SH1 Cambridge to Piarere Expressway Road of National Significance Online Section – Physical Works (Shortlisting)

Tender summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi invites Registrations of Interest (ROI) from prequalified and experienced consortia wishing to tender for Online section of the SH1 Cambridge to Piarere Expressway Project. This is a Measure & Value model Physical Works contract for Online section of the SH1 Cambridge to Piarere Expressway Project. The Cambridge to Piarere project is a 16km long extension of the Waikato expressway from Cambridge southwards towards Piarere. Online section of C2P comprises construction of the 6.4km ‘online’ section from the southern end of the Cambridge Southern Interchange through to the proposed grade-separated Karāpiro Interchange. The Contract Works generally comprise of: • 6.4 km of new four lane expressway south of the Cambridge Southern Interchange. • A full grade separated interchange located at Karāpiro Road. • Extending and re-aligning existing adjacent roads to run as parallel local roads approximately 5km on each side of the Expressway. • Provision of local road connections, and a new shared path. • Relocations of existing roads and construction of new service roads • Construction of two overpass bridges, two retaining walls and one major culvert. • Six stormwater soakage ponds and a wetland • Landscaping elements Only tenderers pre-qualified to Level 3A of the Bridge and Structure, Construction Level 4A and Surfacing Level 2A of the Highways and Network Operations (HNO) Prequalification System under the terms of the Transport Agency’s Prequalification System are eligible to submit a tender. This Registration of Interest will be assessed on Non-Price Attributes, with shortlisting expected 30 June 2026. Electronic copies of the ROI documentation are attached to this advertisement. ALL queries are to be SUBMITTED through the GETS Questions and Answers. All responses to tender queries/clarifications will be answered by Notice to Tenderers/Notice to Specific Tenderer which will be available in the GETS addenda. Tender submissions shall be uploaded to GETS eTender box. The GETS file upload limit is 50MB. The file should be labelled: - Supplier Company Name - File No 1 Stage 1 - 12816 - Shortlisting Attributes Tender submissions will only be accepted electronically via the GETS eTender Box. Tenderers should refer to the GETS website for instructions on uploading their tender submission files https://www.gets.govt.nz/SupplierUserTenderHelp.htm

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• Issued by New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) - HISTORIC.
• Located in New Zealand.
• Source notice 34230808 on www.gets.govt.nz.
• Notice published 23 Jun 2026; Tenqual indexed it 6 Jun 2026.
• Deadline listed as 24 Jun 2026.
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