8 February 2023
David Jump
By email: [FYI request #21538 email]
Tēnā koe David
INFORMATION REQUEST – Installation & maintenance costs for proposed bus
shelters.
We  write  in  response  to  your  email  dated  10  January  2023  in  which  you  requested  the
following information:
 What is the cost of installation, and ongoing maintenance contractual costs for
the approximately 140 bus stops being installed across the city over the next 18
months?
We have considered your request in accordance with the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (“LGOIMA”) and respond as follows:
Please see the tables at Annexe A for the previous 18 months of maintenance costs. Our
budget for the current financial year for bus shelter maintenance is $54,425, of which it has
cost $66,027 for the first six months of the current financial year. We have additional funding
for cleaning shelters which is $32,261. It is anticipated with the increase in shelters from 187
to 327, a further shortfall in our current funding is to be expected.
These budgets are set by the Regional Council.
The supply and installation costs for the 140 new bus shelters are outlined below:
Table 1 Supply and Installation Costs
Cost Type
Period
Cost per Shelter
2022-2023
Supply
Cost per new bus shelter (supplied structure &
 $11,000.00
glass)
Installation
Average cost per new bus shelter including
 $9,000.00
foundation (dependent on the site conditions
and traffic management requirements)
Total Costs
Average cost per new bus shelter
$20,000.00
Tauranga City Council   Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143, New Zealand    +64 7 577 7000      [Tauranga City Council request email]       www.tauranga.govt.nz

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If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the writer.
Ngā mihi
Kath Norris
Team Leader
Democracy Services
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Annexe A – Historic Maintenance Costs
Table 2 Maintenance Costs for the Financial Year July 2021 to June 2022
Detail
2021-2022
Yearly
(12
cost per
months)
Shelter
Graffiti removal
 $13,238.82
 $70.80
Replace broken glass & new metal panels
 $53,000.00
 $283.42
Bus shelters cleaned
$-
 Total Maintenance Cost
$66,238.82
$354.22
Table 3 Maintenance Costs for the Period July 2022 to December 2022
Detail
2022
6-
(6 months)
month
cost per
Shelter
Graffiti removal
 $8,150.34
 $43.58
Replace broken glass & new metal panels
 $59,877.00
 $320.20
Bus shelters cleaned (137 shelters)
 $9,468.00
 $69.11
Total Maintenance Cost
 $77,495.34
 $432.89

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