Request for Expression of InterestUNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE – NEW STUDENT PRECINCT Concept and Design Process Response

Closing date: 4 October 2017

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 New Student PrecinctThe New Student Precinct project will transform student experience at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus, setting a new benchmark for excellence in campus-based student amenity and design.

The Precinct will include the redevelopment and/or refurbishment of nine existing buildings.

The project will enable further consolidation and co-location of central student-facing services delivered by the University and its student organisations.It will also deliver an uplift in campus amenity, by revamping and expanding on food and retail offerings, end-of-trip facilities, arts and cultural facilities and informal study and library spaces.

The project has been developed with extensive co-creation and engagement with the broad student community. As such, the project is bound by a commitment to continue to co-create and co-design with the principles and priorities developed in consultation with students.

The project will adopt an adaptive reuse approach where possible to provide high-quality student amenity and create a new interface between the campus and its Parkville surrounds.

The New Student Precinct will commence early enabling works in late 2017 with a projected completion date for Phase 1 of January 2020. Phase 2 of the project will target completion by 2022.

1.2 Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) and Concept and Design Process ResponseThe University is seeking to appoint a lead architect for the design and delivery of the New Student Precinct at the University’s Parkville campus. The lead architect, supported by their sub-consultants, will design and coordinate new buildings and the adaptive reuse of existing buildings within a coherent precinct schema.

The selection process has two stages.

Stage 1: Request for EOI, from which a shortlist of up to four entrants will be selected.

Stage 2: Concept and design process submissions will be invited from shortlisted teams.

Each shortlisted team will be provided with a more detailed brief and scope of services. An honorarium of $10,000 will be paid to each entrant to Stage 2 on completion of their submission and scheduled presentation.

1.2.1 Eligibility Eligibility for Stage 1 is open to suitably qualified architects with the capability and capacity to perform the role of lead architect.

Refer to Section 3.1 for further details.

1.2.2 EvaluationThe jury panel, chaired by the project sponsor Paul Duldig (Head of University Services), will oversee Stage 1 shortlisting and undertake the Stage 2 evaluation.

The team considered to have responded best to the project aspirations and objectives, will be appointed to work with the University of Melbourne to further develop the design through to project completion, subject to project funding allocation and University approvals.

1.2.3 Procurement CoordinatorThe Major Projects team at the University of Melbourne has general oversight of the conduct of the two-stage procurement process and has appointed a coordinator who will have day-to-day operational responsibilities for the procurement process including ensuring impartiality and compliance with entry conditions.

The procurement coordination will administer Stage 2 entrant identity numbers, which will be used to retain anonymity for the Stage 2 submissions.

1.2.3 InquiriesAll inquiries should be referred to Alex Kennedy, Project Lead, Major Projects, Policy and Projects, Chancellery, University of Melbourne.

Phone: +61 (03) 83 449 593

2. ABOUT THE PROJECT

2.1 Strategic ContextThe University has a vision for a transformative campus-based student experience enabled by the co-location of service delivery, the provision of safe and vibrant campus spaces, and a range of extra and co-curricular opportunities able to take student learning beyond the classroom. This vision is outlined in the University’s strategy, Growing Esteem.

The University has seen a dramatic shift in the student population and profile in the last 20 years since it made a significant investment in its existing student hub, Union House. Since the mid-1990s, the University nearly doubled its student numbers, with the percentage of international students rising from 9 per cent to 38 per cent of the student body. In addition, growth in domestic full fee-paying students and near parity between undergraduate and graduate students have created a more diverse student population, and a diversity of needs that make up a quality student experience.

The New Student Precinct is the University’s first major project co-created with students, and is significant for locating the voice of the customer at the front and centre of the project’s design and approach. It will provide the student population with non-faculty services, support and amenity. The project presents the University with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the campus-based student experience. It will deliver benefits and quality outcomes for students and staff, contribute to the realisation of a range of key campus initiatives and address substantial compliance and upgrade requirements.

The project will result in the relocation of existing functions and services currently located in Union House and Old Physics (including the Murrup Barak Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development) to the new precinct, in an accessible, central location on the Parkville campus. These services will form part of a co-located student precinct alongside existing services provided by the Graduate Student Association (GSA), Stop 1, and the Eastern Resource Centre (ERC). In response to student feedback on issues of overcrowding and quality of amenity, the project will increase contemporary study and informal spaces (including 24/7 co-working spaces; increase the quality and diversity of social spaces, and consolidate a range of academic and student well-being services in a single location.

