The purpose of this Advance Notice is to inform suppliers of an upcoming release of Request for Tenders for the Tautau Raw Water Pipeline Duplication.
This project aims to construct a duplicated pipeline to the existing single raw water rising main from the Tautau Stream Intake to the Oropi Gorge Road Water Reservoir, which is to provide resilience in this critical part of the water supply network.
The scope of contract works includes Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) of the 450mm diameter PE pipeline (Approximately 400m in length). And to install the required pipe works and ancillary infrastructure at both ends of the new pipeline to connect to the existing rising main.
This is a one-stage process.
Indicative timeframes:
Request for tender anticipated to be released: 25 January 2023 on Tenderlink – www.tenderlink.com/tauranga
Project Commencement: May 2023
Project Completion: October 2023