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1. MISSION Ns aise REDI i UCT Australian n n Government i Pn FU IND Clean Energy Regulator Emissions Reduction Fund auction user guide 08 April 2015 Contents Emissions Reduction Fund AUCTION user QUIGE ccscccccsseccccesececcesccecauececeenececeeuececsuaecesseaeceeteusesessenecetsees 1 It FOT ELO ASER E ET E E E E A 3 Section 1 Bidding in an Emissions Reduction Fund auction through AusTender essessssesesrressrreresrrrserreee 3 1 1 Create an AusTender user account eeessssssssssssssserrrerrresssssssssssssseerrrrreeeeesssssssessseerrrrereeeeessssssesseeeeereeeee 4 1 2 Login to your Aus Tender acCOUNtceersinnee re re eee 5 13 Forgotten bass WV OL Cl eerren eian E E N 6 1 4 Access the restricted ATM by using the provided ATM ID and passcode ccccccesseececsseeeeeeseceteenees 6 1 5 Download the auction bid form and any other relevant documentation sessesssssrrsessererseerrrrreesreene 7 1 6 Lode me the aucian Did Torisse E E N 8 1 7 Withdrawing from an Emissions Reduction Fund auction sessssssssesesreressrrssrreresrrerssrereseressereresererssee 9 Secon 2 Acton Be SUN sessi acta seca s aa en AE AENEA ENEA AEE SNESE a aa AE R ariaa 10 Section 3 Further information and assistance cccccccccccccccceeeeeeneeesssesseeeeeeeeeeceeeeeseaaaaessusseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaas 11 GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergy2. Email tenders finance gov au Standing Offer Notices Current Multi Use Lists gt Closed Multi Use Lists AusTender is managed on behalf of the Australian Government by the Department of Finance The AusTender Help Desk is available between 9am and Spm ACT Local Time Monday to Friday excluding ACT and national public holidays Procurement Plans NEWS On 1 July 2014 AusTender introduced rolling Annual Procurement Plans so that new Planned Procurements can be published in the current and up to four 4 financial year quarters ahead of time Published Planned Procurements are now archived after 12 months from their last Estimated Date of Approach to Market Registered Users watching Planned Procurements gt Multi Agency Access which are archived will be notified via email of the change in status gt Repub Agency Addresses gt Related Links Help Contact Us Policy Documents Procurement Document Ubdrary gt Terms of Use gt Privacy Statement Once you have successfully logged in to AusTender you will see your name in the top left of the screen A Logout button will replace the Login button GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 5 1 3 Forgotten password If you have forgotten your password you can reset it by selecting the Forgotten password link from the user login pane on the left of screen For
3. an authorised bidder of a participant may withdraw an eligible bid made at an auction during the bidding window for that auction only http www cleanenergyregulator gov au Emissions Reduction Fund Want to participate in the Emissions Reduction Fund step2 Auctions Pages Default aspx Auction guidelines GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 9 To withdraw from an auction during the bidding window you must e download the Auction registration withdrawal application auction withdrawal form from the Go to ATM Documents page which is located on the same page as the auction bid form see above and e complete sign and lodge the form within the bidding window Once a valid withdrawal form has been successfully lodged in AusTender the Clean Energy Regulator will not accept any other bid in that Emissions Reduction Fund auction for the project s relating to the withdrawal By withdrawing an auction bid you revoke your registration for that particular auction for those project s relating to the bid withdrawal You will need to re register in order to participate in any future Emissions Reduction Fund auctions in relation to such project s The Clean Energy Regulator may also cancel an eligible bid made at an Emissions Reduction Fund auction by or on behalf of a participant if e itis requested in writing during the bidding window for that
4. online form will display To create an account you will need to complete the mandatory fields that are marked with an Please ensure you provide the correct email address as AusTender will send you an email confirming your account creation request and lodgement of your auction bid form lodgement to this email address all Click the Terms of Use link and read AusTender s Terms of Use If you agree to the Terms complete the registration form by clicking the I Agree and Understand button gt https www tenders gov au GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 4 e A Notification Settings page will display and prompt you to create a notification profile When finished click the Save Details button e You will then receive an email confirming your AusTender account creation details and re affirming AusTender s Terms of Use To confirm your account creation you must access the link contained within the email or log into AusTender within 14 days of account creation Failure to do so will result in your account being removed automatically and you will need to create another account Tips for creating your AusTender account Password must have a minimum of 6 to a maximum of 30 characters be alphanumeric a mix of letters and numbers not contain the following words tender contract AusTender or