The project will also realise and spearhead a range of strategic campus initiatives including the Food and Retail Strategy, Integrated Transport Strategy and strategic asset renewal. The project will also support the campus to realise a 2030 zero carbon emissions target set out in the University’s Sustainability Plan 2017-2020.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

COMMUNITY Engage with the community beyond the Parkville campus

CONNECTIVITY Extend connections with the surrounding urban fabric and precincts

IDENTITY Reinforce the atmosphere and identity of the campus

SUSTAINABILITY Apply special design conventions to the overall site planning, providing a robust skeleton to allow further exploration of ESD initiatives

PUBLIC REALM Create a unified ground plane as place of exchange

AMENITY Provide places and facilities that support the campus population

URBAN DIVERSITY Develop a mix of public spaces and uses that support the primary use of the precinct

2.2 Project vision and objectivesThe New Student Precinct is central to delivering the University’s ambition for a world-class campus-based student experience. The Precinct presents a co-located solution that will bring together the services, infrastructure and amenity of the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) including UMSU International, the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and key services offered by the University’s Academic Services portfolio. It will emphasise student engagement, social inclusion and diversity, and will actively deliver the University’s vision for campus spaces and places to work as living laboratories.

Students have identified the defining element that improves their sense of satisfaction, wellbeing and overall experience is a sense of genuine connection. Their definition of connection is made up of the experiences which enable and facilitate an integrated experience, bringing together learning, living, academic growth and development.

The objectives of the project include:

• Delivering a campus-based student experience that meets the needs of contemporary students and is befitting of a world-class university

• Providing opportunities for students from all cultures and backgrounds to engage with one another, to connect to and to shape their own extra and co-curricular student experience

• Demonstrating thought-leadership through innovative project development and delivery in the form of urban renewal and sustainable initiatives in all aspects of the University’s operations, teaching and learning, research and engagement.

In doing so, the New Student Precinct will support the University to:

• Achieve student satisfaction and graduate outcomes comparable to the best universities in the world

• Be the Australian university of choice for the most talented students and scholars worldwide.

Several priorities and deliverables have been identified for the

project. These include:

1. Ensure consistent, robust and genuine co-creation with key stakeholders, users and the broad student population throughout the life of the project to establish a sustainable ‘living lab’. The project is underpinned by a commitment to co-creating this space with our students. Over 4 000 students have contributed to planning so far, informing the decision-making, governance, design and activation of the Precinct

2. Co-locate the student-facing services offered by UMSU and the GSA with key operations of Academic Services

3. Co-locate Murrup Barak, the University’s Indigenous Development Unit within the Precinct, providing their services with clear visibility and accessibility for students and visitors

4. Deliver on the University’s aspiration of a vibrant 24/7 campus, that is safe, secure and welcoming

5. Ensure quality amenity that supports students’ needs as part of their day-to-day life on campus, including connections to other significant places, spaces and services on campus (i.e. end of trip facilities, South Lawn, Concrete Lawn etc)

6. Provide an activated and compliant ground-plane and landscape that creates a more porous and active interface between buildings, and that supports indoor and outdoor activities, events and programming

7. Ensure a sensitive place-based approach to the University’s proud celebration of the vitality and centrality of Indigenous cultures

8. Ensure appropriate reuse of existing buildings that maintain the campus character, including respectful treatment of existing heritage buildings and landscapes in the precinct that celebrate the University’s rich history and a diversity of architectural voices

9. Ensure a sustainable and scalable volume of quality food and retail amenity able to support the campus and its users across the academic and calendar year, as well as provides a platform for campus engagement and connection with the wider community

10. Provide new high-quality arts and cultural facilities and amenity able to deliver and support a dynamic, programmable, engaged precinct

11. Provide innovative, quality learning and teaching and informal study spaces

12. Provide essential building and service upgrades available as part of a whole-of-precinct approach to development.

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Critical Success Measures Success in the New Student Precinct will be measured through a range of hard and soft metrics, noting the variability of metrics to validate quality student experience. These measures will include:

1. Number of users in the Precinct

2. Extent of use (dwell time and hours of access)

3. Commercial sustainability of food and retail offerings

4. Sustainability outcomes including reduced energy consumption, reduced volume of waste, improved waste management, internal and external thermal comfort and meeting sustainability targets, including Green Star as-built certification.

