26-039 Dam Safety Regulation and Compliance Program

Tender summary

RFx ID: 32975548 Organisation: New Plymouth District Council Open date: Monday, 10 November 2025 4:00 PM +13:00 Close date: Tuesday, 9 December 2025 12:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 81100000 - Professional engineering services 83000000 - Public Utilities and Public Sector Related Services Region: Taranaki Overview: The opportunity - What we need New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) invites proposals from suitably qualified and experienced dam safety consultants to support NPDC’s dam safety regulations and compliance program over a five-year period (2025–30). The programme will ensure compliance with the Building (Dam Safety) Regulation 2022, in alignment with Dam Safety Guidelines 2024, New Zealand Society on Large Dams (NZSOLD), and best industry practices. The consultant will support NPDC in managing the safety and performance of five High Potential Impact Classification (PIC) dams. Three of the dams are flood detention dams and form the New Plymouth CBD flood detention scheme (Waimea, Huatoki and Mangaotuku dams), built in the 1980’s. Highlands Park dam is a stormwater detention structure built in 2006 and has been identified as a dangerous dam. There is a project underway to assess remediation options. If removal or relocation of the dam was recommended, there is a possibility that the scope of this contract would require change. Pukekura Park dam is an ornamental dam system (composed of three dams), built in Pukekura Park to create the park’s three lakes Note that this contract’s services are not required for Pukekura Park dam in the first year but are included for years 2 to 5 of the contract. This New Plymouth District Council tender will be accessible via Tenderlink, and is only being advertised via GETS. All further communications related to this tender will be conducted through TenderLink. To be able to participate in this tender and access the RFX documents, providers will need to ensure they are registered on TenderLink. The TenderLink portal is free to access and to upload submissions. We have published this advanced notice to alert potential respondents of the need to register in Tenderlink. Using the link below, please follow the instructions on the main screen of how to set up your organisation to access TenderLink (if you are not already registered). Please make sure your contact email address is accurate. https://www.tenderlink.com/npdc/ Please note, TenderLink is best accessed through Chrome. If you require any further assistance, please contact procurementadmin@npdc.govt.nz Ngā mihi, NPDC Procurement Team

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• Source notice 32975548 on www.gets.govt.nz.
• Notice published 8 Dec 2025; Tenqual indexed it 10 Nov 2025.
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