FRANKLIN DISTRICT COUNCIL LOCAL CONDITIONS FOR WORK ON ROAD RESERVE

A Supplement to the Auckland Code of Practice for Work in the Road (CoPWiR)

May 2007 A4 print layout

CONTENTS 1. Scope 2. Consent f or Works 3. Contractor’s Responsibilities 4. Hours of Wor k 5. Health and S afet y, and Qualit y Ass uranc e 6. Poles Erected in R oad Res erve 7. Positioni ng of Ser vices in Urban Areas 8. Materials 9. Road Crossings and Driveway Crossings 10. Infor mati on Signs 11. The 1 Metre R ule 12. Footpat h Reinst at ement 13. Non-conf ormanc e 14. Work Completion Record 15. Fee Structure

Appendices: Franklin District Council O perational Area Servic es Layout in the Berm Approval to Work close to Watercare Ser vices Plans of Known Services in the Franklin District

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Revision 1, May 2007 1. SCO PE

Franklin District Council has adopted the Auc kl and C ode of Practice f or Working in t he Road (CoPWiR). The C oP WiR, has been developed in partnership between the Auckland Utility Operators Group (AUOG) and t he A uc kland region’s Road Controlling Authorities (RCA’s). The CoPWiR covers the required standards for the planning, management and execution of any maint enance or repair wor k of existing services or any new inst allations, both underground and above- ground incl uding roadside ser vice s tructur es, within the road res erve.

In additi on to t he CoP WiR, Franklin District Council have devel oped t his suppl ement ary document whic h outlines the Loc al Conditions for Work in t he Road within t he Franklin district. These loc al conditions outline additional requirements to t he CoPWiR and are nec essar y t o reflec t t he loc al operating procedures and c onditions wit hin t he Franklin district.

All works undertaken in the Franklin district road reserve must compl y wit h the requirements of t he CoP WiR and with t he local conditions as outlined in this suppl ement ary document.

A copy of the CoPWiR can be downloaded from www. auog.org.nz. (Franklin District Council has not adopt ed Part 3 “Contractor Perfor mance” and Part 4 “Training” of the CoPWiR.)

In the event of any ambiguit y or contradiction between the CoPWiR and t he Franklin District Council Loc al Conditi ons as cont ained herein, the Local C onditi ons s hall t ake precedence.

The ai m of t he C oPWiR and this doc ument is t o: • provide c onsist enc y i n proc edure and qualit y of repair in all aspects of road and ser vice r einstatement • protect the ass ets of t he Franklin District Council • cause mini mum disruption and dist urbance to road users and adjacent propert y occ upiers during wor k

2. CONSENT FO R W ORKS

The principal provider must appl y to t he Franklin District Council’s Network Manager for approval to wor k on t he road re- serve, by submit ting a R oad Opening Notice (RON) application no fewer t han 15 days prior to the commencement of wor k. Applicati on forms can be obtai ned from Franklin District Council or from the Network Manager.

The Net wor k Manager for the Franklin District Council is currently O pus International Cons ultants, who can be contact ed on 09 237 1470.

3. CONTRACTOR’S RESPO NSI BILITIES

3.1 Traffic Management

The princi pal pr ovider mus t submit a Traf fic Management Plan (TMP) to t he Net wor k Manager at leas t 5 worki ng days prior to the commencement of wor k. The TMP must compl y wit h all requirements of t he lat est edition of the Transit Code of Pr actice f or Temporary Traffic Management (COPPTM). Where Generic Plans are being us ed, these shall be previ ousl y approved by the Net wor k Manager, and shall be referred to in t he application.

No work is to c ommenc e without an approved TMP.

The f ollowi ng tabl e det ails the road hi erarchy in Franklin with regards t o the required level of traffic c ontrol under COPTTM:

Level 2 Roads Level 1 Roads Level LV

Glenbrook Road All roads not Level 2 or Unsealed Roads

Gl enbrook—Wai uku Road LV Local roads with less Mill Road than 500 vehicles per Pukekohe East Road day

Any request t o close a road, impl ement a temporary s peed restriction, or change a regulat ory sign must be approved as part of t he TMP prior to the commenc ement of any wor k.

