Alternate Water Well Drilling and Testing Contractor

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	34144138
Tender Name :	Alternate Water Well Drilling and Testing Contractor
Reference # :	CC2167
Open Date :	Friday, 22 May 2026 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Thursday, 18 June 2026 4:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Invercargill City Council
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	20110000 - Well drilling and operation equipment
Regions:	Southland
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Lauren McKinnel Procurement@icc.govt.nz 021611182
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :	101 Esk Street, Invercargill 9810
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :

To strengthen long-term resilience, the Invercargill City Council (ICC) is progressing a multi-phased programme to develop a reliable alternative water source. Given the substantial 3-waters investment ahead, staging the programme allows ICC to manage rates impacts while reducing risk progressively and adapting future phases based on the performance of the Awarua bores.

Phase 1, now approved, focuses on establishing an emergency water supply. This includes securing consent for a minimum 3 MLD groundwater take, constructing new bores and supporting infrastructure, and confirming aquifer performance.

Phase 1 will underpin future development of a 5 MLD emergency treated supply, sufficient to support the community at 80 L/person/day during a prolonged outage of the Oreti River.

This tender has been awarded.

• Washingtons Exploration Ltd - 148, Hilton Highway, Timaru, 7941, NEW ZEALAND

Award Date: Friday, 25 September 2026 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 10:30 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)