RFx ID : | 31102787 |
Tender Name : | Conical Hill Track Upgrade |
Reference # : | SSI-O-437 |
Open Date : | Q1 2025 |
Indicative RFx Release Date : | Q1 2025 [?] |
Tender Type : | Future Procurement Opportunity (FPO) |
Project Status : | Initial development [?] |
Indicative Total Value : | $100K - $250K [?] |
Expected number of contracts offered : | 1 |
Tender Coverage : | Sole Agency [?] |
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Required Pre-qualifications : | None |
Contact : |
DOC Procurement Team tenders@doc.govt.nz N/A |
This procurement is to secure a contract for the upgrade of a popular 1km alpine walk known as Conical Hill Track and is usually walked as a side venture when tramping the Routeburn Track, upon reaching Harris Saddle Shelter. The track climbs from the Harris Saddle up to Conical Hill (1,515m), about a 300m climb, giving superb views to the east along the Upper Routeburn, and to the west, the Hollyford Valley through to Lake McKerrow and beyond to Martins Bay and the Tasman Sea to the north.
The planned works fit the category of Public Track Work for the purposes of the Lower North Island and South Island Track Panel using the General Conditions of Contract - NZS 3915:2005 Conditions of Contract for Building and Civil Engineering Construction:
• Construction programme is planned for Summer 2025/2026, after snow melt.
• The contract works include the following elements:
o Site preparation, establishment, and disestablishment,
o Minor blasting to upgrade existing sections of track for new stone-built steps, and
o Installation/development of associated drainage infrastructure.
DOC is not taking questions at this time. Future Procurement Opportunities are to advise the market of potential upcoming opportunities which may or may not be progressed. If the project is progressed, you will be notified. Any further information about this opportunity will be available on GETS if/when we go to market.