The f ollowi ng State Highways run t hrough the Franklin district: • Stat e Highway 1 • Stat e Highway 2 • Stat e Highway 22

Wher e any wor k ac tivit y or traffic management prac tice involves a St ate Highway, the principal provider mus t contac t Tran- sit New Z ealand for appr oval.

3.2 C onfirmation of B oundaries

The principal provider is responsible for confirming existing fences are on the pr opert y boundary prior to seeki ng approval for the location of any service installations. Failure to do so, will result in the principal provider meeting all costs associ- ated with future reloc ations should the need to reloc ate the ser vices for future roading improvements arise.

3.3 Loc ation and Prot ection of E xisting S ervices

The principal provi der is responsibl e for the location and protection of all overhead and underground servic es prior to and during all phases of work.

All Franklin District Council ser vice plans c an be obtai ned by contac ting the Cus tomer Ser vices t eam l ocat ed at the Frank- lin District Council of fices, 82 M anukau Road, Pukekohe, Phone (09) 237 1300 or www. franklindistrict.co. nz.

Applicants are advised that a special cons ent is required from Watercar e Ser vices Ltd t o work in close proxi mit y to a Wa- tercare wat ermai n or sewer. A c opy of the Watercare Ser vices Lt d requirements and approval procedure is included on page 11 of t his document.

Other Ser vice Authorities may also have s pecific requirements for wor king around t heir s ervices . The principal provider is responsi ble f or contacti ng all relevant Ser vice Aut horities t o obt ain t heir specific requirements.

Indicative plans of some of the known s er vice loc ations in the district are s hown on pages 14 and 15. These plans include some private s er vices which may not be readily available thr ough liaison wit h the main ser vice aut horities. These plans are provided as a guide. They ar e not detailed or complet e, and were bas ed on t he information available at the time of printing.

3.4 Trai ning

The princi pal provider is res ponsible for ensuring all s taff are sufficientl y trai ned and c ompetent t o undertake t he t as ks t hey are assigned during all phas es of the wor k.

3.5 Subcontractors

The principal provider must ens ure all s ubc ontrac tors are induct ed and are c ompet ent t o undertake the t as ks they are engaged to undertake, and are wor king in acc ordance wit h approved notices, c ons ents and TMP.

4. HOURS OF W ORK

The permitt ed hours of work are 7:00am t o 7: 00pm Monday t o S at urday on Loc al and Collec tor Roads, and 9: 00am to 3:00pm on Art erial Roads. The exc eptions t o this requirements are emergenc y wor k situations or where writt en approval has been obt ained from the Net wor k Manager.

Arterial roads within the Franklin District:

Buckland Road Massey Av enue

Collingwood Road Mill Road East Street Road Edinburgh Street (P ukek ohe) Pukek ohe E ast S treet George Str eet () Puni Road Glenbrook Road River Road Glenbrook- Road Stadi um Drive Kingseat Road Tobin Street Kitchener Road (Waiuk u) Waiuku Road Linwood Road Wesley Street Manukau Road West Street (Puk ekohe)

5. HEALTH AND S AFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

The princi pal provider mus t be able t o demonstrat e t o the Networ k Manager that t hey and t heir subcontract ors have appro- priate health and saf et y policies and qualit y assurance s ys tems in place prior t o the c ommencement of wor k.

6. POLES ERECTED IN RU RAL ROAD RESE RV E

All power poles and other above ground fi xt ures t o be erect ed or reloc ated within the road reser ve must be pegged out on- site prior to construction for inspection by the Network Manager, for approval of the location. In general, poles will only be permitt ed t o run down one side of the road, and mus t be kept wit hin 1m of the act ual boundar y in rural areas. Pole loc a- tions on t he outside of a c urve shall be avoided if at all possibl e.

