Auckland Divestment – Reservoir Works
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Department of Corrections is seeking to engage a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to demolish, construct, test, commission, and hand over a like-for-like replacement potable water reservoir at Auckland Men's Prison, located at 2 Attwood Road, Paremoremo, Auckland. Purpose This procurement forms part of Corrections' ongoing programme to renew and upgrade ageing water infrastructure assets. The replacement reservoir is required to improve asset reliability and resilience, maintain continuity of potable water supply to the prison and connected properties, reduce asset failure risk, and ensure the infrastructure remains compliant with current operational, regulatory, and drinking water requirements. Scope The scope includes: Demolition of the existing potable water reservoir Construction of a like-for-like replacement potable water reservoir Testing of the replacement reservoir Commissioning of the replacement reservoir Handover of the completed reservoir to Corrections Instructions to Tenderers Full details of the tender process are provided in the attached RFT documents. Enquiries Contact: Marta Kiss Email: tenders@corrections.govt.nz
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