NZDF New Build Housing RFP - Budget 2025

*IMPORTANT* - Please create a SmartProcure profile at [REDACTED] in order to access the NZDF procurement portal. Once you have a profile, use the search function to navigate to RFX_2793. This is essential to receive the RFP documents, communicate with NZDF, and submit a response. GETS will not be used.

**An online briefing will occur on Tuesday 04 November at 1.00PM via MS Teams. As soon as…

*IMPORTANT* - Please create a SmartProcure profile at [REDACTED] in order to access the NZDF procurement portal. Once you have a profile, use the search function to navigate to RFX_2793. This is essential to receive the RFP documents, communicate with NZDF, and submit a response. GETS will not be used.

**An online briefing will occur on Tuesday 04 November at 1.00PM via MS Teams. As soon as you have access to SmartProcure RFX_2793, please send a message to NZDF confirming the email addresses who need to be added to this briefing.
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As a result of Budget 2025, The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) requires the design and construction of new-build residential homes across three sites - Manawatu, Wellington, and Christchurch. We are looking for established Main Contractors (with design team) who can manage the full design and delivery of high-quality turnkey homes for servicemembers and their families. Homes will be constructed largely on vacant land previously used for housing, with requirement for associated on-lot and minor off-lot civils. All works will be under an NZS3916 Design and Build Contract with NZDF Special Conditions. The RFP includes Functional Specification for housing, as well as indicative bulk and locate site plans.

The indicative spread of new housing per site is as follows:
Manawatu - 10 homes at Linton Military Camp and 6 homes at Bulls, awarded to one supplier under two separate contracts (one for each of Linton and Bulls).
Wellington - 17 homes at Trentham Military Camp, awarded to one supplier under one contract.
Christchurch - 4 homes at Burnham Military Camp, awarded to one supplier under one contract.

Suppliers may bid for one, two, or all three sites, however there are a series of preconditions that MUST be met in order for your proposal to be considered and evaluated.

In the future, NZDF also intends to approach Cabinet for additional funding for housing from Cabinet in Budget (2026). We intend to retain the right to award additional housing works in the same location to the same supplier subject to contractor performance, funding and value for money. For the avoidance of doubt, suppliers who choose not to bid for this RFP may not have an opportunity for some or all of the same sites for development in the Budget 2026 allocation.