The Bay of Plenty Regional Council are seeking a suitably qualified civil construction contractor to carry out the full bank reconstruction on the Rangitaiki river. The lower Rangitaiki left bank section is found along Thornton beach road, following investigations and modelling lead us to require its replacement.

Briefly, the physical works include:
• Protection and maintenance of access and servicing for existing properties;
• Vegetation removal;
• Topsoil stripping and stockpiling;
• Excavation and removal of sections of existing stopbank;
• Removal of the two existing stormwater pipes and structure;
• Trimming of existing stopbank ends in preparation to tie in the new stopbank;
• Construction of new stopbank on the proposed alignment;
• Construction of new seepage trench following sand layers along the full alignment;
• Supply and Installation of new culvert;
• Rock riprap work beside the river where disturbed by the works;
• Reshaping the Moores drain and installing rock and cloth to its base;
• Construction of overlays from the deconstructed material;
• Road repairs at the culvert crossing site;
• Top soiling and grassing of site;
• Reinstatement of all affected surfaces;
• Clearing and tidying of the total site;
• Other miscellaneous items described or implied in the specifications or drawings.