Full Feasibility Study Report - Far North District Council

14.0 Project Plan
INTRODUCTION
The following project plan is a key control document for the trail construction aspect of the project.
It provides a picture of how the project is going to work. It enables the project manager to
implement a planned and controlled environment that can be monitored and maintained
throughout the life of the cycleway track development.
Namely the following assumptions are made with the project plan:
The project
- may be implemented as a series of smaller projects and procured as a large number of small
contracts;
- may be implemented over a number of years as funding becomes available;
- for economies of scale, large portions of the project may be implemented as one large
contract.
It has been assumed, due to the diverse nature of work, that procurement will not be as one
contract. For example, the contractor for construction of the railway track will most likely be the
Bay Of Islands Vintage Railway Trust (BOIVRT) as they occupy the corridor and supply free labour.
The BOIVRT has no interest in undertaking bulk earthworks.
It is considered therefore, that the most likely scenario for procurement of work will be a number of
contracts of smaller sensible sized portions that local contractors are able to price on.
Within this structure, bulk supply of materials may be sought separately; for example, the supply of
cattle stops for the whole project, the supply of gates, pre‐fabrication of cycle bridges, toilets and
signage supply.
WORK PACKAGES
Work should be undertaken as follows:
Project Structure: The overall cost of the project has been estimated at around $13 million plus GST.
The following contracts are suggested.
Section 1 ‐ Horeke to Okaihau
Wetland section (Ch1500‐3000): A contract for construction of the cycleway through the mangroves.
Will contain the board walks and contractors should be familiar with the use of geotextiles and
construction on boardwalks.
Carparking: could be included in the above contract.
Toilets: Toilets should for the most part be recognised as public, and part of the cycleway
infrastructure. A contract for toilets that would cover the entire route should be let.
Construction along Horeke Road between Rangiahua Road and Mangataraire Road (Ch 3000‐10300):
Comprises a new cycle track alongside the carriageway for exclusive use of cyclists to provide some
separation from vehicles and dust. Includes roadside work with the wetland section, which may
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