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NZ Transport Agency and Tauranga City Council<br />

<strong>Mangatawa</strong> Drain Flood Bypass and TEM Storm<strong>water</strong> AEE<br />

<strong>2.</strong>5 Current NZTA Programme<br />

Work has progressed since the corridor was designated. The design of the TEM has advanced to allow NZTA<br />

to understand the potential effects and to apply <strong>for</strong> Resource Consents related to the construction of the<br />

TEM. The next step is to develop Specimen Design and Principal’s Requirements to be used in a contract<br />

specification to go to tender with. It is anticipated that if Resource Consents are gained and funding<br />

confirmed, tendering may occur in 2009 with a possible construction start in 2010.<br />

<strong>2.</strong>5.1 TEM Design and Build Contracts<br />

For this project a design and build contract will be used, similar to that employed in the Harbour Link Project<br />

in Tauranga. A design and build contract is structured to encourage innovation and cost saving in the<br />

construction of the project. It works by establishing in contract documentation the environmental and<br />

engineering outcomes and per<strong>for</strong>mance criteria <strong>for</strong> the proposed project. These criteria <strong>for</strong>m the limits in<br />

which the contractor must per<strong>for</strong>m but allows the contractor to use their experience to suggest new and<br />

innovative methods <strong>for</strong> achieving the same outcome. It gives the necessary certainty and flexibility to the<br />

process so that the environmental, engineering and economic outcomes can be achieved whilst allowing cost<br />

savings to be made.<br />

The consent process will set the environmental bottom lines <strong>for</strong> this project that the contractor will be<br />

required to adhere to.<br />

<strong>2.</strong>6 Current TCC Programme<br />

Territorial authorities in the Bay of Plenty Region are required to prepare Comprehensive Storm<strong>water</strong><br />

Consents and Management Plans <strong>for</strong> existing urban areas and areas identified <strong>for</strong> future development. The<br />

Regional Storm<strong>water</strong> Strategy has identified 11 comprehensive <strong>catchment</strong>s in Tauranga City each requiring a<br />

consent with lodgement dates from 2006 through to 2010. TCC has applied <strong>for</strong> the first of these<br />

comprehensive <strong>catchment</strong> <strong>consents</strong> (<strong>for</strong> Papamoa/Wairakei Catchment discussed in clause <strong>2.</strong>6.1 <strong>2.</strong>6.2 below)<br />

and is currently working with Environment BOP to review the number of comprehensive <strong>catchment</strong>s and<br />

prepare a revised programme <strong>for</strong> lodging the consent applications.<br />

<strong>2.</strong>6.1 Wairakei Catchment<br />

An application <strong>for</strong> the Papamoa/Wairakei Comprehensive Catchment was lodged with Environment BOP in<br />

2006 and is being processed in conjunction with the Papamoa East (Wairakei) Plan Change. The application<br />

has been required to consider not only the current urban area but the full urbanization of the Wairakei and Te<br />

Tumu areas over the next 50 years.<br />

The key issue has been flood management in a <strong>catchment</strong> with a limited outlet to the ocean. The long term<br />

proposal is a high level outlet to the Kaituna River to be constructed in conjunction with the commencement<br />

of the development of the Te Tumu area around 2021. In order to manage high winter <strong>water</strong> levels in the<br />

existing rural land in Te Tumu in the interim pumping excess <strong>water</strong> to the Kaituna is proposed.<br />

Status: Final Page 6 April 2009<br />

Project Number: 3932036<br />

NZ1-1552092-<strong>Mangatawa</strong> Drain Flood Bypass and TEM Storm<strong>water</strong> AEE

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