6 March 2023
File Ref: OIAP-7-27167
Tony Randle
By email: [FYI request #21723 email]
Tēnā koe Tony
Request for information 2023-025
I refer to your request for information dated 4 February 2023, which was received by Greater
Wel ington Regional Council (Greater Wel ington) on 4 February 2023. You have requested the
fol owing:
“I am interested in the background to the GWRC Procurement of Wel ington bus services.
I note there is a Report RPE 2016.283 titled "Procurement of Bus Services under the Public Transport
Operating Model" and dated 14 June 2016 but this report is heavily redacted under LGOIMA clause
Section 7 (2) (i) Negotiation.
Now that the PTOM bus contracts have been established and have been operational for some years:
1) Can I please have an unredacted version of Report RPE 2016.283?
2) Can I please have an unredacted version of the Report appendicies?
3) Can I please have a copy of the meeting minute associated with this report?
If this information is held in electronic form, it is preferred that it is provided in its complete and
original electronic format.”
Greater Wel ington’s response fol ows:
Please find attached:
1) Attachment 1 – Report RPE 2016.283 titled ‘Procurement of Bus Services under the Public
Transport Operating Model.’ Dated 14 June 2016.
2) Attachment 2 – Appendix titled ‘Assurance Letter from Deloitte’. Dated 31 May 2016.
Wel ington office
Upper Hutt
Masterton office
0800 496 734
PO Box 11646
PO Box 40847
PO Box 41
www.gw.govt.nz
Manners St, Wel ington 6142
1056 Fergusson Drive
Masterton 5840
[Wellington Regional Council request email]
We engaged with Deloitte to provide financial advice in support of implementing the Public
Transport Operating Model. This involved a commercial review of the key commercial and
payments related provisions of the Draft Bus Partnering Contract dated 7 April 2016.
We have redacted commercial y sensitive information from this document, in accordance with
Section 7 (2)(b)(i ) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
3) Attachment 3 - Minutes of the Sustainable Transport Committee meeting held in the
Council Chamber, Greater Wel ington Regional Council, Shed 39, 2 Fryatt Quay, Pipitea,
Wel ington, on Wednesday, 22 June 2016 at 12:10pm.
If you have any concerns with the decision(s) referred to in this letter, you have the right to request
an investigation and review by the Ombudsman under section 27(3) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information requests
where possible. Our response to your request wil be published shortly on Greater Wel ington’s
website with your personal information removed.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Samantha Gain
Kaiwhakahaere Matua Waka-ā-atea | General Manager Metlink
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