Takaka Hill: The Marble Obstacle
To the arriving colonists at the top of the South Island, Takaka Hill represented a major obstacle between the cramped and land-hungry settlement of Nelson,...
Category : Contractor
Kaeser Mobilair distribution appointment
Auckland based engineering company Blueprint Diesel has acquired the distribution rights for Kaeser Mobilair portable compressors. Managing director James Smith says the Kaeser appointment is...
Lube Shuttle’s improved greasing system
Lube Shuttle is said to be an innovative and simple system that improves the efficiency of greasing operations, saving money and time. Conventional grease cartridges...
A new behaviour programme: Navman’s Wireless Director
Navman Wireless has released its latest GPS software platform called Navman Wireless Director, a powerful new platform that is the result of collaboration between the...
The view from the top
BILL ENGLISH, MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, NEW ZEALAND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT is a key driver of the economy. For businesses to invest another dollar and employ another...
Investing in roading construction: National Land Transport Programme
GEOFF DANGERFIELD, NZTA CHIEF EXECUTIVE Parting NZTA chief executive Geoff Dangerfield puts the huge investment in the country’s roading projects into perspective. THE NEW ZEALAND...
NOC finer points – the new contract model
The new contract model contains a mix of one-sum and measured-value contracting; and both output and outcome based requirements. It sets out to clearly define...
Gauging success of the NOC model
When does the NZTA start to appreciate the overall success of the NOC model, one way or another? “We are always getting signals and so...
The first NOC contract in action
At the time of writing 13 new NOC contracts had been awarded; three previous maintenance contracts were ‘converted’ to NOCs – Marlborough Roads (from a...
NZTA’s cultural change ( embracing NOCs)
Jack Hansby, NZTA’s principal procurement manager, says that two and a half years down the track the programme is on target. “And the credit goes...