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State highway professional services contract proforma manual (SM030)

A manual for use by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency's Transport Services team when preparing tender documents for professional services contracts.

Z Series – minimum standards

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Z Series of minimum standards covers a range of topics in the table of links to documents below.  

Waka Kotahi health and safety related documents Z/5 and Z/13 and its associated links are now out of date and do not align to current good practice in contractor health and safety management.

Health and safety management should be a shared responsibility, with a greater need for the Transport Agency to lead its downstream contractors in working together to manage risk.

The Contractor health and safety expectations document forms part of a wider contractor management process currently being developed that encourages downstream contractors to take ownership for risks to health and safety, work with other contractors to manage risk. It also empowers them to use innovation, their experience and knowledge when managing these risks.

Note: Waka Kotahi contractor health and safety expectations will replace Z5, Z13, the Zero Harm portal and all previous Zero Harm related health and safety minimum standards. All other Z documents remain in effect.

For further information on health and safety related matters contact NotifyHS@nzta.govt.nz.

Reference link to this page: www.nzta.govt.nz/z-series(external link)

Table of contents

Number Title Last updated
Z/1 Quality management plan [PDF, 1.1 MB] May 2021
Z/2 Consultant’s programme [PDF, 62 KB] March 2015
Z/5

'Z/5 Health & safety compliance notice'
is now superseded by
Contractor health and safety expectations

June 2020
Z/7 Physical works contract document [PDF, 423 KB] March 2016
Z/8 Inspection, sampling and testing [PDF, 1.6 MB] May 2022
Z/11 Performance evaluation [PDF, 107 KB] March 2015
Z/13

'Z/13 Incident management reporting'
is now superseded by
Contractor health and safety expectations

June 2020
Z/14 Liquidated damages [PDF, 63 KB] March 2015
Z/15 Asset owner’s manual [PDF, 321 KB] March 2016
Z/16 Survey specification [PDF, 136 KB] March 2015
Z/17 Branding and communications standards [PDF, 732 KB] December 2020
Z/19 Taumata Taiao – environmental and sustainability standard June 2022
P45

Heritage specification for land transport infrastructure

Supersedes 'Z/22 Archaeological discovery procedures'

April 2024
Z/44

Risk management practice guide
Risk management plan template (referenced in Z/44)
Risk register template (referenced in Z/44)

February 2018