Kia ora John,
 
Auckland Transport (AT) acknowledges receipt of your request for official
information dated 18^th of August 2024 in relation to MRCagney's
contracts, work, and correspondence. 
 
We hope to respond to your request as soon as possible, but not later than
13^th of September 2024, which is 20 working days after the day your
request was received. If we aren’t able to respond to your request by
then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  
 
Your case is being managed by Varsha, who is one of our LGOIMA Business
partners. If you have any further queries, you can contact the team on
(09) 355 3553 during business hours, quoting Local Government Official
Information request number CAS-962713-M0H7M7. 

Ngâ mihi,
 
Maria | Customer Care Coordinator 
Customer Care| Case Management 
20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010 
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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: John McDonald <[FOI #28102 email]>;
Received: Sun Aug 18 2024 22:50:35 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: [email address] <at[Auckland Transport request email]>;
LGOIMA <at[Auckland Transport request email]>;
Subject: Official Information request - MRCagney's contracts, work, and
specific email correspondence

To whom it may concern at Auckland Transport, 1. How much was paid to
MRCagney for the work on Auckland Transport’s 'Urban Street and Road
Design Guide'? 2. How much was paid to MRCagney for the work on Auckland
Transport’s 2017 'Local Path

To whom it may concern at Auckland Transport,

1. How much was paid to MRCagney for the work on Auckland Transport’s 'Urban Street and Road Design Guide'?

2. How much was paid to MRCagney for the work on Auckland Transport’s 2017 'Local Path Design Guide'?

3. Is the Auckland Transport 'Urban Street and Road Design Guide' and the Auckland 'Transport Street and Road Design Guide' the same project/document?

4. When was MRCagney first contracted to work on Auckland Transport’s 'Urban Street and Road Design Guide'?

5. Prior to 2022, did Auckland Transport have any contracts with MRCagney involving the design of raised crossing, raised platforms, and/or raised intersections?

6. Can you release any draft versions, emails and discussion notes from the development of Auckland Transport’s 'Urban Street and Road Design Guide' and 'Street and Road Design Guide' which contain the word “raised”?

7. Can you release any emails between Auckland Transport and anyone from MRCagney that contain the phrases “emergency response” and/or “Traffic Calming and Traditional Neighborhood Streets”?

8. Can you release any emails between Auckland Transport and anyone from MRCagney that contain the words “damage” and/or “delay”?

9. Did any draft versions of Auckland Transport’s 'Urban Street and Road Design Guide' and/or 'Street and Road Design Guide' contain a recommendation not to install raised raised crossings, raised platforms, raised tables, speed humps, or raised intersections on major arterial roads?

10. Did any draft versions of Auckland Transport’s 'Urban Street and Road Design Guide' and/or 'Street and Road Design Guide' contain recommendations for less steep slopes on any raised crossings, raised platforms, raised tables, or raised intersections on bus routes or emergency vehicle routes?

Sincerely,

John McDonald (Editor at CityWatch NZ)
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Kia ora John 

 

I’m the LGOIMA Business Partner who’s looking into your official
information request

My name is Varsha and I’m a LGOIMA Business Partner at Auckland Transport.

 

I’m responsible for looking into the official information request you made
on 18/08/2024 about payments made to MRCagney for their work on Auckland
Transport’s design guides, the nature and timeline of these contracts, and
requests for specific documents and emails related to the development of
these guides.

 

The LGOIMA requires that we let you know our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it won’t be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore letting you know of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 27 September 2024, or sooner. 
 

This extension is necessary because consultations within Auckland
Transport are necessary to make a decision on your request. Therefore, a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

You are able to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 

 

Ngā mihi

Varsha 

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

Auckland Transport 

20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

[2]www.at.govt.nz

 

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Kia ora John, 

 

I had hoped to have a decision for you today but it is taking us a little
longer than expected with the internal consultation. 

 

Decision to extend

We are still conducting our internal consultations, and we need to seek
refinement from you regarding the following questions. Therefore we are
unable to make our decision until we have completed our internal
consultation, and received your refinement. Therefore we are extending our
decision due date to 10 October 2024. 

 

Refinement

 

7. Can you release any emails between Auckland Transport and anyone from
MRCagney that contain the phrases “emergency response” and/or “Traffic
Calming and Traditional Neighborhood Streets”?
 

