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Fluoridation Capital Works
Project Completion Report
Overview
This report provides Manatū Hauora with information about the delivery of the project to time, the
construction of the fluoridation plant, delivery to budget, and includes details of the claim being made.
Its overall purpose is to confirm compliance with the direction to fluoridate.
Instructions
The nominated and approved Certifying Engineer must complete all sections of this report then email
the report to
Allen + Clarke at [email address] by
the 10th day of the next
month following completion of the project.
Details of supply/supplies fluoridated
Local Authority name:
New Plymouth District Council
Water treatment plant(s):
New Plymouth WTP
Compliance date(s):
30 July 2023
Contract number:
222308313
Contracted budget:
$225,960.00 excluding GST
Was the project completed within the planned timeframe and compliance date(s)?
Yes
No
If the project was not completed within the planned timeframe or compliance date(s), explain why this
happened. Note that “completed” means the fluoridation plant has been commissioned and is safely
dosing fluoride into the supply.
Project completion date:
31/07/2023
To the best of your knowledge has the fluoridation plant (or plants) been
Yes
constructed in accordance with the approved design (which has been peer reviewed
No
against the Code of Practice for fluoridation of drinking-water supplies or the Good
Practice Guide for Fluoridation of Drinking Water Supplies)?
If not, please provide details and the reasons why:
Does the fluoridation plant (or plants) target a fluoride ion concentration of 0.80 or
Yes
0.85 m/L (allowing for any fluoride present in the raw water), and consistently
No
achieve a level of fluoride ion in the water supply within the range of 0.7 to
1.0 mg/L?
This is the optimal amount recommended by the World Health Organisation to provide
protection against tooth decay. If not, please provide details and the reasons why:
Are there any remaining technical issues that need to be followed up and closed
Yes
out?
No
Tell us about any outstanding issues or future risks. Will the completed project be sustainable for the
foreseeable future?
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There’s been some minor variability to the dose (remaining with the 0.7-1.0 mg/L range), this is being
monitored and adjustments being made to improve the control. This includes manual checks and lab
results.
Was the project completed within the project budget?
Yes
No
If the project was not completed within the budget, explain why this happened.
Were there any variations to the supply and/or install contract(s)?
Yes
No
Include details of all contract variations:
Second fluoride analyser was purchased from an alternate supplier, due to issues with the first
analyser that could not be suitably resolved with the first supplier.
Have you been through all the payment certificates and/or invoices for the project
Yes
and confirmed that only eligible cost items are being claimed from Manatū Hauora,
No
and/or that where fluoridation has been installed as part of a larger package of
works that the portion being claimed is reasonable?
Include any details of relevance:
Amount of claim
Amount claimed from Manatū Hauora (excl. GST):
$212,672.06
Attach copies of all payment certificates and/or invoices to the claim form (Appendix 1). Payment
certificates and/or invoices must be clearly marked up as necessary to reconcile these with the amount
claimed from Manatū Hauora.
Does this claim represent the final amount?
Yes
No
If there are further payment certificates and/or invoices, when will they be processed into a claim and
how much is that claim expected to be?
Final comments
Are there any final comments that you would like to make about the project to Manatū Hauora?
Certifying Engineer completing this report
Full name and job title
Signature
Date
Ben Plummer CPEng
25/08/2023
Principal Engineer – Water
Treatment
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Appendix 1: Claim Form
Attach copies of all payment certificates and/or invoices clearly marked up as necessary to reconcile these
with the amount claimed from Manatū Hauora.
Cert or
Date
Work covered
Amount of
Amount of
Summary of
invoice
certificate/
claim (excl.
reason for
refer-
invoice (excl.
GST)
difference
ence
GST)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total claimed $
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