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 the tendering portal as soon as possible.

Electronic copies of the Registration of Interest documentation, Appendix A ROI Response form and NZTA NDA form are in 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 the portal 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 Questions and Answers portal. 

All responses to tender questions/clarifications will be answered by Notice to Tenderer which will be available in the addenda. 

Applications shall be uploaded to the eTender box. The 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 eTender Box. 

Tenderers should refer to the tendering website for instructions on uploading their ROI files.