5. Student satisfaction6. Business owner satisfaction7. Cultural engagement measures capturing

the social, cultural, civic, economic and environmental outcomes of cultural activity

SITE LOCATION

2.3 Delivery Model

2.3.1 Two stage EOI / Team Concept and Design Process Response

The University is adopting a lead architecture and sub-consultant architects approach • To foster and promote new / emerging talent and

smaller practices in the architecture and design industry that may otherwise have limited opportunity to work on a project of such scale and significance.

• To enable a diversity of architectural voices to be present in the final design of the Precinct.

• To access specialist areas and innovative approaches as part of a major project that has a varying scale of adaptive re-use and new building projects. These specialist areas could include heritage architecture, retail, interiors.

• To ensure appropriate lead design input and streamlined coordination of the multiple inputs including specialist inputs.

• To leverage the capacity of a large architectural firm to create efficiencies with a single contracted entity which has overarching responsibility for the delivery of the project’s design.

The University is using a two stage request for EOI and Design Response• To generate a wider range of design ideas

and approaches for the project.

• To enable the lead architect and their team to trial and demonstrate how they will work together post any appointment.

• To generate enhanced interest, awareness and discussion about the project.

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2.4 Project Information

2.4.1 Project ScopeThe total scope of the New Student Precinct will deliver approximately 30,000m2 of refurbished space, 7,000m2 of new space and approximately 6,200m2 amount of usable outdoor space, delivered as two phases.

Phase 1 of the New Student Precinct will deliver around 20,000m2 with the balance delivered in Phase 2.

Phase 1 includes refurbishing of existing buildings and a new Arts and Culture building in a precinct setting with internal landscapes and courtyards, bounded by Grattan Street, Swanston Street, Monash Road and Porters Lane. The relevant buildings for refurbishment and adaptive reuse are:

• Alice Hoy

• Doug McDonell

• Eastern Resource Centre (ERC)

• Frank Tate

• 1888 Building

• Building 170 (School of Engineering)

• Building 757 (selected facade treatment to Open Stage).

The new Arts and Culture building is proposed to replace the current west annex of the Alice Hoy building.

The New Student Precinct will provide spaces for:

• UMSU, including offices and student facing services

• Graduate Student Association (GSA)

• Student hub

• Food, beverage and retail offerings

• Arts and culture facilities

• Informal and library study space

• Shared learning and teaching spaces

• Multi-purpose and events spaces (internal and external).

Refer to attachments for approximate Usable Floor Areas by function and building. An indicative schedule of accommodation will be provided to the entrants as part of the briefing for Stage 2.

2.4.2 Functional requirements

Phase 1 is proposed to include:

• Replace, update and relocate to the student precinct core student facing services and functions currently located in the Union House including Arts and Cultural facilities (Guild Theatre, Union Theatre, George Paton Gallery)

• Upgrade of building services to address external compliance, services and backlog maintenance requirements associated with the site

• Creation of a unified ground plane by removal of disjointed podium, stairs and ramps, unification of a ground plan incorporating fully compliant access North-South and East-West, new amphitheatre and landscaping

• Relocation of the Murrup Barak, Indigenous Development Unit from Old Physics Building to refurbished space in Building 170

• Update and expand the food and retail offering currently available in Union House

• Provide a new student hub located in the ERC and the bottom of the Doug McDonnell Building to support peak periods including open day and enrolment, and new southern access to the ERC

• Improve graduate study spaces through light refurbishment to Building 1888

• Provide purpose-built student collaboration and team working spaces for all campus users.

Phase 2 is proposed to include

• Refurbishment of Levels 3 and 4 of the ERC

• New John Smyth Building as a signature building on Swanston Street, including additional food and retail, shared teaching and multi-use event space.

2.4.3 Phases, milestones, key dates and program:

Phase 1 of the project is scheduled for completion in early 2020. Phase 2 is subject to a separate business case with works to commence post 2020.

