The ACE New Zealand Business Insights Report is designed to help members gain a sense of where your business sits in relation to other engineering and consulting firms, allowing you to benchmark your performance and inform your decisions.
A guide to working with the media in New Zealand including speaking to journalists, how to manage sensitive issues and how to identify opportunities that can promote the engineering industry and ACE New Zealand.
A letter to the Infrastructure Commission to provide member feedback on Infrastructure New Zealand's paper Developing and refining the public private partnership model and other infrastructure financing tools in New Zealand.
Emergency management preparedness for you and your staff. This document covers the role of individuals and agencies, preparing priority response agreements and standard contracts, current legislation and agreements that impact on risks and liability; and where to get more information on legislation, training.
An example Force Majeure provision for use with NZS 3910:2013. This example is provided for general information purposes only. It is not legal advice and should not be relied on as an alternative to specific legal advice. ACE New Zealand disclaims liability for any such reliance.
The authors of producer statements, and their employers, can face significant liabilities when the work associated with the producer statement is judged to not be up to acceptable standards. This guidance note details how firms and individuals can navigate issues that may arise as the result of issuing producer statements.
ACE New Zealand commissioned this report for a broad thematic overview of infrastructure investment in New Zealand in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ACE New Zealand commissioned a report from Sense Partners to understand the broad themes affecting the infrastructure sector in New Zealand in the wake of COVID-19.
A letter from Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop in response to questions from ACE New Zealand, Engineering New Zealand and Civil Contractors New Zealand.
This letter template may be used in lieu of a PS4 for clause B2 â Durability. The purpose of this letter is to confirm that direct construction monitoring has been limited.
This letter template may be used in lieu of a PS2 for clause B2 â Durability. The purpose of this letter is to confirm that we have reviewed how compliance with Clause B2 (Durability) of the Building Code will be achieved.
A letter to Minister of Education Erica Stanford on the role of engineers in shaping New Zealandâs future and the challenges we are facing in education and addressing skill shortages.
A letter to ministers calling for an urgent advertising campaign to promote Aotearoa New Zealand as an attractive destination for skilled workers around the globe, signed by ACE New Zealand, Civil Contractors New Zealand, Te KÄhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects and Registered Master Builders.
Guidelines to encourage consistent, reasonable and appropriate practice in issuing and accepting producer statements originating from Chartered Professional Engineers (CPEng).
A Producer Statement for Building Consent Authorities for the issue of a Building Consent or a Code Compliance Certificate, without having to duplicate design or construction checking undertaken by others.
A Producer Statement for Building Consent Authorities for the issue of a Building Consent or a Code Compliance Certificate, without having to duplicate design or construction checking undertaken by others.
A Producer Statement for Building Consent Authorities for the issue of a Building Consent or a Code Compliance Certificate, without having to duplicate design or construction checking undertaken by others.
The revised producer statements and quality documents will significantly improve engineers' and consenting authorities' quality assurance and administrative processes. And, for the first time, the documents are hosted online â with benefits such as real-time updates, cross-population of fields and greater consistency nationwide.
Based on CEASâs Guide to Retirement Issues for Consulting Engineers (2007), this guide details issues that can affect retired members and member firms when retiring.
A report from ACE New Zealand, Te KÄhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, Civil Contractors NZ and Registered Master Builders Association, July 2021.
A guide to managing staff selection and appointment, development, training, appraisal and remuneration. This document also covers various aspects of Continuing Professional Development for the employer and the employee.
This schedule of ongoing inspection and maintenance of structural elements shall be included with the Operations and Maintenance manuals and provided to the Owner/Body Corporate and building managers.
A guide to The Contractual Mistakes Act 1977, Contractual Remedies Act 1979 and the Fair Trading Act 1986 and how it relates to the contracting engineer.
An expert witness is an independent professional who has an important contribution to make in judicial proceedings. These notes will provide a guide for any consultant involved in court hearings.
The Pillars Competency Framework is a comprehensive non-technical capability framework tailored specifically for the engineering and consulting sectors here in New Zealand.
A guide for engineers on the use and importance of third party disclaimers in advice they issue, and to outline how they operate legally to minimise the exposure risk to third party claims relating to advice.
A summary of the steps consultants should take to minimise the risk of drawings being altered by unauthorised people, whether deliberately or by accident, and how they can minimise the risk to legal liability for drawings.
