4771-23/24 KUKT contaminant scenario tool

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RFx ID :	31000204
Tender Name :	4771-23/24 KUKT contaminant scenario tool
Reference # :	4771-23/24
Open Date :	Monday, 3 February 2025 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Tuesday, 4 March 2025 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Science
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services
Regions:	Canterbury
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Craig Prebble 0272395638
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Environment Canterbury is currently preparing to review and develop its region-wide plan, Ki uta ki tai (KUKT), to align with the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (as amended in 2024) (NPSFM) or subsequent versions. This process requires robust scientific information and predictive tools to support its various components. A key aspect of this work involves selecting an appropriate regional contaminant assessment tool to assess the potential effects of contaminant discharges from land-based (diffuse source) and point source discharges on surface waters (lakes, rivers, estuaries and coast). The tool will also help test the effectiveness and feasibility of mitigation measures.
This procurement plan outlines the services required to support the KUKT plan change by developing a regional contaminant scenario assessment tool. The tool will be used to assess the impacts of catchment management strategies on surface water quality across the region.
The selected provider will collaborate with two multidisciplinary teams consisting of Environment Canterbury scientists and planners. Your role will involve setting up and running region wide models to assess contaminant loads and concentrations in rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters. The model(s) will be able to assess various mitigation scenarios, as agreed upon by Environment Canterbury, to manage nutrient, sediment, and bacterial loads within the region. You may also be responsible for presenting model outcomes to stakeholders, including farmers, iwi, local communities, and at Environment Court hearings.

CRC is seeking a reliable and cost-effective provider to develop a regional scenario assessment tool for selected contaminants (e.g., nutrients, sediment and E. coli). The tool must align with our requirement for a “Coarse to medium level complexity tools that can provide predictive scenario outputs across the whole region that are useful at primarily catchment and sub-catchment scales)”.

This tender has been awarded.

• RMA Science - 40, Queenwood Avenue, Hamilton, 3210, NEW ZEALAND

Award Date: Monday, 3 February 2025 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Thursday, 10 July 2025 8:58 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)