Question:
Please can you confirm if there is an excel based asset list for Ipswich (similar to the Toowoomba site).

Can you confirm if electrical metering data would be available for each building.

Answered on 24/Jun/2026 08:57 AM:


Offerors are directed to the site plans, SLDs and reports included in the Tender Pack. Any additional information will be provided as an Addendum in due course. An example matrix is provided in the Tender Pack which will be updated / completed as the engagement / project progresses. Offerors are reminded that it is the successful tenderer’s responsibility to validate all data during project development.

The Ipswich Campus does not have any smart meter capture on buildings. There are physical meters and historical bills for usage / metering reference. Offerors are directed to the tender pack, where general information documents contain a protection design report with some load profiles and historic usage.

Question:
Will UniSQ consider a submission and fees for Phase 1 only?

As the project requires a large volume of investigative works and master planning, it is difficult to provide dees for Phase 2 & 3 which will be informed by Phase 1.

Answered on 30/Jun/2026 09:00 AM:


Phase 1 will be considered a firm price

Phase 2 is to be considered a firm price - the tender should clearly describe the methodology, inclusions, exclusions, proposed resources and extent of services being offered for the proposed fees (what you can do and for how much). The clarity of this methodology and presentation of approach is part of the non-price assessment, and this will demonstrate the tenderer's capability in this space.

Question:
1 Existing consultant reports — URGENT: UniSQ has verbally advised that a suite of consultant reports comparable to the Toowoomba campus

exists for the Ipswich campus; however, these are not included in the RFQ package and could not be located in the document register. The

Toowoomba equivalents include: HV Asset Inspection (AGR, Dec 2023); Electrical Asset Condition Assessment (GHD, Dec 2024 and 2020); HV

Protection Study (Voltex); Earthing Study (Wiley, 2018); Ergon earth testing (2017); and DB/MSB inspection reports (A.G. Coombs 2023, CTG

2023, BNH 2021). Please provide all equivalent Ipswich reports prepared by any consultant, regardless of age. Our Phase 1 fixed fee has been

priced on the basis that these are made available. If they cannot be provided before tender close, please provide (a) a list of report titles,

authors, and dates; and (b) confirmation of when they will be released following award.

2 Initial electrical due-diligence report: Does UniSQ hold any preliminary electrical due-diligence report describing the existing installation

condition at the Ipswich campus? If so, please provide it.

3 Full Scope of Services: Please provide the "Approved Ipswich Scope of Services IN FULL" referenced in Attachment A of the RFQ, to confirm that

no further detail exists beyond the document already issued.

4 Future master plan: Please provide any current or proposed campus master plan (within 10-15 Years)— including new buildings, extensions, or

major refurbishments — so that maximum demand calculations and future-state SLDs can be aligned with UniSQ’s forward planning.

5 SLD accuracy: UniSQ has verbally advised that the provided SLD (002_2405_001.pdf) is approximately 80% accurate. Please identify the known

areas of inaccuracy, or where it does not reflect current installed conditions, and provide any updated or partially corrected SLD if one exists.

6 Underground services plans: UniSQ has verbally advised that the underground services layout is approximately 80% accurate. Please provide (a)

the date of the most recent services survey; (b) known discrepancies or unverified areas; and (c) whether a utility detection survey has been

undertaken in the past 3 years, with the report if available.

7 Building Information Matrix: The provided matrix contains column headers only, with no data populated. Please confirm whether UniSQ can

supply existing building data (occupancy, supply type, criticality, shutdown windows), or whether full population of the matrix is to be

undertaken within the Phase 1 scope.

8 H-Block MSB: The Scope references "H-Block MSB interchange planning" as a known high-risk item. Please provide (a) current as-built

documentation for the H-Block Main Switchboard; (b) the interchange requirements and urgency drivers; and (c) confirmation of whether H

Block is heritage-listed or heritage-affected.

9 Allied Health building: The Scope references a capacity limitation at Allied Health arising from the recent new health building. Please provide (a)

load schedules or electrical drawings for recent upgrades; (b) details of the new health building load addition; and (c) the current MSB capacity

rating and any known exceedance or margin.

10 Generator & UPS register: Please provide a campus-wide register of all generator and UPS installations, including capacity (kVA), age, fuel type,

connected loads, maintenance status, and last service date.

11 Heritage buildings — MSB locations: The entire campus is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register (No. 601821, former Challinor Centre).

Please confirm (a) which buildings contain Main Switchboards located within heritage fabric; (b) any previous heritage impact assessments, DES

referrals, or heritage permits for electrical or building works; and (c) whether any heritage pre-lodgement discussions have previously been held

for switchroom works.

12 HV network ownership: Please confirm whether the private HV network is owned and maintained by UniSQ, or whether any portion falls under

Ergon Energy / Energy Queensland, and confirm the metering arrangement and any existing Network Access or Service Agreement.

13 Protection report currency: The provided protection report (Sunstate Electrical V1.0, 2016) is approximately 10 years old. Please confirm

whether a more recent protection study exists (potentially among the reports requested at Item 1) and provide the most current version.

14 Recent inspection & testing: Please advise whether any asset condition testing (thermal imaging, partial discharge, insulation resistance, oil

sampling, or switchboard visual inspection) has been undertaken on Ipswich HV/LV assets within the last 5 years, and provide any resulting

reports.

15 Heritage MSB replacement pathway pre-assessment: Please advise whether UniSQ or any previous consultant has (a) assessed replace-in-place

feasibility for any heritage-affected boards; (b) obtained heritage guidance on external transformer relocation; or (c) identified buildings where

switchroom space is insufficient for a modern compliant board within the existing heritage fabric.

