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State highway construction contract proforma manual (SM031)

Published: | Category: Project & contract management , Manuals | Audiences: Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

SM031 is a manual for use by consultants when preparing state highway tender documents for traditional, design and construct, lump sum, alliancing and minor works and physical works construction contracts.

Related information

Highway Information Portal: Physical works

Email Procurement services  for documentation applying to the NZGTTM.

Publication details

  • Author:
  • Published: June 2024
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-98-856166-0 (online)
  • Contact: procurement@nzta.govt.nz
  • Also known as: SM031

Number

Title

Last updated

A0

Introduction and contents [PDF, 420 KB]

January 2025

 

Generic registration of interest (ROI) [PDF, 629 KB]

June 2024

 

Appendix A - Traditional

 

A1

Request for tender (construction contract) template [PDF, 853 KB]

January 2025

A6

Project specification (construction contract) [PDF, 638 KB]

January 2025

A7

Basis of payment (construction contract) [PDF, 242 KB]

June 2024

A8

Construction contract template [PDF, 799 KB]

January 2025

A10

Appendices [PDF, 181 KB]

July 2024

 

Appendix B - Design and construct

 

 

Note: New templates will be available after the revision and publication of the new NZS 3916:2013 standard by Standards New Zealand.

Email Legal Commercial for appendix B – Design and construct templates in the interim.

 

B2

Instructions for tendering

 

B3A

Principal’s requirements

 

B3B

Appendices to principal's requirements

  • Email NZ Transport Agency Procurement team procurement@nzta.govt.nz with the subject line 'Feedback for SM031' if you want to use this document.

 n/a

B4

Conditions of contract

 

B5

Basis of payment

  • An example of schedule of prices is available on request.

 

 

Appendix D - Alliance

 

D1

Appendix D (also known as Alliancing)

 June 2024

 

Appendix E - Minor works

 

E1

Minor works

June 2024

 

Appendix H - Early contractor involvement

 

H1

Early contractor involvement contracts

June 2024