5. auction by an authorised bidder of the participant and e the Clean Energy Regulator is satisfied that the authorised bidder is unable to withdraw the bid during that window due to a fault or malfunction relating to acomputer system a facility within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act 1997 or a carriage service within the meaning of that Act provided to the public Contact the Clean Energy Regulator details below in the first instance to request a bid cancellation Section 2 Auction results Notifying authorised bidders The Clean Energy Regulator will notify each participant and authorised bidder of the result of their bid made at auction within five business days of the closing of the auction Information publication The Clean Energy Regulator may publish on its website e information about an Emission Reduction Fund auction including the purchasing process summary information or statistics and e annual financial year reports about purchases of eligible carbon credit units The Emissions Reduction Fund Register the Register will also set out information about each carbon abatement contract that the Clean Energy Regulator has entered into on behalf of the Commonwealth including the e name of the carbon abatement contractor and their project e duration of the contract the number of eligible carbon credit units to be delivered and e number of units the contractor has sold to the Clean Energy Re
6. more details refer to the AusTender User Guide on the AusTender website 1 4 Access the restricted ATM by using the provided ATM ID and passcode Once you have qualified and registered for a specific auction the Clean Energy Regulator will email you the details including the ATM ID and passcode required to access the Emissions Reduction Fund auction within AusTender Sample Image Only Auction window 01 01 2105 9 00 AM 02 01 2015 5 00 PM Auction mode AusTender encode CER AUC ERF 20150101 er auction ATM Identifier tXS8e6nTUzZ During the bidding window you will be able to access the restricted ATM by searching for the ATM ID in the search box on the top right of the homepage TENDER THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TENDER SYSTEM Enter Keyword s or ID Search Advanced Search Home AusTender Homepage Username email AusTender Homepage Password Welcome to the Australian Government s procurement information system Login i ELE i s i a AusTender provides centralised publication of Australian Government business opportunities annual procurement plans multi use lists and contracts awarded Forgotten password New user registration AusTender uses the acronym ATM Approach to Market to refer to any business opportunity advertised by Australian Government agencies By registering your area of business interest in your AusTender profile you will receive free automatic notification via email of the l
7. note that even though the AusTender platform allows you to lodge multiple bids the auction guidelines state that the Clean Energy Regulator will accept the first eligible bid made in that auction in relation to the project s relating to the bid Any subsequent bid made by you or any other authorised bidders relating to the same project s at that auction will be disregarded Sign scan and save the document as an Adobe Acrobat File PDF Please ensure that the file name does not contain spaces or special characters such as lt gt when combined with the filepath the file name does not exceed 100 characters in length Lodge your auction bid form by clicking on the Browse button s and selecting the auction bid form s Once you have uploaded all auction bid form s you wish to lodge click the Lodge Response button once only Home Current ATM List Current ATM View Lodge 4 Response DoPO08 2013 Lodge a Response DoP008 2013 12 days 22 hours 27 minutes and 41 seconds remaining until this tender closes This tender doses on 24 Dec 2013 12 00 pm ACT Loca Time Denotes mandatory field You have elected to respond to ATM ID DoP008 2013 Titie Upgrade server infrastructure Please check this is the ATM you wish to respond to and follow these steps Ensure the files you are submitting have been checked for viruses e Ensure the filename s does not exceed 100 characters and is not stored deep with
8. amp Time Publish Date Location ATM Type Multi Agency Access Panel Arrangement Description Conditions for Participation Timeframe for Delivery Address for Lodgement Contact Officer Phone Number Email Address DemoATM 2015 A Testing Agency 41110000 Measuring and observing and testing instruments 31 Dec 2015 12 00 pm ACT Local time Show close time for other time zones 1 Jan 2015 ACT NSW VIC SA WA QLD NT TAS Canberra Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Perth Brisbane Darwin Hobart Request for Tender Go to ATM Documents Go to Lodgement Page Demo ATM to test eLodgement and Download For testing purposes only No delivery for testing purposes only www tenders gov au AusTender Helpdesk 1300 651 698 tenders finance gov au GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 7 1 6 Lodging the auction bid form Once you have accessed the restricted ATM and have downloaded the relevant auction documents follow the steps below to lodge an auction bid form and make your bid in the Emissions Reduction Fund auction Carefully and accurately complete the Auction Bid and Offer to enter into a Carbon Abatement Contract Financial Terms form auction bid form available from AusTender This is the form that you will need to complete and lodge within the bidding window in order to make your bid in the auction Please
9. an authorised bidder form By submitting a bid into an auction the authorised bidder declares that he or she has the legal Capacity and authority to bind the participant to the bid Each individual that signed an auction qualification or auction registration form on behalf of the participant is an authorised bidder for the relevant project s by default Section 1 Bidding in an Emissions Reduction Fund auction through AusTender AusTender is the Commonwealth Government procurement information system and is used to lodge bids for Emissions Reduction Fund auctions This section provides a step by step guide on how to bid in an Emissions Reduction Fund auction AusTender provides an online facility which publishes a range of tenders including Government Approaches to Market ATMs In the context of Emissions Reduction Fund auctions AusTender e provides documentation relevant to participating in an Emissions Reduction Fund auction such as the auction bid form auction withdrawal form auction guidelines and e allows Emissions Reduction Fund auction bids to be lodged securely 1 http www cleanenergyregulator gov au Emissions Reduction Fund Want to participate in the Emissions Reduction Fund step2 Auctions Pages Default aspx Auction guidelines 2 htto www cleanenergyregulator gov au Emissions Reduction Fund Forms and resources Auctions and contracts Pages Default aspx GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542
