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Major NZ pipeline project announced

The Tauranga City Council (TCC) is currently preparing to procure the last pipeline section of the 14.5 km $NZ100 million Southern Pipeline project.

Rather than going releasing the tender initially the TCC has decided to engage the market with a formal request for information.

TCC Project Manager Richard Myers said that this approach was selected in order to provide the market with the opportunity to raise their issues.

“We want to give the industry and opportunity to discuss how the work is packaged, consented, procured and to identify any additional information they may be required to properly bid the work,” he said.

It is currently intended that the pipeline with be procured on a design and build basis against a performance specification in order to provide the market with the maximum opportunity to tailor their submission.

Since obtaining the suitable consent for this route, TCC recognised that previously rejected harbour crossing alternatives had the potential to be more viable with improved technology applications.

This includes the application of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) or other trenchless techniques in order to complete the direct route across the harbour from Memorial Park to Matapihi, stretching to
1.5 km.

Following the request for information process the formal procurement will proceed. At this stage, the work is due to be completed by mid-2016 with a budget range of $NZ20-30 million.

For updates of this tender please visit the project website.

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