ODC Contract 288: Waiotahe Bluffs Detour Improvements Localised Widening Works 2026

Tender description

<table><tr><td><b>RFx ID: </b></td><td>35252308</td></tr><tr><td><b>Organisation: </b></td><td>Opotiki District Council</td></tr><tr><td><b>Open date: </b></td><td>Monday, 19 October 2026 12:00 PM +13:00</td></tr><tr><td><b>Close date: </td><td>Friday, 13 November 2026 2:00 PM +13:00</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>Categories: </b></td><td>30000000 - Structures and Building and Construction and Manufacturing Components and Supplies</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>Region: </b></td><td>Auckland<br>Bay of Plenty<br>Gisborne<br>Waikato</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>Overview: </b></td><td>Waiotahe Valley Back Road, Verrall Road and Paerata Ridge Road together form the detour route used<br>when the Waiotahe Bluffs section of State Highway 2 is unavailable. When the detour is in operation the<br>route carries diverted state highway traffic, including heavy freight, on a rural road network formed for<br>local access. Verrall Road normally carries approximately 80 vehicles per day and Waiotahe Valley Back<br>Road approximately 93.<br>WSP’s Waiotahe Bluffs Detour Improvement Scope (WSP ref 2-34005.C2) identified substandard<br>carriageway width through curves and constrained sections of the route. The objective of this contract<br>is to widen those sections to a carriageway width that safely accommodates diverted state highway<br>traffic, including two heavy vehicles passing, and to improve sightlines through the curves and at the<br>Verrall Road / Paerata Ridge Road intersection.<br>The Ōpōtiki District Council has a quality driven approach to its construction projects. In keeping with<br>this philosophy, Contractors are expected to achieve the highest standard of performance on all aspects<br>of this project. In particular, the Contractor shall pay attention to actively managing Temporary Traffic<br>Management on a route that may become a live state highway detour at short notice, and to notifying<br>the public and keeping residents and landowners informed of intended

Eligibility criteria

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