10. ately contact the ATM contact officer or the AusTender Help DAS e on 1300 651 698 or 61 2 6215 1558 for international callers Response File 1 Response File 2 Choose File no file selected Response File 3 Choose File no file selected Response File 4 Choose File no file selected Response File 5 Choose File no file selected When your auction bid has been successfully lodged you will receive an email receipt confirming lodgement This email will be sent to the address that you used to create your AusTender account and gt http www cleanenergyregulator gov au Emissions Reduction Fund Want to participate in the Emissions Reduction Fund step2 Auctions Pages Default aspxit Auction guidelines GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 8 an on screen receipt e Wait until the AusTender lodgement receipt displays on screen see example below do not log out close your browser click the browser back button or navigate away from the lodgement page e Both the email and the on screen receipt will contain the following information the lodgement time ACT Local Time the date and details of the lodged auction bid form Submitted by the first and last name of the authorised bidder who lodged the auction bid form and the Company name and Email Address of the authorised bidder who lodge
11. atest opportunities as they are published Once you have correctly entered the ATM ID and the bidding window is open you can enter the Clean Energy Regulator supplied passcode AUSI TENDER TRAINING Enter Keyword s or ID Search Advanced Search Home Restricted ATM Access Restricted ATM Access Restricted ATM Access ATM Access Passcode Submit Cancel Once you have successfully entered the passcode you will be presented with the ATM view page which provides a brief description of the auction and links to relevant documents such as the auction bid form GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 6 Account security The ATM ID and passcode is only for the use of authorised bidders and must not be shared with anyone 1 5 Download the auction bid form and any other relevant documentation Once you have accessed the restricted ATM you will be presented with the ATM view page displaying the details of the ATM including the date when the Emission Reduction Fund auction was published the date and time the auction will close description of the auction ATM contact details relevant to the auction ATM link to access relevant auction documents Go to ATM Documents link to the auction bid form lodgement page Go to Lodgement Page Demo ATM to test eLodgement and Download ATM ID Agency Category Close Date
12. d the auction bid form e Print and store one of the receipts as proof of lodgement e If you do not receive a receipt within a short timeframe please notify the AusTender Help Desk and contact the Clean Energy Regulator contact line details below as soon as possible within the bidding window aus MAaTeENDER THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TENDER SYSTEM RR Er Current ATM List Current ATM View ndoe a Response Response Receipt Welcome Jane Watson po Response Receipt Edit Profile Your response has been successful Planned Procurement Notification Page tification Page The details are as follows Planned Procurement Watch List ATM ID DoP_2 2014 ATM Title Marketing Services Your receipt for this response is 0000023121 Please take note of this for your records Current ATMs gt Closed ATMs gt Contract Notices gt Standing Offer Notices Current Multi Use Lists The following files were lodged e Test 3 Hyohen docx 28 KB The files were received at 2 28 pm 24 Jul 2014 gt Closed Multi Use Lists One eligible bid per contract ID e Please ensure that you lodge only one auction bid form per contract identifier as any subsequent eligible auction bids for the same contract identifier will be disregarded e The auction guidelines set out when an auction bid will be considered an eligible bid 1 7 Withdrawing from an Emissions Reduction Fund auction The auction guidelines state that
13. enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 3 The Clean Energy Regulator will use the restricted ATM option provided by AusTender Restricted ATMs can only be accessed if you have been provided details to access the ATM Once a participant is qualified and registered to participate in a particular auction the Clean Energy Regulator will email all authorised bidders an ATM ID and passcode for that auction This ATM ID and passcode will be required by you to locate and access the auction s restricted ATM You are required to create an AusTender user account in order to bid at auction and it is recommended you do this well in advance of the bidding window Details on creating and logging in to an AusTender user account accessing the restricted ATM and making an auction bid and withdrawing from an auction are below Bidding window e The bidding window is the date s including opening and closing times when authorised bidders can submit an auction bid The Clean Energy Regulator will publish the bidding window at least six weeks before the auction 1 1 Create an AusTender user account Visit the AusTender website and create an AusTender user account To do this click the New user registration link on the green Login box above the left hand navigation pane Username email Password Login Forgotten password New user registration e The New User Registration
