The Reviewers are grateful to the following people that gave generously of their time at the interviews. Each individual's contribution assisted the Reviewers in coming to an understanding of the Project and in the development of this Report.
Interviewee | TGP Role |
Karen Mitchell | Project Manager -Procurement & Negotiation Phases |
Shane Avers | Commercial & Finance Manager |
Dan Marshall | Former Head of New Zealand Treasury PPP Unit Commercial Adviser - Treasury |
Colin Crampton | Senior Responsible Officer Convenor - TGP Governance Group |
Bruce Wattie | Financial and Commercial Adviser |
Sir Brian Roche | Former Chairperson - WGP Consortium |
Tom Hunt & Bevan Peachey | Representatives of Finance Industry Involvement in New Zealand PPP Projects |
Laura Harris | Debt Provider - WGP Consortium |
Peter Spies | Technical Support |
Peter Ward | Team member - Business Case development |
Craig Nicholson | Lead - Consenting Phase Member - RFP Evaluation Project Manager & Waka Kotahi representative - Contract Negotiation Phase Project Manager & Transport Agency Representative - post Financial Close |
Kevin Reid | Lead - Business Case development |
Neil Walker | Technical Support - Network Performance |
Rod James | Technical Support - Highways Manager |
Ian Purdy | Equity and long-term debt provider - Positive Connection Consortium (unsuccessful RFP Respondent) |
Richard Percy | GWRC: Implementation and compliance - consent and resource conditions (written interview response) |
Robert Jones | Fulton Hogan/Fletchers joint venture - Positive Connection Consortium (unsuccessful RFP Respondent) |
Kevin Doherty | PPP Project Director Chair - TGP Decision Making Team |
Ian Bond | Project Adviser - Costs |
Geoff Dangerfield | Chief Executive Officer |
Richard Quinn | |
John Park | New Zealand Treasury - Member of TGP Governance Group |
Stephen Town | Senior Management Team - Waka Kotahi Member - TGP Governance Group |
Hugh Kettle | Project Adviser - Legal |
Andrew Stevens | Leightons Construction - WGP Consortium |