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Funding manuals & procedures
The following manuals and amendments can be purchased from Land Transport New Zealand by using this order form order@nzta.govt.nz. Some are also available as downloads from this site.
Manuals that set out funding policies and procedures
| Manual number | Title | Release date | Latest amendment number and date | Contact | Cost incl GST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFM1 | Standards and guidelines manual | 30/5/97 |
2 |
12/8/98 |
Bob Alkema | $45.00 |
| PFM1 | Programme and funding manual | 01/07/98 |
3 |
8/06 |
Murray Riley | $70.00 |
| PPFM1 | Planning, programming and funding manual | 25/08/08 |
Bob Alkema | |||
| EEM1 | Economic evaluation manual - volume 1 | 15/11/06 |
1 |
1/10/07 |
Economic evaluation | $90.00 |
| EEM2 | Economic evaluation manual - volume 2 | 1/10/05 |
Economic evaluation | $90.00 |
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| PFM3 | Competitive pricing procedures - volume 1 Physical works and professional services | 01/03/97 |
39 |
30/6/02 |
Bernie Cuttance | |
| TFM4 | Competitive pricing procedures - volume 2 Public passenger transport | 01/07/02 |
1 |
1/12/03 |
Michelle McCormick | $45.00 |
| PFM6 | RAMM road condition rating and roughness manual | 01/07/97 |
Bob Alkema | $55.00 |
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| PFM7 | Local authority RAMM database operation manual | 01/07/97 |
Bob Alkema | $70.00 |
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| TFM9 | Road safety audit procedures for projects | 25/11/04 |
Ian Appleton | No charge |
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The following additional documents are also available from either the contacts below or as downloads:
| Title | Release date | Latest amendment | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement procedure and guidelines for community focused activities | 07/07 | Lynne Batty | |
| Transit safety audit policy & procedures | 08/93 | Superseded by TFM9 above | Ian Appleton |
| Safety audit procedures for existing roads report RA97/623S | 12/98 | Ian Appleton | |
| Interim procedures for the safety audit of traffic control at roadworks report RA98/689S | 02/99 | Revised and incorporated into Transit NZ Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management Appendix 3 | Ian Appleton |
| Passenger transport funding procedures | 03/04 | New procedures effective 1 July 2004 | Neil Bennett |
Standards and guidelines manual (Manual No. TFM1)
The Standards and guidelines manual contains Land Transport NZ's policies and procedures documents for the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP). Standards are mandatory for all organisations receiving funds from the NLTP and guidelines are statements of good practice. Where organisations receiving funds from the NLTP materially modify a guideline, or follow an alternative one, sufficient traceable justification should be retained for audit purposes.
A copy of the Standards & guidelines manual can be purchased from Land Transport New Zealand by contacting us on 04 931 8700 or by e-mail at order@nzta.govt.nz.
Economic evaluation manual - volume 1 (EEM1)
Land Transport NZ's Economic evaluation manual - volume 1 (EEM1) is the industry's standard for the economic evaluation of roading projects and is used by approved organisations for project economic evaluation and the preparation of funding applications to Land Transport NZ. The EEM1 sets out procedures and values to be used for the calculation of benefits such as savings in travel time, increased trip reliability, changes in vehicle operating costs, reduced accident costs, as well as benefits from increased road user comfort, reduced driver frustration and impacts on the environment and non-road users. The Economic evaluation manual - volume 1 (EEM1) replaces the Project evaluation manual (PEM) and is a companion to EEM volume 2. Economic evaluation software is now available, which replaces the previous Project evaluation manual (PEM) software.
When an economic evaluation has already been completed using the procedures prior to EEM1 amendment 1, use the latest update factors (in appendix A12) to bring the benefits and costs up to July 2007 values before submitting it for funding consideration.
EEM1 is available in PDF format, it can be downloaded and used free of charge. Hard-copies can be ordered for $90.00 (including postage and GST) using the order form.
Download
- EEM1 - includes amendment 1, effective 1 October 2007 (PDF, 4.8 MB)
Editable forms
- Simplified procedures (Word doc, 1.8 MB)
- Blank worksheets (Word doc, 2.6 MB)
Amendments
- EEM1 - amendment pages only (PDF, 789 KB)
Economic evaluation manual - volume 2 (EEM2)
The Economic evaluation manual - volume 2 (EEM2) replaces the Transfund Alternatives to roading (ATR) manual. It contains procedures and guidance for the calculation of benefits for transport demand management proposals. In addition to the freight and passenger transport services of the ATR manual the EEM2 is expanded to the broader spectrum of transport demand management type projects including tolling and travel behaviour change, as well as walking and cycling.
An electronic version of EEM2 can be downloaded and used free of charge.
Download
- EEM2 - effective 1 October 2005 (PDF, 828 KB)
Editable forms
- SP8 Freight transport services (Word doc, 306 KB)
- SP9 New passenger transport services (Word doc, 218 KB)
- SP10 Existing passenger transport services (Word doc, 224 KB)
- SP11 Walking and cycling projects (Word doc, 241 KB)
- SP12 Travel behaviour change projects (Word doc, 320 KB)
- SP12 Travel behaviour change projects worksheets (Excel doc, 137 KB)
- A14 Accident cost savings (Word doc, 167 KB)
Travel behaviour change procedures and guidelines
Land Transport New Zealand (formerly Transfund), in cooperation with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and local government, have developed evaluation procedures for travel behaviour change initiatives that involve school, workplace and household travel plans. The evaluation procedures (now contained in EEM2 SP12), together with a guidance handbook, literature review, and technical report on how the evaluation procedures were developed, are available for downloading using the links below.
