Nelson City Council (NCC) has been awarded $36 million from the Government’s Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) as a contribution towards several interconnected projects that will start to realise the vision for Nelson’s City Centre as outlined in Te Ara ō Whakatū – the pathways of Nelson (https://shape.nelson.govt.nz/city-centre-spatial-plan). Bridge to Better will include the Bridge Street Linear Active Transport Corridor, a Wastewater pumpstation and substantial upgrades to the wastewater, stormwater and water supply services in the City Centre – these projects will provide resiliency and capacity for an extra 1000 new homes in the city centre.

This RFP includes the streetscape upgrade to Bridge Street (between Rutherford and Collingwood Streets) and associated three waters infrastructure. The Paru Paru wastewater pump station and three waters infrastructure upgrades outside of this section of Bridge Street are excluded from this RFP however will be integral interconnected project.

NCC seeks proposals from experienced Head Contractors for an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) process. The chosen Head Contractor will be able to provide effective construction planning, innovative and efficient buildability input into the Detailed design and consenting phases of the Bridge Street Linear Active Transport Corridor & Three Waters Infrastructure Upgrade project. The project is looking for a build partner that will understand the project complexities/challenges, drive local procurement opportunities and assist with comprehensive construction staging/ sequencing advice to support the Construction Mitigation Planning to support our wider community. This ECI scope will include providing financial input for the subsequent implementation stage of the project.