2.4.4 Budget The construction budget for Phase 1 is approximately $160M and Phase 2 is approximately $30M.

2.5 Site The New Student Precinct site is located to the south-east corner of the main Parkville campus. This busy location is bounded by Swanston Street and Grattan Street. Stop 1, a key student-facing service, is located on the corner of Swanston Street and Grattan Street, which attracts large student numbers, particularly during the orientation, enrolment and change of subject periods.

The future Melbourne Metro Rail Project is planning a station under Grattan street, and an entry/exit point near the Gatekeeper’s Cottage at Gate 10, a short walk from the New Student Precinct.

Early Enabling Works were designed in early 2017 for the New Student Precinct. These construction works are scheduled to be completed in mid-2018. The scope of these works includes lowering the ground plan to provide a unified, accessible ground plan and demolition of the West Wing of the Alice Hoy Building and the existing John Smyth Building. Refer to attachments for further details regarding relative levels after completion of the Early Enabling Works.

3. RESPONSE REQUIRED FROM PROPONENTS

3.1 Eligibility criteriaThe EOI is open to suitably qualified architects with the capability and capacity to perform the role of lead architect, based on previous relevant experience.

Proponents are required to electronically register their intention to submit an EOI. Registration will require proponents to demonstrate their capacity to plan, design and deliver major capital projects for public and/or institutional clients (higher and secondary education, healthcare, government) requiring:

• Adaptive reuse of existing buildings ranging from heritage though to 1980’s building fabric

• Brownfield site conditions in a live, urban campus environment requiring a master plan response

• minimum construction cost of $30M for at least one individual project.

In addition, proponents are required to demonstrate they have offices in Australia and have capacity to provide $20m of professional indemnity insurance.

3.2 Submission requirements

3.2.1 EligibilityProponents will be required to complete an electronic registration of intention to lodge an EOI via a form that requests the above information.

UoM will acknowledge receipt of registration and advise whether a proponent meets the eligibility criteria for submission of an EOI.

3.2.2 Stage 1: Request for EOI stageLodgment of EOI submissions will be electronically with details provided as part of acknowledgement of registration and meeting of eligibility criteria.

EOI submissions should include the following information to address the Evaluation Criteria:

Company information Name of entity expressing interest for lead architect role and business contact details (limited to one A4 page side)

A response addressing the Evaluation Criteria

Capability and capacity• Team structure and membership

(limited to ten A4 page sides at minimum 10 point font, plus single page CV’s for key personnel)

• Methodology (limited to four A4 page sides at minimum 10 point font)

• Relevant experience (limited to the projects and ten A4 page sides at minimum 10 point font)

Base level information/ Compliance

• Summarise balance sheet and profit and loss for the last three years from the audited consolidated accounts of the parent entity (limited to 3 A4 page sides at minimum 10 point font)

• Legal status (declaration that litigation proceedings, bankruptcy, or insolvency do not apply)

• Performance and certifications levels for OHS and QA (total four A4 page sides)

• Insurances (total two A4 page sides)

3.2.3 Stage 2: Concept and design process response

Financial Offer (in a separate, sealed envelope marked only with entrant’s identification number)

• Fee proposal• Compliance to proposed contract

A response addressing the Evaluation Criteria

• Explanatory statement of design approach

• Information regarding nominated key personnel

• Presentation boards with diagrams, renderings, to explain proposal

Presentation • 60 minute closed session per entrant with the jury panel consisting of a 30 minute presentation follow by 30 minutes for questions and discussion. The schedule for presentation will be conveyed to entrants prior to submission of Stage 2

Further notes:• All information provided in writing must be in English• Presentation boards must not indicate any information relating to

team identity. Entrant identity numbers will be distributed by the UoM procurement coordinator as part of the acknowledgement of registration EOI.

3.3 TimetableSelection of a lead architect for the University of Melbourne’s new Student Precinct will take place in two phases: an Expression of Interest phase, followed by a Concept and Design Process Response phase open to a shortlisted group of applicants.

A schedule for the EOI and Concept and Design Process Response phases of this process is outlined in the table below. Actions and tasks must be completed not later than 5pm AEST on the dates shown.

