NZQA registered unit standard
18930 version 3
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Title
Apply ethical standards to the evaluation of tenders using NZTA
procurement procedures
Level
6
Purpose
Credits
6
This unit standard is for infrastructure civil engineering
practitioners who have experience in, and candidates seeking
to demonstrate competence of, applying ethical standards
when evaluating tenders for an NZTA procurement contract.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of ethical and professional standards and duties,
obligations, and conditions imposed by legislation, and relevant
codes of ethics when evaluating tenders for an NZTA
procurement contract; and demonstrate professionally ethical
behaviour within the context of evaluating tenders using
infrastructure procurement procedures.
Classification
Infrastructure Civil Engineering > Infrastructure Asset
Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All evidence for this unit standard must be in accordance with current editions of the
following Acts, manuals and New Zealand Standards:
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Transit New Zealand Act 1989;
Procurement manual for activities funded through the National Land Transport
Programme (New Zealand Transport Agency, 2009) available at
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/procurement-manual/;
New Zealand Standard NZS 3910: 2003 Conditions of contract for building and civil
engineering construction; NZS 3915: 2005, Conditions of contract for building and
civil engineering construction (where no person is appointed to act as engineer to the
contract). New Zealand Standards are available from Standards New Zealand at:
www.standards.co.nz;
Conditions of contract for consultancy services (Wellington: Association of Local
Government Engineers of New Zealand, Institute of Professional Engineers New
Zealand, 2009) (CCCS) available from The Association of Consulting Engineers New
Zealand (ACENZ), PO Box 10247, Wellington, Telephone 04 472 1202, Fax 04 473
3814;
Contract Procedures Manual (New Zealand Transport Agency, 2010) available online
at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/contract-procedures-manual/;
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Long term procurement strategy (2005) available online from New Zealand Transport
Agency at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/long-term-procurement-plan/docs/longterm-procurement-plan.pdf;
New Zealand Contract Management Manual (NZCMM, 2001) is available from
Ingenium, PO Box 25415, Ground Floor, Panama Street, Wellington 6146,
Telephone 04 499 5807, Fax 04 473 1025.
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Definitions
NZTA Procurement Manual means the Procurement Manual for activities funded
through the National Land Transport Programme.
RFP means Request for Proposal – the document prepared by a tendering authority
which contains the information on which the tenderers base their tender. Referred to
as tender documents in NZS 3910, these include the tender advertisement,
conditions of tender, General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract,
specifications, drawings, and Schedule of Prices.
Professional association refers to any professional grouping related to the practice of
evaluating tenders to which the candidate belongs. Such groups could include but
are not limited to – Association of Local Government Engineers of New Zealand
(ALGENZ), Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (IPENZ),
Association of Consulting Engineers of New Zealand (ACENZ).
3
The following requirements apply to the performance of all outcomes in this unit
standard:
a documented organisation quality management requirements;
b documented organisation health and safety and environmental procedures;
c recognised industry codes and practices;
d all activities are to be completed and reported within agreed timeframes and
delegated authority;
e all communications must be made in accordance with the organisation’s
documented procedures for content, recipient, timing and method;
f all activities must comply with any policies, procedures, and requirements of the
organisations involved; the ethical codes and standards relevant to professional
bodies; and any relevant cultural, legislative and/or regulatory requirements,
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, the Resource Management Act 1991, Transit New
Zealand Act 1989, and their subsequent amendments and regulations.
4
Assessment will be made on the basis of evidence of demonstrated performance in
actual work situations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of ethical and professional standards and duties, obligations, and
conditions imposed by legislation, and relevant codes of ethics when evaluating tenders
for an NZTA procurement contract
Evidence requirements
1.1
Ethical issues are described in terms of the client’s interest, the supplier, and
the tender evaluation process.
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1.2
Professional codes of ethics are identified as relevant to the tender evaluation
process.
could include but is not limited to – ACENZ, ALGENZ, IPENZ.
Range
1.3
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Duties, obligations, and conditions imposed by legal obligations are identified in
terms of those relevant to the tender evaluation process.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate professionally ethical behaviour within the context of evaluating tenders
using infrastructure procurement procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – all tendering information is treated as confidential.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Evaluations demonstrate compliance with the requirements and intent of the
NZTA Procurement Manual and legal obligations.
includes but is not limited to – non-conforming tender, alternative
tender, tender tags, late tenders.
Range
2.2
The evaluation process is transparent and impartial.
2.3
Processing of requests for information or clarifications(s) comply with the RFP,
purchaser’s published policies and procedures and the requirements of the
NZTA Procurement Manual.
2.4
Compliance with the rules of the nominated professional association meets
professional association requirements.
2.5
Documentation of tender evaluation complies with professional association
requirements and demonstrates fairness in the tender evaluation process.
2.6
Tenders are evaluated in accordance with ethical standards, NZTA
Procurement Manual requirements and professional association requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 January 2002
31 December 2011
Revision
2
19 February 2004
31 December 2011
Review
3
18 March 2011
N/A
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Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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the content of this unit standard.
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