Downloads
- Guidance handbook - Effective 1 December 2004 (PDF, 1.25 MB)
Evaluation procedures in the Guidance handbook have been superseded by EEM2 SP12 - Technical report - Effective 1 December 2004 (PDF, 1.53 MB)
- Literature review - Effective 1 December 2004 (PDF, 1.02 MB)
Competitive pricing procedures manual - volume 1 Physical works and professional services (Manual No. PFM3)
Volume 1 of the competitive pricing procedures (CPP) manual (CPP volume 1) contains procurement procedures approved by Land Transport NZ for use by approved organisations when purchasing physical works and professional services. In addition to the mandatory procedures, which must be followed to be eligible for Land Transport NZ funding, the manual provides guidance on the application of these procurement procedures. This manual, and documents associated with it (including cost adjustment updates), can be found on the Competitive pricing procedures manual - volume 1 Physical works and professional services (Manual No. PFM3) page.
Competitive pricing procedures manual - volume 2 Public passenger transport (Manual No. TFM4)
Volume 2 of the competitive pricing procedures (CPP) manual (CPP volume 2) contains the standard competitive pricing procedures approved by Land Transport NZ (previously by Transfund) for use by local authorities when purchasing public passenger transport services. In addition to the mandatory procedures, which must be followed to be eligible for Land Transport NZ funding, the manual provides guidance on the application of the CPPs.
In circumstances where these standard CPPs are unsuitable Land Transport NZ will consider alternative CPPs or variations to the standard CPPs. The criteria Land Transport NZ uses when considering approval of an alternative CPP are set down in section 26 of the Transit New Zealand Act and cover efficiency, safety, the public interest, and the maintenance of a competitive supply market.
CPP volume 2 can be purchased from Land Transport NZ by contacting us on 04 931 8700 or by e-mail at order@nzta.govt.nz.
Land Transport NZ cost indices (CPP manual vol 2 Appendix B)
Contracts may specify that the price will be adjusted to compensate for cost fluctuation using the Land Transport NZ (formerly Transfund) standard indexation formula. Appendix B to CPP volume 2 sets out how this is done using cost adjustment factors. The latest cost adjustment factors and the Statistics NZ indices that they are based on, can be downloaded using one of the two links below.
These tables are updated quarterly, usually in March, June, September and December.
Download
- CPP2 cost adjustment factors, Excel version - March 2008 (Excel spreadsheet, 77 KB)
- CPP2 cost adjustment factors, PDF version - March 2008 (PDF, 30 KB)
Procurement procedure and guidelines for community focused activities
Procurement procedure and guidelines for community focused activities contains the approved procedure for the procurement of goods and services required to deliver activities classified by Land Transport New Zealand as ‘community focused activities’ (work categories 431: community coordination, 432: community programmes and 433: community advertising). The document also includes guidelines to help approved organisations apply Land Transport NZ’s approved procurement procedure.
Download
RAMM road condition rating and roughness manual (Manual No. PFM6)
Land Transport NZ's (formerly Transfund's) RAMM Road condition and roughness manual is the industry standard for the measurement and recording of defects shown by each road section, for both sealed and unsealed roads, in a standard and objective manner. This provides a measure of the condition of each road section, which can be used to assess routine maintenance and when pavements need to be renewed. Defects measured include roughness, rutting, shoving, cracking, potholes, edgebreak, flushing and water channels faults. A review of this manual is currently underway. An updated version is likely to be available later this year.
Local authority RAMM database operation manual (Manual No. PFM7)
Land Transport NZ 's Local authority RAMM database operation manual is an industry guideline for developing operational procedures and activities to ensure optimum accuracy and timeliness of local authority RAMM databases. The manual provides:
- procedures for maintaining RAMM databases including a maintenance checklist and standard forms
- some general information on activities, responsibilities and reporting requirements
- procedures for adding Lookup Codes.
The RAMM database operation manual can be purchased from Land Transport NZ by contacting us on 04 931 8700 or by e-mail at order@nzta.govt.nz.
Road safety audit procedures for projects (Manual No. TFM9)
In April 2004 Transfund issued General circular 04/05 (Word doc, 98 KB) that described its policy on road safety audits, as applied to new works. This policy came into force on 1 July 2004. Transit's "Safety audit policy and procures" (1993) has been revised in consultation with an industry working group to reflect this new policy. The revised guideline is available by downloading (PDF, 12.21 MB) or by contacting Ian.Appleton@nzta.govt.nz.
The revised guideline includes Land Transport NZ's policy (formerly Transfund's policy) and the audit checklists. These can be downloaded separately as Word documents.
- Appendix 1 Transfund policy requirements including road safety audit exception declaration and master checklist (Word doc, 81 KB)
- Appendix 2 Detailed checklists (Word doc, 1.05 MB)
- Appendix 4 Example of audit recommendations decision tracking form (Word doc, 88 KB)
Last updated: 25 August 2008