Manawatū District Council

Decision number: MDC 25-28/221 (PX)

Meeting date: 15/04/2026

Subject: Contract Award - Turners Road Extension (Public Excluded)

Resolution:

That the Council:

1. Authorise the award of contract MDC 1111-4 Separable Portion B to Stringfellows Contractors Ltd to construct the Turners Road Extension from the culvert to the existing Turners Road, for the total sum of seven million four hundred fifty-three thousand two hundred seventy-three dollars and fifteen cents ($7,453,273.15) plus GST.

Note – the contract will be financially split across budgets of the financial years 2025/26 and 2026/27:

a. 2025/26 amount: $3,260,887.83 (three million two hundred sixty thousand eight hundred eighty-seven dollars and eighty-three cents) plus GST
b. 2026/27 amount: $4,192,385.32 (four million one hundred ninety-two thousand three hundred eighty-five dollars and thirty-two cents) plus GST

2. Approve a total 10% contingency amount of seven hundred forty-five thousand three hundred twenty-seven dollars and thirty-one cents ($745,327.31) plus GST, to be expended only upon written instruction of the Engineer to the Contract.

Note – the contingency will be financially split across budgets of the financial years 2025/26 and 2026/27:

a. 2025/26 amount: $326,088.78 (three hundred twenty-six thousand eighty-eight dollars and seventy-eight cents) plus GST
b. 2026/27 amount: $419,238.53 (four hundred nineteen thousand two hundred thirty-eight dollars and fifty-three cents) plus GST

Note: This project utilises uncommitted funds from existing budgets. It is debt funded, and costs will be recovered through a combination of rates and development contributions.

Note: The above resolutions can be immediately released to the public domain.

Moved by: Cr Grant Hadfield

Seconded by: Mayor Michael Ford

Result: Carried (9-1)

For:
Mayor Michael Ford Cr Bridget Bell Cr Shelley Dew-Hopkins Cr Rob Duindam Cr Grant Hadfield Cr Raewyn Loader Cr James McKelvie Cr Andrew Quarrie Cr Alison Short

Against:
Cr Sam Hill

Abstained:
Cr Jerry Pickford (conflict of interest)