In addition to the RFP, documents provided to the Proponents included:
• Draft IPAA22 (and draft PAA later in the TOC phase)
• Set of draft KRAs (without KPIs and without a developed Performance Framework)
• Outline programme for TOC Development Phase23
• Incomplete Specimen Design ("reference design")
• NZTA's estimate of project cost
• Outcomes of investigations and road safety audits relating to the Specimen Design
• Details of the methodology that the Evaluation Panel would use for evaluating Final Proposals
The information provided to proponents resulted in two conforming and satisfactory Project Proposals at the end of the TOC Development Phase.
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22 The Interim Project Alliance Agreement (IPAA) serving as the formal legal agreement documenting the rights and obligations of NZTA and the Proponents during the Development Phase of the procurement process. It is equivalent to an Alliance Development Agreement. The PAA (Project Alliance Agreement) covers the delivery phase, superseding the IPAA.
23 The term "TOC Development Phase" is used interchangeably with "Development Phase" in this case study.