Contract 26/25 - High Street Water Main Upgrade - Registration of Interest - Advertising Notice

High Street Water Main Upgrade – Registrations of Interest for Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) and then Construction Rangiora’s iconic High Street is at the historic and retail heart of Waimakariri, having been a key shopping destination since 1860. The High Street carries 5,244 (est) vehicles per day as of June 2025, and hosts over 150 businesses. Following multiple water main failures on the High Street, the Council has decided to upgrade 630m of water pipe from DN200 to DN300 pipe and at the same time, install 142m of new DN600 stormwater pipe, amongst other works. This invitation is to register interest to be solely selected to provide services during the design phase via an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), and then enter into a construction contract, subject to successful negotiations and agreement on price and terms. By working collaboratively with the selected contractor, the Council seeks to minimise the risk of business disruption and enable delivery within a short as possible timescale. Council is seeking a highly competent civil contractor who has a proven delivery track record in high profile, dynamic town centre environments, and has the resources and planning capability to deliver the physical works smoothly, within the required timeframe, whilst minimising the impact on the surrounding businesses as much as possible. Therefore, strong demonstrable interpersonal skills are critical, in order to work with and assure the impacted business owners, along with key stakeholders. Council needs a highly collaborative and trustworthy contractor with whom it can undertake the defined Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase for this project. Due to the amount of disruption to the businesses, we are looking to minimise the time taken for the works. Therefore, we are looking for contractors who are prepared to provide teams and resources along the following basis: • Night works in the areas indicated • Active progressive work occurring over 7 days per week • Multiple crews at any one time The Invitation to Register Interest (ROI) is available for download from vendorpanel.nz/waimakariri/tenders. If you have not registered for VendorPanel, you may do so using this link: http://www.vendorpanel.nz/marketplace Responses are required by 4pm on Wednesday 4th November 2026, via VendorPanel.