Stage 1: EOI

Activity Date

Announcement of EOI invitation 8 September 2017

EOI documentation available for download from UoM OC21 website 8 September 2017

Registration of intention to submit EOI closes 15 September 2017

UoM acknowledges receipt of registration 19 September 2017

EOI submissions close 4 October 2017

UoM evaluation, recommendation and approvals period 5 – 20 October 2017 (inclusive)

Letter of invitation to join Concept and Design Process Response sent to shortlisted proponents

26 October 2017

Stage 2: Team Concept and Design Process Response

Activity Date

Further information (brief) and scope of services (lead architect) issued 30 October 2017

Briefing session (attended by all entrants) 2 November 2017

Q&A period ends 20 November 2017

Submissions close (two envelopes) 1 December 2017

Presentations by entrants Week of 4 December 2017

Evaluation, recommendation and approvals period 4 – 14 December 2017 (inclusive)

Announcement of lead architect and sub-consultant architects By 20 December 2017

Following award of the commission, the Stage 2 submissions will be exhibited in early 2018 and student comments to all submissions will be requested as part of the co-creation model.

4. SELECTION CRITERIA AND EVALUATION PROCESS

4.1 Stage 1: EOI: Criteria and weighing

Criteria Weighting

Team structure and membership• Suitability of expertise, specialisations, uniqueness and diversity of the proposed

team (lead and sub-consultant architects) for the New Student Precinct• Structure of team including proposed processes to ensure team cohesion and previous

experience working in joint venture, consortium, alliance or similar formal arrangements• Design excellence within team and alignment of skills to functional requirements and University character

40%

Methodology• Approach to implementing co-creation principles and specifically how the team

will identify and test how well design elements cater for the diversity of our student body as an integral part of achieving the project vision and objectives

• Approach to non-traditional procurement models, including past strategies to preserve design integrity and functional requirements under Design and Construct form of procurement

30%

Experience• Relevant project experience that required:

− adaptive reuse of existing buildings − complex staging within a live urban campus − precinct scale response that included public spaces

• Track record working on projects with similar with similar functional requirements including arts and culture buildings, contemporary, varied and flexible retail and interior spaces, informal study spaces and learning infrastructure

30%

Compliance Criteria• Financials – demonstrated capacity to lead a project this size • Legal status• Performance and certifications levels for OHS and QA• Certificates of currency for insurances

Pass / Fail

4.2 Stage 2: Design Concept: Criteria and weightingEach Concept and Design Process Response entry will comprise two envelopes evaluated as follows:

Envelop 1: Commercial Weighting

Fee proposal 40%

Departures / acceptance of contract including option for novation —

Final team structure including key personnel and commitment to project —

Envelop 2: Concept and Design Process Response Weighting

Strength of proposed design concept including• approach to project design at both precinct and building level• team input to design

30%

Strength of team cohesion, demonstrated through presentation explaining how the team worked together to prepare their submission and proposed approach / design process to working with the University.

30%

4.2.1 Jury Panel• Two members of the Project Steering Committee• Two members from the University’s Design Advisory and Review Group• Two student representatives – one undergraduate and one post graduate• Two members from Major Projects and Project Services• A suitably qualified independent architect

The jury panel may draw on the expertise of external advisers to support them in their evaluation.

5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONRefer to appendices for additional information at Stage 1: EOI. Further information will be provided to the shortlisted entrants for Stage 2, per the program.

5.1 Project conventions and definitions

New Student Precinct project Name of project and resulting precinct.*Please note the name of the precinct and its brand identity will be determined mid-project.

University of Melbourne (UoM) The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne and is Australia’s number one university. Founded in 1853, it is Australia’s second oldest university and ranked.

Growing Esteem Growing Esteem is the University’s strategy for achieving high regard and for making a distinctive contribution to society.

Major Projects, Chancellery Major Projects, Chancellery leads the University’s major projects from the early idea stage through to project initiation. These are strategically significant projects often involving an investment of more than $50 million, significant infrastructure development (physical and virtual), partnerships, curriculum reform and new operating models.

Student Precinct Steering Committee New Student Precinct governance body.

Co-creation Co-creation is the process of actively partnering with a client to ensure that mutually beneficial outcomes and benefits are achieved.

The New Student Precinct is being co-created with our students who will inform the decision-making, governance and overall design throughout the entire project. Co-creation initiatives have included large research and survey pieces of work, online polls, forums, pop-up comment walls and face-to-face engagement via events and activations.

Activation An activation is an event or initiative that seeks to transform and energise a space. Activating the new Student Precinct site before its completion is a key aspect of the project to encourage students and the wider University to connect and contribute to the space.

