Surfers Paradise Golf Club Limited (SPGC hereafter) invites tenders from experienced commercial operators to lease, equip, operate and manage the Fairways Tennis Centre located at 1 Fairways Drive, Clear Island Waters, Qld 4226.

The Tennis Centre comprises the Courts, the surrounding and dividing fencing, court lighting, on court cabanas and that part of the building which comprises the Kiosk and storeroom erected.

All Tenderers must submit a fully complying tender for the lease of 6 tennis courts and kiosk premises.

The only use of the Premises is to operate as a tennis centre.

The successful Tenderer will be required to enter a lease of the Tennis Centre with SPGC for three (3) years (commencing on the 1st of July 2024) upon the terms and conditions of the attached Lease (including a conditional option to renew the Lease for another three (3) years) as provided in this Request for Tender (Lease). The Lease and the liability to pay rent at the full rate will commence on the execution of the lease. There will be no rent-free period.

The Courts are provided “as is” and tenderers must make their own assessment as to their condition and any works required to meet required standards. Nothing in the RFT detracts from or affects the successful Tenderer’s obligations to ensure that it carries out the works required to meet required standards.

At the commencement of the Lease, the Kiosk will be in a clean state with service counters, benchtops, cupboards, water and electricity services and the Kiosk Inclusions, but without any other plant, equipment or furniture. Any changes to the fit out will be the responsibility of the successful tenderer, subject to lessor, sub lessor and potential Council approval.

SPGC has no responsibility to arrange or facilitate any negotiations between the successful tenderer and the incumbent.

The Court Upgrade Works specified in the Lease are the minimum works required to be undertaken by the successful Tenderer. The Courts require resurfacing within 18-24 months.

SPGC will welcome and give favourable consideration to any additional innovative proposal in relation to any capital investment into the fit out of the Kiosk and/or the operation and maintenance of the Courts. Details of any additional fit out and associated capital investment of the Kiosk and/or any additional operation and maintenance of the Courts and its surrounds agreed to be undertaken by the successful Tenderer will be inserted in Item 9 of the Reference Schedule of the Lease.

The successful tenderer will be responsible for cleaning and maintaining the toilets within the Tennis Centre. The successful Tenderer will be responsible for ensuring hours of operation are between 7am-9pm daily. And closed and securely locked outside of those operating hours.

A mandatory pre-tender site meeting will be conducted on 30 May 2024 on site at 2:00 pm. A maximum of four (4) representatives of each Tenderer may attend the Pre-tender site meeting. Tenderers must register when they attend the site inspection and provide in writing the names of its representatives. The Pre-tender site meeting is conducted for the purpose of providing clarification and queries raised by Tenderers. Tenderers will be issued with a Record of Meeting which will be forwarded to pre-enrolled tenderers after the Pre-tender site meeting.

Phone Number: 07 5572 6088

This RFT will close at 3pm 22 June 2024.