CEMP - NZ Transport Agency

NZ Transport Agency
CSM2 & MSRFL
1. Part A – Background
This draft Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) details principles, practices and
procedures to be implemented by the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) and Main
South Road Four Laning (MSRFL). These principles, practices and procedures are intended to meet
the conditions of resource consents and designations, other relevant legislation and the
environmental objectives of the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA).
This CEMP has been prepared prior to the appointment of a Principal contractor. The Principal
contractor will be required to produce its own Contractors Environmental Management Plan in
accordance with the conditions of consent and NZTAs requirements that will build upon and provide
more detail to this CEMP.
It should be noted that the requirements of this CEMP do not remove or overwrite the legal duties,
responsibilities and obligations of the Principal Contractor and other parties in accordance with
contract documents and legislation. If at any time the CEMP conflicts with the contractual and legal
obligations for the project in general the Contractor will inform the Engineer to the contract at the
earliest opportunity, highlighting the action or area of conflict. Legal obligations shall take
precedence in any such instance. Contractual obligations should take precedence over CEMP
requirements until such time as the conflict is resolved.
1.1 Scope and Application
This CEMP is the umbrella document for environmental management of the construction phase of
the CSM2 and MSRFL Project (the” Project”). It is supported by a range of Specialised Environmental
Management Plans (SEMPs) which are attached as appendices to this CEMP.
This CEMP will be reviewed after confirmation of the resource consent and designation conditions,
and the document revised in accordance with these conditions. The CEMP and the SEMPs that are
included within the Appendices of this CEMP should be updated, with the necessary certification,
throughout the course of the Project to reflect material changes associated with changes to
construction techniques or the physical environment.
While all sections should be reviewed prior to implementation, sections to be completed or
significantly updated prior to works commencement by the Principal contractor, are clearly labelled
throughout this Draft CEMP. Where appropriate a section labelled “CEMP Expectations for the
appointed Principal Contractor” will set out requirements.
1.1.1 Purpose of the CEMP
The purpose of the CEMP is to:
• Specify practicable methods and measures to avoid and mitigate adverse environmental
effects arising from construction work.
• Achieve compliance with environmental legislation;
• Meet the expectations of NZTA national policy for environmental protection;
Draft 4 CEMP