The Auckland Southern Region Physical Works maintenance contracts have been awarded. Auckland Transport (AT) are now working together with the successful Physical Works providers to collaboratively plan and prepare for the way we perform road maintenance. Whilst this mobilisation is taking place, the AT Road Corridor Maintenance Team (RCM) have been carrying out a tender process for the Technical Support Services, a panel of Professional Service providers that will support the Physical Works Contractors across the Auckland Region.

A team lead by Resolve Group assisted AT through this tender process with the development of the Tender Documents and the facilitation and management of the Tender Evaluation Process. A total of six tenderers submitted for a role on the three Technical Services Panels, and the outcome was a successful combination of  providers spread across the Auckland Region.

The award of these Technical Support Contracts was a significant achievement for AT.  The Professional Services work, with a combined value in the order of $55 million over the next four years, was awarded in a tight time frame using a quality based tender process. Resolve Group are confident the Technical Support Services Team will assist  with strategic approach and priorities for AT’s RCM team over the upcoming years.

The DYNAC Implementation Project is a National Traffic Management System for NZTA, replacing the previous platform, ‘Odyssey’.

Resolve Group has been involved since the project’s inception in January 2009: Martin Leak was appointed tender evaluator, and was involved in the pre-letting tender negotiations; Resolve Group was subsequently appointed Engineer to the Contract; and more recently Steve Griffith was directly appointed by NZTA as the Project Manager for Phase 3.

Phase 3 builds on the core software developed for the Control Centres in Wellington (Phase 1) and Auckland (Phase 2). It consists of a range of enhanced functionality including the roll-out of the GIS viewer, and integration of urban and regional electronic road signs into DYNAC.

On Saturday 9th June, Phase 3 successfully went live. Project Manager Steve Griffith said, “There were a range of technical and logistical challenges to overcome, but thanks to some tireless work from the project team, we now have an integrated system that has taken control of NZTA’s electronic road signs around New Zealand. We are now a step closer towards having a truly integrated approach to active traffic and incident management.”

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