Dunedin City Council

Three Waters – Pipeline Renewals

DCC 3 Waters have an ongoing programme to renew the city’s 3 Waters infrastructure assets with support from contracting partners on a term-contract basis.
The current contracts are nearing expiry and the DCC is now seeking responses from potential contracting partners to establish new term contracts commencing 1 July 2027 for a potential duration of up to 10 years.

What’s most important
The Contracts and the long-term partnering relationships contribute to the DCC’s Three Waters infrastructure strategy to deliver the following community outcomes:
• A sustainable city with healthy and treasured natural environments.
• A healthy city with reliable and quality water, wastewater and stormwater systems.
• A supportive city with caring communities and a great quality of life.

The DCC is aiming to establish 3 significant term contracts and work with experienced contracting partners on a programme basis to:
• Improve the condition of the DCC’s 3 Waters network.
• Provide efficiency improvement, enhance asset management and investment decision-making.
• Meet all regulatory requirements for providing safe drinking water and environmental stewardship.
• Enable more efficient and effective contract management with reduced costs to administer.
• Provide customer focus, stakeholder management and great service.
• Deliver outstanding value for money and reduce the cost of renewals.
• Provide appropriate levels of service, including service continuity, safe drinking water and good environmental outcomes.