16 Refurbishment in-place — acceptability as a heritage strategy: CV Services can refurbish heritage-building switchboards in place — thermal

scanning the board to confirm integrity, retaining the existing chassis footprint, and replacing the chassis and gear with new equipment — to

extend asset life an estimated 10-15 years without altering heritage fabric. The extent of switchboard modification for each board will be

determined by the Phase 1 condition test results: boards confirmed serviceable will be refurbished in place, while boards that fail integrity

testing will be recommended for replacement. Please confirm (a) whether UniSQ would accept a like-for-footprint refurbishment as a valid

design outcome for heritage-constrained boards; (b) whether UniSQ has a minimum design-life requirement (e.g. 25 years) that would preclude

a 10-15 year interim solution; and (c) whether UniSQ supports a staged strategy that defers full heritage-compliant replacement to a future

window when regulatory or space constraints may have changed.

17 Refurbishment — alteration compliance threshold: A chassis-and-gear refurbishment constitutes an "alteration" under AS/NZS 3000:2018 Clause

1.7 (Type A RCDs on altered circuits, fault-level re-verification). Please confirm (a) whether UniSQ accepts refurbished boards being brought to

current AS/NZS 3000 alteration-compliance standard rather than full new-installation standard; and (b) any UniSQ-specific standards that exceed

the AS/NZS 3000 alteration threshold for refurbished equipment.

18 Heritage fabric — works permitted without referral: Please confirm whether UniSQ or its heritage advisor can confirm (a) that like-for-footprint

switchboard refurbishment (no penetrations, no structural modification, no change to building fabric) falls within the General Exemption

Certificate for Queensland Heritage Places V1.2020 and does not require a formal DES referral; (b) any notification conditions applying to such

works; and (c) whether existing switchroom ventilation, access, and egress are considered original heritage fabric that would constrain in-place

equipment upgrades.

19 Incumbent maintenance contractor: Please provide the name and contact details of the incumbent electrical maintenance contractor for the

Ipswich campus, so that CV Services may engage with them to better understand the existing electrical installation and coordinate any ongoing

inspection access required during the design stages.

20 Existing Transformer capacity - Please provide the recorded maximum demand for each Main Switchboard (MSB) — drawn either from

electricity billing data covering a summer (peak) period or from the campus-wide Building Management System (BMS) where metering is

available. This data will allow CV Services to establish the existing demand baseline against installed transformer capacity and inform the 10–15

year electrical master planning and future-state load projections.

20 Do USQ have the fee schedule for supplier to complete as part of the submission

Answered on 30/Jun/2026 09:06 AM:


1. What was provided is the extent of what is available. IP has not been investigated to this extent as the failures have not been as prevalent. The scope to identify the current state SLD and future state SLD remains the same. Existing SLD's for IP are more congruent with the site installation. Also note these items are all on or near EOL (except where recently replaced), so the program for replacement still needs to be developed. Detailed condition inside the boards will only contribute to prioritisation.

2. Please clarify the question.

3. Please clarify the question.

4. As described in the site walkthrough, master planning for IP has no significant expansion beyond the Health building currently in progress. Expansion capacity to be established by percentage of spare capacity as described in the scope.

5. Identification of inaccuracies is a deliverable of this project. Generally limited to upgraded equipment not yet captured and or/or modification and additions os some new circuits over time.

6. What was provided is the extent of what is available. Noting that IP largely has easily visible services pathways as demonstrated on the site walk.

7. Matrix provided is an example of desired outcomes - please provide methodology for capture of this information during stage 1.

8. As-built documentation not available at this time; site measure and spatial test fit for new boards is considered part of the scope along with transitions planning. Available shutdown periods to be captured in stakeholder sessions. Any additional information we can find will be included in a response by Friday, 03.

9. Information will be requested from the project team; expect a response by Friday, 03 July

10. To be obtained from incumbent maintenance provider during design as this should largely contribute to replacement and prioritisation during design.

11. All Heritage buildings on site have MSB's within the Heritage fabric.

12. Information will be requested; expect a response by Friday, 03.

13. What was provided is the extent of what is available.

14. What was provided is the extent of what is available.

15. This is a deliverable of this scope

16. This strategy should be explored as discussed on site - built form impact in all buildings is relevant, inclusive of a strategy to select appropriate boards that can fit in any existing area to limit building works wherever possible. this is a deliverable of this scope.

17. Yes, this clause will need to be factored in where applicable.

18. Categorisation of works that will fit under the general exemption will be part of the matrix for completion. For example, if there is no spatial and built form impact (fits in existing space) then this will easily fall under general exemption. Where possible, all outcomes should be designed to limit or eliminate negative impact on heritage buildings.

19. Information will be requested; expect response by Friday, 03.

20. Refer existing SLD for capacity - Max demand not available.

21. Refer to Tender docs - fees to be presented in support of the proposed resources and methodology - this is a consultancy design engagement seeking experienced teams with some insight into how this planning needs to be resourced and undertaken. "

Question:
Is the masterplan to include:

1. UPSs

2. Power Factor correction equipment

3. Generator fuel systems

Answered on 02/Jul/2026 02:21 PM:


The master planning activities should determine what approach is needed, and the validation should determine the current state. Planning should then determine where the strengths and weaknesses then inform the outcomes of resilient and reliable infrastructure. The final determination of individual UPS and generators will be in later stages.

Question:
I Would like to register for the site visit - Kevin Marley and Dave Mcdonald NHP

Answered on 02/Jul/2026 08:49 AM:


Noted - thank you.