Visitor Management Services Contract for Mangatepopo and Ketetahi Road Ends

a) Agency name: Department of Conservation b) Agency address: Whakapapa Village, State Highway 48, Mount Ruapehu c) Successful supplier�s name: Tiaki Solutions Tuwharetoa Limited d) Successful supplier�s address: 1018 State Highway 5, RD 3, Taupo e) Successful supplier�s New Zealand Business Number (NZBN): 9429041777046 f) Description of the services or goods: Management of visitor pressures at Mangatepopo and Ketetahi road ends.

Services include: - Traffic management - Visitor support (advocacy) - Maintenance of DOC assets - Visitor and concessionaire compliance g) Date the contract was awarded (being the date DOC signed the contract):15th December 2023 h) Duration of the contract including any extension/renewal options:10 months, plus two rights of renewal for one year, and six months (maximum contract length two years and five months) i) Expected spend under the contract (GST exclusive): $432,000 j) Type of procurement process: Selective procurement (sole source) k) Exemption justification: Government Procurement Rule 14.9.C (only one supplier)