SQS SUPPLY MANAGER
INFORMATION SYSTEM

SQS Fast Track Qualification Rules and Conditions of Use

1. Applicants Abiding by Gunpowder Mining SQS Qualification Fast Track Rules and Conditions of Use

All Applicants agree to abide by the Gunpowder Mining SQS Fast Track Rules and Conditions of Use contained in this web site.

All Applicants must complete and qualify via the online qualification process prior to them being deemed eligible to receive an inquiry for the provision of Goods or Services and/or continue with providing Gunpowder Mining with the ongoing supply of Goods or Services.

By registering your application for 90 Day Approved Supplier Status you hereby accept in full the Gunpowder Mining SQS Fast Track Qualification Rules and Conditions of Use.

Gunpowder Mining reserves the right to accept/reject any, all or no application from an Applicant to register their interest in becoming an Approved Supplier.

2. Definitions

“SQS” means Supplier Qualification System.

"Gunpowder Mining" means Gunpowder Mining Pty Ltd
ABN 00 000 000 000. A fictitious company for the benefit of demonstrating to Purchasers this SQS System.

"90 Day Approved Supplier Status" and "90 Day Approved Supplier" means a company suitably qualified in Australia or Overseas, who is authorised to contract and provide Goods or Services to Gunpowder Mining, whose capacity has been reviewed, evaluated and rated by Gunpowder Mining Procurement Group and who has received formal advice from authorised Gunpowder Mining Management that their company has achieved Approved Supplier Status for a period of 90 days from the date of approval by Gunpowder Mining.

"Gunpowder Mining Procurement Group" means qualified staff/contractors assigned by Gunpowder Mining to assess each application submission.

"Internet" means an interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol.

"Online" means forms, web pages, links and associated terminology used by the Applicant via the Internet (SQS web site) to register their interest in becoming an Approved Supplier.

"Applicant(s)" means a company who has not previously obtained "90 Day Approved Supplier Status" but is interested in making application to Gunpowder Mining to achieve 90 Day Approved Supplier Status through registering their interest in Gunpowder Mining Online SQS process.

"Application", "Application Submission" and "Submission" means the information submitted by the Applicant in response to Gunpowder Mining Qualification process – Information Required Fast Track (FT4).

"Day" means business day excluding weekends and Queensland Government recognised holidays.

"Goods" means a tangible asset which is required to be delivered to a Gunpowder Mining nominated delivery point from an Approved Supplier including but not limited to equipment, materials, consumables and parts either for capital or operational requirements. This may be one or more of the following supply categories:

• Minor Onsite Goods
• Minor Goods (Offsite)
• Corporate Goods
• Major Onsite Engineered Equipment

"Services" means the necessary inputs, outputs, installation, commissioning, deliverables, action, elements, advice and/or events required from an Approved Supplier to be provided, carried out and completed to Gunpowder Mining requirements. This may be one or more of the following supply categories:

• Minor Onsite Services
• Corporate Services
• Minor Consultancy Services
• Major Consultancy Services
• Major Subcontracts (Onsite)
• Major Subcontracts (Offsite)
• Minor Offsite Services

"RFI" means Request For Information.

"RFQ" means Request For Quotation.

"ITT" means Invitation to Tender.

3. Information Submitted to Gunpowder Mining

All information detailed in this SQS web site shall be automatically forwarded to the Gunpowder Mining Procurement Group and other Gunpowder Mining approved internal groups for their review, evaluation and rating.

An Applicant may at their discretion submit additional information apart from the Gunpowder Mining Information Required by attaching applicable text, word, excel, powerpoint and/or .pdf files and/or other windows compatible files in the dialogue boxes provided in this SQS process.

Please note that a 2 Megabyte (2000kb) upload restriction applies to each application.

4. Content of Information Required

Applicants shall submit information required in the section of this web site "Information Required By Gunpowder Mining Fast Track SQS (FT4)" in its entirety.

The information categories required by Gunpowder Mining are:

Additional Information Template. In addition to completing the application form data fields in the next step of this Fast Track application, all Applicants are required to download and complete the additional information template. Please use the following word document template to provide the required accompanying information as part of this application which is required to be uploaded in step 9 of the Fast Track application process.

The Applicants failure to complete all the Information Required may jeopardise their ability to be considered for 90 Day Approved Supplier Status and may lead to their application submission being rejected and/or Gunpowder Mining requesting they provide further information meaning the application submission may have to be resubmitted and the review process will be extended.

5. Information Provided by Applicants

All information provided by Applicants shall be current as at the date the Applicants submitted the information to Gunpowder Mining. If during the fourteen day Gunpowder Mining review and evaluation period there are any changes to the application submission, the Applicant shall notify Gunpowder Mining in writing via email within seven (7) days of the changes taking place.

Based on this new information Gunpowder Mining may advise the Applicants within three (3) days whether they are required to complete the standard SQS qualification process. This will be determined by Gunpowder Mining at their sole discretion.

All information submitted to Gunpowder Mining by an Applicant including pricing (if applicable) shall be for the purposes of Gunpowder Mining evaluating the Applicants Submission. The information shall in no way be deemed to be an offer from the Applicant to contract Goods or Services with Gunpowder Mining. Additionally, information including pricing requested by Gunpowder Mining (subsequent to the Applicant achieving 90 Day Approved Supplier Status) shall be deemed to be an offer not an acceptance of an offer. Gunpowder Mining reserves the right at their sole discretion to proceed with individual RFI, RFQ and ITT inquiries relating to Goods or Services.

6. Costs of Preparing the Application Submission to Gunpowder Mining and Subsequent Presentations

All costs applicable to preparing and submitting an application submission and organising presentations, if applicable in respect of this qualification process shall be borne by the Applicants.

7. Post Supplier Qualification Process

Gunpowder Mining reserves the right at its sole discretion to advise Applicants of its intention to accept or reject their Submission to qualify as a 90 Day Approved Supplier. Gunpowder Minings decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into. Gunpowder Mining reserves the right to modify the process and the selection criteria at their sole discretion.