessor to access the properties and to set out required terms of access. This is in order to ensure that HNZC continues to meet its obligations to tenants under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 and the individual tenancy agreements with tenants.

This tender has been awarded to:

• SPM Assets

Further Award Information:
Evaluation Panel unanimous in recommendation based on quality and value for money.

Award Date: Friday, 16 October 2015 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Friday, 11 September 2015 1:27 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)