14. gulator The Register will not publish confidential commercial information such as the unit price to be paid under any contract 7 Se 2 htto www cleanenergyregulator gov au Emissions Reduction Fund Register of projects Pages default aspx GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 10 Section 3 Further information and assistance AusTender technical assistance For technical assistance such as help on accessing AusTender or with issues resetting your password please contact the AusTender Help Desk by phone or email Phone 1300 651 698 International 61 2 6215 1558 Email tenders finance gov au The AusTender Help Desk is available between 9am and 5pm ACT Local Time Monday to Friday excluding ACT and national public holidays Clean Energy Regulator assistance Any non technical auction related issues such as how to complete the provided forms should be directed to the Clean Energy Regulator contact centre by phone preferred or email Phone 1300 553 542 Email enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au Additional assistance can be obtained from the Clean Energy Regulator website 8 htto www cleanenergyregulator gov au Pages default aspx Sa GPO Box 621 Canberra ACT 2601 1300 553 542 enquiries cleanenergyregulator gov au www cleanenergyregulator gov au 11
15. in your file directory Filenames must not contain the following characters forward slash back slash semicolon asterisk question marks quotation marks angle brackets or vertical bar 72 lt gt Check your files and re narne them if necessary Amaximum of five 5 separate files can be submitted at one time If you have more than five 5 separate files they can be zipped together or you can respond again separately Response files should not exceed the combined file size as detailed in the ATM documentation Load your tender response by clicking on the Browse button s below and selecting the file that contains your tender response from the appropriate directory on your computer When you have entered all of the files you wish to upload click once only the LODGE RESPONSE button found below Do not close your internet browser or click the back Dutton on your browser as this will terminate transmission NOTE Upload of your response will be confirmed with an on screen receipt You must print and retain the receipt for your records as it is your only proof of successful lodgement THE LARGER YOUR FILE S THE LONGER IT WILL TAKE there is a guide below that will roughly indicatg amp bow long your files may take to upload Your response is being processed If lodgement has been successful an on screen receipt will display This our proof of successful lodgement If you do not receive a receipt you must immedi
16. password Your email address is your Username Please ensure you activate your AusTender account within 14 days of creating the account 1 2 Login to your AusTender account Once you have created your AusTender account you can login by entering your username email address and password into the green Login box above the left hand navigation panel TENDER THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TENDER SYSTEM AusTender Homepage sTender Homepage Welcome to the Australian Government s procurement information system AusTender provides centralised publication of Australian Government business opportunities annual procurement plans multi use lists and contracts awarded Forgotten password Now user registration AusTender uses the aconym ATM Approach to Market to refer to any business opportunity advertised by Australian Government agencies By registering your area of business interest in your AusTender profile you will receive free automatic notification via email of the latest opportunities as they are published Should you have any queries or feedback about this website please contact the AusTender Help Desk details below or use the links on the left Enquiries in relation to individual business opportunities standing offers or contracts should be referred to the nominated agency Contact Officer Current ATMs AusTender Help Desk Closes ATMs Phone 1300 651 698 Contract Novces International 61 2 6215 1558
17. regulator gov au 2 Introduction The Clean Energy Regulator will purchase emissions reductions in the form of Australian carbon credit units ACCUs through a Carbon Abatement Contract contract at a price determined by an Emissions Reduction Fund auction Emissions Reduction Fund auctions will be conducted through the AusTender online bidding platform The purpose of this guide is to assist an authorised bidder to bid in an Emissions Reduction Fund auction through the AusTender online bidding platform Each bid made at auction will relate to one or more projects registered for the Emissions Reduction Fund This guide assumes that you are an authorised bidder for a particular auction in relation to a project s As an authorised bidder you may wish to enter into a separate contract for another project or group of projects As an authorised bidder you may be a participant who is registered to take part in a particular auction or an individual duly authorised by that participant to bid and withdraw bids in relation to one or more projects For information about how the auction will be conducted by the Clean Energy Regulator including how bids will be determined as successful please refer to the Emissions Reduction Fund auction guidelines Authorised bidder A participant may nominate one or more authorised bidders to submit and withdraw a bid in relation to a project s on their behalf at an Emissions Reduction Fund auction by submitting
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