Guidelines for Land Use Trip Generation Surveys
Tender ID: 606951
Tender Details
Tender Description
Purpose:
Austroads seeks responses from appropriately experienced service providers to:
• Develop a national guideline for multi-modal trip generation survey data providing direction on how to commission, collect, report and share the results of trip generation surveys
Objective:
The objective of this project is to deliver a new Austroads Guideline which provides clear direction on how to commission, collect, report and share the results of trip generation surveys. This will make it easier for practitioners to contribute to a unified data repository and support improved transport planning and decision-making.
Deliverables:
This project will produce the following:
• A concise final research report to Austroads including:
• Standardised methodology for trip generation surveys.
• Recommendations for data reporting for compatibility with the TRIPS database and TDB database
• Stakeholder engagement summary report.
• Literature review chapter.
• Identified gaps in existing methodologies
• A draft guideline document for Project Control Group and Network Task Force review.
• A final guideline document responding to Project Control Group and Network Task Force review
• An interim research report on current survey practice and stakeholder feedback.
• A PowerPoint presentation to the Network Task Force on the final report.
• A Webinar presentation
• Completed questions and answers post webinar
• Data Management Plan.
• Metadata spreadsheet for project data (if applicable).
• Recommendations.
Also included as part of this tender are the following documents:
• Master Services Agreement outlining our Terms and Conditions.
All submissions that are research project based must adhere to the Austroads style requirements and the Australian Government Style Manual
Summary of Austroads Publication Requirements for Research Reports:
Consultants engaged to deliver research reports for Austroads are required to use a standard report template designed to ensure clarity, consistency, and accessibility across all published outputs. While the full template will be provided upon contract commencement, the following outlines the key requirements tenderers should be aware of:
General Formatting and Style
• Reports must follow the Australian Government Style Manual, particularly in relation to:
- Inclusive and accessible language
- Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation (e.g. sentence case for most headings)
- Referencing and attribution
• Use pre-defined Austroads styles for all headings, body text, tables, figures, and captions. Manual formatting (e.g. changing fonts or colours directly) is not permitted.
• The Table of Contents must be auto-generated and kept updated.
• The report should be:
- Logically structured: Each section must contribute to the report's purpose.
- Consistent: No conflicting information or contradictions.
- Thorough: All aspects of the agreed scope must be fully addressed and justified.
Content Development Guidelines
• The Summary and Section 1 (Introduction) are mandatory for all reports.
• Reports must include appropriate referencing for external sources, data, and studies.
• Any copyrighted material used must have documented permission and be properly acknowledged.
• A qualified editor must review the report before submission to ensure correct grammar, spelling, and readability.
Figures and Tables
• All figures and tables must:
- Be sequentially numbered
- Include a clear caption inserted using the Microsoft Word Insert Caption tool
• Images and diagrams must be clear, relevant, and referred to in the text.
Technical Details
• Specific instructions are included for each section within the template (e.g. expected content, structure, and formatting).
• Reports must avoid "style corruption" often caused by copying and pasting formatted text—authors must verify styles remain consistent with Austroads' format.
• Reports should be reviewed to ensure there is no duplication, ambiguity, or omission of scope elements.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania