Digging into Government’s transport investments
Last month (May) this column highlighted the changes in investment signalled in the Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport. By PETER SILCOCK For members...
Tag : NOCs
Building infrastructure network resilience
This article first appeared in Contractor Perspectives 2017. The surge of infrastructure work in New Zealand has created opportunities for contracting companies to grow. Peter Silcock,...
Dad’s idea – as realised by his son (Chris Olsen)
The idea of bundling performance contracts had an interesting beginning – it started with a Hutt Valley contractor and his son. By ALAN TITCHALL. TODAY’S...
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...
Local authorities teaming up with NZTA – how is the NOC model impacting local government?
The NZTA’s new NOC model has affected contract work from contractors’ other main source of work – local governments which, around the country, are...
Network Outcomes Contracts – an industry game changer
The Transport Agency’s new Network Outcomes Contracts (NOCs) model represents a paradigm shift in the way our highway network is maintained, and it has changed...
Network Outcomes Contracts: early maintenance and operations model results
by Vijay Naidu
Nearly halfway through the roll-out of the NZ Transport Agency’s network outcomes contracts (NOCs), early indications are that the new maintenance and operations approach is...