1. Understanding of SALEYARDS - LIVESTOCK EXCHANGES

a) Horsham Regional Livestock Exchange

• Designed in 1998
• Constructed the facility in 1999
• Managed and Operated the complete facility 1999 - present

b) East Gippsland Livestock Exchange

• Soft floor under roof approximately 10,000 sq m
• Earthworks, drainage, scales, walkways including disabled access, double loading ramps, excess of 200 selling pens, etc.

c) Armidale Saleyards

• Soft floor under roof approximately 10,000 sq m
• Earthworks, drainage, walkways, scanners, almost 200 selling pens, etc.

d) Stage One Processes with Stakeholder Meetings and/or Infrastructure Draft Designs and Review

• Dubbo, Horsham, Dorrigo, Hamilton, Northam, Yea, Wedderburn and Coonamble, Gracemere, Muchea, Ballarat, Bathurst Saleyards

e) Other major projects completed by Atlex include:

• Construction of the Cooma sheep saleyards
• Three major developments at the Dubbo Saleyards including the very important circular seven way cattle draft endorsed by Dr. Temple Grandin
• 37 additional pens at Naracoorte Saleyards plus two adjustable cattle ramps with electric winches

f) Atlex are very familiar with:

• Council regulatory planning and building standards
• Environment Protection Authority requirements
• NSQA guidelines

g) Atlex have been involved with the implementation of the National Livestock Identification Scheme (NLIS) since its inception three years ago in Victoria, the first Australian State to adopt the technology.

h) MLA Soft Floor Research Report completed in July 2006 in conjunction with LEC and Scanclear.

2. Peer Reviewed Designs

Atlex designs are endorsed by Associate Professor Temple Grandin, a world authority on animal psychology, from the University of Colorado, United States of America.

3. Atlex's Intensive Experience and Expertise

a) Environmental issues including:

• • Effluent management, including treatment and recycling
  • Acoustics
  • Odours
  • Native vegetation/ecology

b) Civil engineering, including all traffic management

c) Land capability - setting aside rural land for service industries

d) Indigenous and heritage issues

e) Lighting, including spill and plume

f) Water management, including:

• • Surface/storm
  • Ground water
  • Sustainability

g) Potential bio-security risk

h) Occupational health and safety issues associated with the Australian Standards and Building Code of Australia

i) Impact on animal welfare and the impact of soft flooring

j) Legal impediments in saleyard developments

k) Surveying and positioning of the exact site location

l) Social impact assessment

m) Economic impact assessment

n) Peer-review of all aspects of development

o) Amenities requirements and architectural design

p) Hydraulics and pneumatic design and construction

q) Detailed design ready for tender

r) Quantity surveying, enhanced from our experience in quoting over 10 major saleyard developments in the last five years

s) Construction of more saleyards than any other Australian company in the last 10 years - understanding the construction issues and importance of executing a waterproof detailed pattern

t) Undercover saleyards - having constructed two in excess of 10,000 sq metres, including the design and structural computations

u) Innovation design concepts, including the adjustable tapered drafting race for sheep and cattle for speed drafting in maximum safety

v) Individual weighing and scanning in the quickest and safest method, to prevent re-weighing and re-scanning

w) Wireless-operated pneumatic drafting with separation between cattle and operators

4. Methodology

Project from the consultative meeting and be presented within eight weeks

Overview

Meet with project management team. Review project concept and planning completed to date.

Task 1: Consultative Meeting

Obtain all information from all stakeholders and decision makers and future livestock selling methods including future demands for saleyard selling, features required, environmental and animal welfare requirements and other future impacts.

Task 2: Site Inspection

Critically review the physical and operational components, suitability of current location for future needs.

Task 3: Draft Concept Design and Development Application

This should include species, as required, facility with a broad outline of the roads, parking and effluent treatment works on the site.

Task 4: Final Design

This will include complete drawings with specifications and Bill of Quantities. It will include ALL aspects of the project and a budget figure

Task 5: Project Management - Construction

The complete Project Management of construction through to commissioning of all aspects of the project including all site management and reporting to the Principal with weekly detailed meetings

Task 6: Management and Operation

The complete Management and Operation of the facility with a fixed Contract including all sale management, maintenance, agistment, cleaning, financial invoicing, and reporting to Principal.

5. Team Members and Resources

Atlex Stockyards has assembled an experienced team of professional with diverse backgrounds in saleyard development, demand analysis, planning approvals, civil engineering works and regional economic development this important study.

Project Team Structure

The Atlex Stockyards project structure (see Figure 5.1) includes a dedicated project manager, Ian Crafter, who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project. As Operations Manager, Ron Crafter will be responsible for ensuring that the Atlex Stockyards ISO9001 Quality System is implemented on the project, and serves as an additional contact for your group.

Figure 5.1 Project Team Organisational Structure

6. Insurance

Atlex have:

• Public Liability Insurance $10 million
• Professional Indemnity $10 million

7. Stages of Development

Commencement is able to proceed on awarding of any aspect of tasks required.

8. Expectations from Your Group

The study involves one visit from the Project Manager, Ian Crafter, for the consultative meeting plus another visit for the presentation.

It is based on using the resources of your group for the Consultative meeting and organizing participants to attend.

Payment to be in in various stages determined at the start.

9. Costing of Proposal

Atlex has the experience of quoting for some hundred major projects over the past twenty years, in addition to designing and building nearly 2,000 additional stockhandling facilities.