We searched our email database for all emails between AT and anyone from
MRCagney with the phrase Emergency response and/or traffic calming and
traditional neighbourhood streets. This search returned 1335 emails, which
is a big result. Are you seeking information regarding standards or
project delivery? as this will help us narrow the result. Alternatively,
please provide me with a refinement option and I can run this search and
let you know the result. 

If you are unable to refine this question, we are included to refuse your
request under 17(f) of the LGOIMA due to the substantial collation that
would be required. 

8. Can you release any emails between Auckland Transport and anyone from
MRCagney that contain the words “damage” and/or “delay”?

We searched our email database for all emails that contained the keywords
Damange or Delay in relation to MRCagney. This returned 25,831 items.
Please refinement this question as it is a large result. 

If you are unable to refine this question, we are included to refuse your
request under 17(f) of the LGOIMA due to the substantial collation that
would be required. 
 
Please let me know how you wish to proceed with questions 7 and 8.
 
Kind regards,
Varsha
LGOIMA Business Partner 

 
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: LGOIMA <[email address]>; 
Received: Fri Sep 13 2024 09:09:24 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: John McDonald <[FOI #28102 email]>; 
Subject: Update on your official information request (case number
CAS-962713-M0H7M7 ) CRM:005570003540

 

Kia ora John 

 

I’m the LGOIMA Business Partner who’s looking into your official
information request

My name is Varsha and I’m a LGOIMA Business Partner at Auckland Transport.

 

I’m responsible for looking into the official information request you made
on 18/08/2024 about payments made to MRCagney for their work on Auckland
Transport’s design guides, the nature and timeline of these contracts, and
requests for specific documents and emails related to the development of
these guides.

 

The LGOIMA requires that we let you know our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it won’t be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore letting you know of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 27 September 2024, or sooner. 
 

 

 

This extension is necessary because consultations within Auckland
Transport are necessary to make a decision on your request. Therefore, a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

You are able to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 

 

Ngā mihi

Varsha 

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

Auckland Transport 

20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

[2]www.at.govt.nz

 

Important notice: The contents of this email and any attachments may be
confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you have received this
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Kia ora John, 

 

I'm following up on my email below please.

 

Thanks,

Varsha

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: LGOIMA <[email address]>; 
Received: Thu Sep 26 2024 14:11:52 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: John McDonald <[FOI #28102 email]>; 
Subject: RE: Update on your official information request (case number
CAS-962713-M0H7M7 ) CRM:005570003540

 

Kia ora John, 

 

I had hoped to have a decision for you today but it is taking us a little
longer than expected with the internal consultation. 

 

Decision to extend

We are still conducting our internal consultations, and we need to seek
refinement from you regarding the following questions. Therefore we are
unable to make our decision until we have completed our internal
consultation, and received your refinement. Therefore we are extending our
decision due date to 10 October 2024. 

 

Refinement

 

7. Can you release any emails between Auckland Transport and anyone from
MRCagney that contain the phrases “emergency response” and/or “Traffic
Calming and Traditional Neighborhood Streets”?
 

We searched our email database for all emails between AT and anyone from
MRCagney with the phrase Emergency response and/or traffic calming and
traditional neighbourhood streets. This search returned 1335 emails, which
is a big result. Are you seeking information regarding standards or
project delivery? as this will help us narrow the result. Alternatively,
please provide me with a refinement option and I can run this search and
let you know the result. 

If you are unable to refine this question, we are included to refuse your
request under 17(f) of the LGOIMA due to the substantial collation that
would be required. 

8. Can you release any emails between Auckland Transport and anyone from
MRCagney that contain the words “damage” and/or “delay”?

We searched our email database for all emails that contained the keywords
Damange or Delay in relation to MRCagney. This returned 25,831 items.
Please refinement this question as it is a large result. 

If you are unable to refine this question, we are included to refuse your
request under 17(f) of the LGOIMA due to the substantial collation that
would be required. 
 
Please let me know how you wish to proceed with questions 7 and 8.
 
Kind regards,
Varsha
LGOIMA Business Partner 

 
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: LGOIMA <[email address]>; 
Received: Fri Sep 13 2024 09:09:24 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: John McDonald <[FOI #28102 email]>; 
Subject: Update on your official information request (case number
CAS-962713-M0H7M7 ) CRM:005570003540

 

Kia ora John 

 

I’m the LGOIMA Business Partner who’s looking into your official
information request

My name is Varsha and I’m a LGOIMA Business Partner at Auckland Transport.

