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Roading Competition still Strong and Healthy

Writing in this month's NZ Contractor, Roading New Zealand Chief Executive Chris Olsen points out that 15 years after the mandatory tendering out of all roading work, competition is still strong, with 189 different contractors actively winning work in the sector during 2008/2009. more . . .

National Infrastructure Plan: A Good First Step

Roading New Zealand has welcomed the release of the Government’s National Infrastructure Plan, saying it is a positive step in addressing New Zealand’s infrastructure needs. More . . .

Changing the rules during the game is not on

Towards the end of last year Auckland Local Authorities agreed collectively through their Auckland Regional Contracts Group (ARCG) to amend NZS3910 to enable them to award contracts using tender evaluation criteria not contained in the Request for Tender (RFT) or tender documents.

This was in spite of six months of discussion with the contracting industry which argued that this move could compromise the integrity of the tender process.

New Guidelines for Quality Assurance of Aggregates for Roads

This December 2009 Guideline covers the systems and procedures recommended by Roading New Zealand for the quality assurance of aggregates for roads. It was developed in conjunction with the Aggregate Quarry Association of New Zealand (AQA) and the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). Download PDF here . . .

New Guidelines for Reversing Vehicles

Reversing mobile equipment of all sorts across all industries features heavily in workplace deaths and personnel injuries. These new guidelines, while aimed primarily at the roading and construction industry, can be applied to vehicle operations in all industry sectors. Download PDF here . . .

Heard of Roading New Zealand?

RNZ Chief Executive Chris Olsen, writing in Construction News, explains just what the organisation does. Read more . . .

2009 Roading New Zealand Conference: Building Value

2009 Roading New Zealand Conference: Building Value

Photos from the Conference can be viewed and downloaded here . .

An 8-page Conference Report, with summaries of all speakers' presentations, is available by clicking here . . .

Or download full versions of the Conference presentations by clicking the links below:

Roading New Zealand submission to Treasury on the Infrastructure Facts & Issues document

Roading New Zealand believes that the document Infrastructure: Facts and Issues, from Treasury's Infrastructure Unit, is a good start towards developing a National Infrastructure Plan, but believes there are a number of critical issues omitted. Read more.

Roading NZ comments on the MOT's Safe Journeys Discussion Document

Roading New Zealand agrees with most of the proposals contained in the document but suggests some aspects can be further enhanced. Read more . . .

RNZ Chair and CEO look back over 2008/2009

In their respective reports published in Roading New Zealand's 2009 Annual Report, Chairman Cos Bruyn and Chief Executive Chris Olsen review the past year. Read here . . .