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Rail

Rail contract documents

Wellington's rail services were the first go through the new PTOM contract process. Transdev Wellington was awarded the contract and took over operating the network on 3 July 2016.

A redacted copy of the contract is available:

Rail Partnering Contract and Schedules 1 & 2

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Published 05 Apr 2024

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Rail Partnering Contract Schedules 3 to 19

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Published 05 Apr 2024

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Rail Partnering Contract Annexures 1 to 23

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Published 05 Apr 2024

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Note:

This contract has had commercially sensitive information redacted.
Each redaction in the contract includes a comment box. The comment box shows the section of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) that forms the basis for the redaction. To view the comments box you need to download the document and open in Acrobat. LGOIMA deals with the availability to the public of official information held by local authorities and includes the limited grounds available for withholding information.

Deeds of Variation

The original Partnering Contract was varied by respective Deeds of Variation. As well as the below, there are other variations that you can request to see by contacting info@gw.govt.nz. Please note that any request will be assessed against the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and may require redaction of commercially sensitive information.

Rail Partnering Contract Variations

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Published 16 May 2024

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The above document contains copies of multiple variations made in regard to the rail partnering contract. This also contains associated attachments, schedules, and appendices relating to those variations. You may note the different numbers on the variations. There are other variations which have been proposed or are in progress which are not finalised.

The attachment is made up of the following documents:

Variation proposal – Partnering Contract (redacted)
Variation proposal – Partnering Contract Number 1 – Annexure 19 (redacted)
Variation proposal – Partnering Contract Number 2 (redacted)
Variation proposal – Partnering Contract Number 3 – Schedule 7 (Operator Insurance requirements) (redacted)
Contract Variation 5 (redacted)
Contract Variation 6 (redacted)
Contract Variation 7 (redacted)
Contract Variation 9 (redacted)
Contract Variation 10 (redacted)
Contract Variation 12 (redacted)
Contract Variation 12 Part 1 (redacted)
Contract Variation 12 Part 2 (redacted)
Contract Variation 16 (redacted)
Attachment 1 ECPSS Revision of BFM Overhaul
Attachment 2 Matangi Brake Module
Attachment 3 Matangi Brake Module
Attachment 4 Brake Frame Module
Attachment 5 Letter Revision of BFM Overhaul
Attachment 1 ECR 771 (redacted)
Attachment 1 ECR 778 (redacted)
Attachment 2 ECR 758
Deed of variation Snapper on Rail (redacted)

Bus

Which operators were awarded units

In accordance with the requirements for the transition to PTOM, seven units have been directly appointed to incumbent operators and nine units have been tendered. You can find out which bus routes fall under a unit by opening the links below:

Unit	Operator	Average annual contracted base service fee	Method
1 - North-South Spine (PDF 65 KB)	Tranzit Group	$10,149,854	Tender
2 - East-West Spine (PDF 59 KB)	Kinetic	$12,055,701	Direct Appointment
3 - University (PDF 43 KB)	Kinetic	$4,448,048	Direct Appointment
4 - Khandallah/Aro (PDF 34 KB)	Tranzit Group	$4,176,062	Tender
5 - Central (PDF 45 KB)	Kinetic	$4,373,175	Direct Appointment
6 - Taranaki (PDF 33 KB)	Kinetic	$4,202,470	Direct Appointment
7 - Brooklyn/Owhiro (PDF 35 KB)	Tranzit Group	$4,237,788	Tender
8 - Newlands (PDF 30 KB)	Mana Coach Services	$4,199,809	Direct Appointment
9 - Lower Hutt (PDF 51 KB)	Tranzit Group	$7,059,595	Tender
10 - Upper Hutt (PDF 50 KB)	Tranzit Group	$5,414,605	Tender
11 - Wainuiomata (PDF 37 KB)	Tranzit Group	$2,998,773	Tender
12 - Eastbourne (PDF 38 KB)	Kinetic	$4,219,260	Direct Appointment
13 - Porirua (PDF 47 KB)	Tranzit Group	$4,260,071	Tender
14 - Kapiti (PDF 46 KB)	Madge Coachlines (t/a Uzabus)	$3,256,931	Tender
15 - Wairarapa (PDF 38 KB)	Tranzit Group	$1,138,244	Tender
18 - Tawa (PDF 32 KB)	Mana Coach Services	$2,467,775	Direct Appointment

Published 01 May 2018

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This contract has had commercially sensitive information redacted.

Each redaction in the contract includes a comment box. The comment box shows the section of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) that forms the basis for the redaction. To view the comments box you need to download the document and open in Acrobat. LGOIMA deals with the availability to the public of official information held by local authorities and includes the limited grounds available for withholding information.

Tender process

Probity principles

As a public entity, GWRC has a very strong commitment to achieving the highest possible standard of probity in relation to this tender process. The key documents that outline GWRC’s probity approach are the PTOM Probity Framework (PDF 11 MB) and PTOM Probity Plan (Bus). (PDF 8.4 MB)

Request for Tender documents

The following documentation was provided to those bus operating companies who registered with GWRC to participate in the tender process. Due to ongoing commercial negotiations with operators some sections of the documentation have been redacted.

Update: July 2018 GWRC has concluded its negotiations, please contact us at info@gw.govt.nz should you wish to request a new copy of these documents. Please note that it is likely that GWRC will still need to withhold portions of the information contained in the documents.

Council Decision Making

A number of reports and updates were provided to GWRC's elected members during the development and preparation of the tender process. Some of these sought and received decisions from Council. Minutes recording decisions made by Council are included in the documents provided. Certain information in the following documents has been redacted. The reasons for each redaction are noted in the documents: