Assess and prioritise additional minor improvements

Introduction

Approved Organisations and the NZTA (state highways) apply a simplified process to assess and prioritise additional minor improvements and decide whether to proceed.

Assessment and prioritisation process

Minor improvements Improvement projects (both roading and PT The carriage of passengers for hire or reward by means of vehicles as defined in section 5 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0118/latest/DLM226238.html?search=ts_act%40bill%40regulation%40deemedreg_land+transport+management+act_resel_25_a&p=1 ) of $300,00 (was $250,000 for the 2012-15 NLTP) cost or less than are within the definition of existing improvements work categories. Minor improvements are delivered as a programme with block funding under delegated authority. are expected to be assessed and prioritised by Approved Organisations and the NZTA (State Highways) using their own processes. These are expected to be simpler than the full assessment under the NZTA’s Assessment Framework, but should consider the value for money Selecting the right things to do, implementing them in the right way, at the right time and for the right price. represented by activities under the NZTA’s assessment framework.

If a Minor Improvements allocation over the guaranteed base amount (calculated as 5% of the approved Maintenance Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. ) is sought, the NZTA’s Minor Improvements template must be used.

Or for Public Transport improvements the PT Minor Improvements template must be used.

Note that these templates have been created in Excel 2007 and that the "Summary of Activities" worksheet will show #NAME? errors if opened in Excel 2003.