Any power pole erec ted wit hin t he road res erve must have a hazard marker (fig. 5.3 of the Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings, V olume 2) attac hed t o it . T hes e hazard mar kers are t o be i nstalled in acc ordance wit h Secti on 5.5 of t he above mentioned manual, and are to be maint ained by the ser vice provider.

Franklin District Council res er ves t he right to require guardrail to be erec ted around any pole wit hin t he cl ear zone, which is considered to be at high risk of being hit by an errant vehicle. The cost of any guardrail work deemed necessary will be a cost t o the s ervice provider.

For the pur pose of this document, the clear zone adopt ed by Council is the operational area as defined in Appendi x A “Road Controlling Authority Operational Area”, which is 3m from the edge of seal.

7. POSITIONING OF SERVICES IN URBAN ARE AS

All services must be positioned in accordance with Franklin District Council’s Standard Detail R2 (as shown on page 10 of this document). If the principal provider can not ac hieve the l ay positions s hown in Standard Detail R2 , approval must be obt ained by the Net work M anager.

8. M ATERI ALS

No synthetic mat erial, i.e. “slag metal” is to be us ed in the top 300mm layer of bas e cours e in any construction, without specific approval in writing from the Networ k Manager. All base cours e mat erial used in the top 300mm must be crushed from nat urally occ urring quarried rock or waterworn gravel.

10. INFO RMATION SIG NS

Infor mati on signs, as per Secti on 6.4. 2.12 of t he CoPWiR, ar e not required unless specifically requested by t he Net work Manager.

11. T HE 1 M ETRE RUL E

The “1m Rule” as described in Secti on 8.7.1e of CoP WiR shall onl y appl y to urban roads, and not to rur al roads.

12. FOOTPATH REINST ATEM ENT

For footpath rei nstatement, an additional saw c ut mus t be made in front of all trees to allow for expansion.

13. NON-CO NFORM A NC ES

Franklin District Council res erves the right to issue non-conf ormanc es agains t the principal provi der f or breac hes of t he CoPWiR, or t hes e loc al conditions. I n t he event of 3 non-c onf ormances bei ng issued to an applicant wit hin 1 calendar year, Franklin District Council will not issue any further RON’s until the principal provider is able to demonstrate improved perfor manc e.

Any time inc urred by Franklin District Council staff or their representati ves as a result of non-conf ormanc e, such as for re- inspecti on of wor ks or traf fic control site audits , will be charged back to the principal in accordance with the fee str ucture cont ained in thes e c onditions.

W ORK COMPLETION RECORD

On completion of the work, t he principal provider is required to compl ete a Wor k Completion Record (part of the RON ap- plication form), and submit this, with any test results, to the Network Manager. The Network Manager will inspect the work, and will release the RON if the work is completed. In the case of outstanding work, the Network Manager will notify the principal provider and allow them the opport unit y to compl ete t he outstanding work. Shoul d any outst andi ng wor k not be completed, the Network manager will arrange for the work to be completed at the cost of the principal provider.

15. FEE STRUCTURE

The Franklin District Council’s fee structure for processing Road Opening Notices is set below:

Road Opening Notices : A) Isolat ed Openings $112.00 B) Trenching 0 – 99 metres $130.00 C) Trenching 100 – 499 metres $195.00 D) Trenching 500 – 999 metres $260.00 E) Trenching > 1000 metres $390.00

Additional c ost f or non-compliance shall be det er mined on the basis of act ual c osts wit h the f ollowing c harge out r ates: Hourly Rate - $85. 00 per hour Travel Rate - $0.85 per k m

Franklin District Council can amend the fee structure at their discretion. These will be outlined in the FDC Annual Plan: Fees and Charges. All fees will be invoiced to the principal provider monthly. Any unpaid invoices from previous consents from an applicant may result in f urther cons ents being declined until the invoic es are paid in full.

APPENDICES:

Franklin District Council Operational Area Services Layout in the Berm Approval to Work Close to Watercare Service Plans of Known Services in the Franklin District