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Xx September 2020
Mike Stoneley
[FYI request #13558 email] REF: OIA-7030
Kia ora Mike
Request m ade under the Official Inform ation Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 20 August 2020 requesting the follow ing information under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
I wish to know who is the business that has the current contract for maintaining the clearance of rubbish
from the roadside on SH 7, beginning with the junction of State Highways 1 & 7 near Waipara and up to
the turn-off for Hanmer Springs.
Secondly, I would also like to know the dates of the start and end of this contract.
Thirdly please provide the name of the organization, along with a contact person and or department
phone number, responsible for overseeing the performance of the contract.
Lastly, I wish to know (within $10,000) the approximate value of this current contract and from where the
funding to pay it comes from.
With regards to w hich contractor is contracted by Waka Kotahi for North Canterbury, the approximate value of
their contract and their contract tenure, I can advise you that this information is publicly available on our w ebsite
her
e https://w w w .nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/large-maint-renew als-programme/large-maint-renew als-
programme.pdf. As the information is publicly available, I am obliged to refuse this part of your request under
section 18(d) of the Act.
Regarding the funding to maintain our state highw ay, this is provided from the National Land Transport Fund.
Waka Kotahi has the responsibility to oversee our contractor w ork. Our Maintenance Contract Manager, w ho has
the oversight for maintenance and operation in the North Canterbury region is Barry Stratton.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to this request. The
contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at
w w w .ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you have any concerns on this stretch of highw ay that you w ant us to be aw are of, I encourage you to contact
0800 44 44 49. If you w ould like to discuss this reply w ith Waka Kotahi, please contact Barry Stratton,
Maintenance Contract Manager North Canterbury, by email to [email address].
Yours sincerely
Wayne Oldfield
Senior Manager, Systems Management
