Second Ashburton Bridge Early Contractor Involvement (2AB ECI) -Registration of Interest

This Registration of Interest (ROI) is an invitation to suitably experienced teams of designers and contractors (Applicants) that are interested in being short-listed to submit a response to the Request for Tender (RFT) for the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase (ECI Phase) of the Second Ashburton Bridge (2AB Project).

This ROI is the first stage in a two-stage procurement process:... This Registration of Interest (ROI) is an invitation to suitably experienced teams of designers and contractors (Applicants) that are interested in being short-listed to submit a response to the Request for Tender (RFT) for the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase (ECI Phase) of the Second Ashburton Bridge (2AB Project).

This ROI is the first stage in a two-stage procurement process: Stage 1 – ROI and Stage 2 – ECI RFT followed by the Stage 3 – ECI Phase including commercial negotiation and the Design and Construct (D+C) proposal.

Project documents listed in Appendix C will be provided to Applicants in a data room. Access to the data room will be provided at NZTA’s discretion following completion and return of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Applicants should complete the NDA and return via [REDACTED] as soon as possible.

Electronic copies of the Registration of Interest documentation, Appendix A ROI Response form and NZTA NDA form are attached to this advertisement.

A Group Inception Meeting will be held online for all Applicants to attend at 09:30 am Friday 13th June 2025. This meeting is not mandatory but is recommended. Applicants should contact the Tender Secretary via [REDACTED] no later than 3pm Thursday 12th June to receive meeting invitation details.

All tender communications to include completed NDA forms are to be submitted through the [REDACTED] Questions and Answers portal. 
 
All responses to tender questions/clarifications will be answered by Notice to Tenderer which will be available in the [REDACTED] addenda. 
 
Applications shall be uploaded to [REDACTED] eTender box. The [REDACTED] file upload limit is 50MB. 
 
The files should be labelled: 
 
12379 2AB ECI [Applicant Name] Registration of Interest
 
Applications will only be accepted electronically via the [REDACTED] eTender Box. 

Tenderers should refer to the [REDACTED] website for instructions on uploading their ROI files [REDACTED]