 

I’m responsible for looking into the official information request you made
on 18/08/2024 about payments made to MRCagney for their work on Auckland
Transport’s design guides, the nature and timeline of these contracts, and
requests for specific documents and emails related to the development of
these guides.

 

The LGOIMA requires that we let you know our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it won’t be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore letting you know of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 27 September 2024, or sooner. 
 

 

 

This extension is necessary because consultations within Auckland
Transport are necessary to make a decision on your request. Therefore, a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

You are able to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 

 

Ngā mihi

Varsha 

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

Auckland Transport 

20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

[2]www.at.govt.nz

 

Important notice: The contents of this email and any attachments may be
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Kia ora John, 

 

Thank you for getting back to me. 

 

As these are new keywords, we will need to run the search again with these
new keywords. 

 

Until we have run this search and seen the results, we are unable to make
our decision. Therefore we are extending our decision to 18 October 2024. 

Kind regards,

Varsha

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: John McDonald <[FOI #28102 email]>; 
Received: Mon Oct 07 2024 16:58:59 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: [email address] <at[Auckland Transport request email]>;
LGOIMA <at[Auckland Transport request email]>; 
Subject: RE: Update on your official information request (case number
CAS-962713-M0H7M7 ) CRM:0054~x

 

To Varsha, For refining 7 and 8. . . Can you add "fire" as a search term
to refine question 7? Can you add "emergency" as a search term to refine
question 8? Sincerely, John McDonald -----Original Message----- Kia ora
John,    I'm following up

To Varsha,

For refining 7 and 8...

Can you add "fire" as a search term to refine question 7?

Can you add "emergency" as a search term to refine question 8?

Sincerely,

John McDonald

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora John, 

 

I'm following up on my email below please.

 

Thanks,

Varsha

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

 

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Kia ora John, 

 

The LGOIMA requires that we let you know our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it won’t be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore letting you know of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 25 October 2024. 

This extension is necessary because consultations within Auckland
Transport are necessary to make a decision on your request. Therefore, a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

You are able to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 

 

Kind regards,

Varsha

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: LGOIMA <[email address]>; 
Received: Thu Oct 10 2024 10:59:25 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: John McDonald <[FOI #28102 email]>; 
Subject: RE: Update on your official information request (case number
CAS-962713-M0H7M7 ) CRM:0054~x

 

Kia ora John, 

 

Thank you for getting back to me. 

 

As these are new keywords, we will need to run the search again with these
new keywords. 

 

Until we have run this search and seen the results, we are unable to make
our decision. Therefore we are extending our decision to 18 October 2024. 

Kind regards,

Varsha

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: John McDonald <[FOI #28102 email]>; 
Received: Mon Oct 07 2024 16:58:59 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: [email address] <at[Auckland Transport request email]>;
LGOIMA <at[Auckland Transport request email]>; 
Subject: RE: Update on your official information request (case number
CAS-962713-M0H7M7 ) CRM:0054~x

 

To Varsha, For refining 7 and 8. . . Can you add "fire" as a search term
to refine question 7? Can you add "emergency" as a search term to refine
question 8? Sincerely, John McDonald -----Original Message----- Kia ora
John,    I'm following up

To Varsha,

For refining 7 and 8...

Can you add "fire" as a search term to refine question 7?

Can you add "emergency" as a search term to refine question 8?

Sincerely,

John McDonald

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora John, 

 

I'm following up on my email below please.

 

Thanks,

Varsha

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

 

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Kia ora John 

 

I’ve attached the official information you asked for

On 18/08/2024 you asked about works done by MRCagney for Auckland
Transport (AT) and about the Urban Street and Road Design Guide.

 

I’ve attached a response from Phil Wratt, who is our Engagement Manager
for Customer Care. 

 

Should you believe that we have not dealt with your request appropriately,
you are able to make a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman in
accordance with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA Act and seek an investigation
and review in regard to this matter.

 

You can contact the Ombudsman at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi

Varsha 

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

Auckland Transport

20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

[2]www.at.govt.nz

 

 

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