University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU)

UMSU is a non-profit organisation run by students, for students at the University of Melbourne and will be tenants in the New Student Precinct.

Graduate Student Association (GSA) GSA is the representative body for all graduate students at the University of Melbourne. They are current and continuing tenants in the New Student Precinct.

Murrup Barak, Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development

Murrup Barak, Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development takes its name from the Woiwurrung language. ‘Murrup Barak’ means the Spirit of Barak. Murrup Barak will be a tenant in the New Student Precinct.

Union House Union House is located within the University of Melbourne Parkville campus on the corner of Tin Alley and Union Rd and is the current home of UMSU. The University has not yet determined the future of this building.

Eastern Resource Centre (ERC) The Eastern Resource Centre (ERC) is an existing and continuing New Student Precinct tenant. The ERC library collections support the activities of undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers of the Faculty of Science and The Melbourne School of Engineering.

Early and Enabling Works (EEW) Enabling works is a generic description for site preparation works that might take place prior to work under the main construction contract.

Melbourne School of Engineering (MSE) Faculty of the University and current tenant in the New Student Precinct.

Melbourne Metro Rail Project (MMRP) The Melbourne Metro Rail Project, is a metropolitan rail infrastructure project currently under construction in Melbourne, Australia. A MMRP Team exists at the University to support the disruption of these works to the campus.

6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

6.1 Form of ContractThe successful lead architect will be engaged directly by the University and will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating the performance of all other design consultants. Further details to be provided at Stage 2.

6.2 Discrepancies, Errors & OmissionsShould the proponent find any discrepancy, error or omission in the procurement documents, it must notify the University in writing before the time and date of closing of tenders.

6.3 AddendaNo explanation or amendment to the procurement documents will be recognised unless in the form of a written addendum issued by the University. The proponent must acknowledge receipt in writing of each addendum and include within its Submission that allowance has been made for each addendum.

The University may at any time before the date of closing of submissions issue addenda to this Request for Tender to modify or clarify the Request for Tender in any manner whatsoever.

6.4 Proponent to Inform ItselfProponents are required to independently acquaint and satisfy themselves with all aspects of this EOI. Proponents shall be deemed to have taken reasonable steps to:• examined the EOI and any other information made available by the University for the purpose of submitting a EOI;• examined all information relevant to the risks, contingencies, and other circumstances having an effect on their

submission, including satisfying themselves as to the University project requirements.

6.5 CopyrightCopyright remains with the entrants. Elements from the Team Concept and Design Process Responses submitted by Proponents not appointed as consultants will only be used with express permission of the author(s). Should the University wish to use such material it will seek license to do so and will pay an appropriate fee. Permission to use such material should not be unreasonably withheld.

The University intends to exhibit and publish work from the designs submitted. By submitting their work, the teams will be assumed to be granting permission for such exhibitions and publications

6.6 EthicsProponents must not engage in practices such as collusion on Tenders, inflation of prices to compensate unsuccessful Proponents, secret commissions or any other such improper arrangements.

Proponents must be prepared to attest to their probity, if necessary by Statutory Declaration or other reasonable means.

6.7 DisclaimerAll information included in this EOI is provided in good faith and believed to be reliable. However, the University does not warrant the accuracy of the information. Each consultant must make its own enquiries about the information provided and shall be deemed to have satisfied itself as to the correctness and sufficiency of this EOI.

Nothing in this EOI requires the University to select a consultant.

The University reserves the right to discontinue the EOI process (including any subsequent EOI at any time and for any reason.By lodging a submission, proponents acknowledge and agree that:• they will not institute any legal challenge in respect of this document;• the selection process is a commercial arrangement and is not subject to the rules of natural justice;• they will not make any public statement or provide any information for publication in relation to the acceptance or

otherwise of any submission without the prior written approval of the University;• to the maximum extent permitted by law, neither the University nor its employees, advisors or agents will in any way be

liable to any person or entity for any cost, expense, loss, claim or damage arising out of or in connection with this EOI;• they have not relied on any express or implied warranty or representation made by or on behalf of the University other

than as expressly contained in this document or an addendum to this document;• they have not received improper assistance from any staff member of the University;• the University may alter this EOI, including its specifications/ requirements, at any time and for any reason; and• the University may change the structure or timing of the EOI process at any time and for any reason.