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ACE New Zealand logos and brand usage guide.
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Results from our survey on how ACE members are managing current business challenges.
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ACE New Zealand 2024/25 Annual Report
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Kiwirail Practice Alert December 2025
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How’s Business survey March 2025
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Remuneration Survey Summary Report 2025
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Results from our survey on how ACE members are managing current business challenges.
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A guide to The Contractual Mistakes Act 1977, Contractual Remedies Act 1979 and the Fair Trading Act 1986 and how it rel...
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6 August 2025: An important message about the use of PS4 producer statements.
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Producer Statements
A practical guide to building robust, consistent systems that help deliver quality outcomes for clients and projects.
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5 June 2025: An important message about insurance carve-out contract terms.
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18 February 2025: An important message about the terms of contract for KiwiRail's RFT for Prequalified Panel, CCCS.
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2 December 2024: An important message about potential criminal liability under the Building Act for inaccurate PS4 produ...
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Producer Statements
A letter from Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop in response to questions from ACE New Zealand, Engineering New Ze...
2 May 2024: An important update on our work to address concerns about the Waikato Local Authority Shared Services Profes...
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18 April 2024: An important update on our work to address concerns about the Waikato Local Authority Shared Services Pro...
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12 April 2024: An important message about the Waikato Local Authority Shared Services Professional Services Panel.
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3 April 2024: An important message about the terms of contract for the Waikato Local Authority Shared Services Professio...
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The revised producer statements and quality documents will significantly improve engineers' and consenting authorities' ...
Producer Statements
A letter to ministers calling for an urgent advertising campaign to promote Aotearoa New Zealand as an attractive destin...
A report from ACE New Zealand, Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, Civil Contractors NZ and Registe...
CCCS and Special Conditions for Consultancy Services as of July 2021.
ACE New Zealand's Personnel Impact Report 2021
ACE New Zealand member logo package and brand usage guidelines.
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References from clauses in the General Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services.
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He Rau Aroha is a rōpū of Māori consultants,
scientists, and engineers from across the
private infrastructure secto...
ACE New Zealand 2023/24 Annual Report
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ACE New Zealand Annual General Meeting 2024 Minutes.
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Results from our survey on how ACE members are managing current business challenges.
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An example of a quality policy statement.
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An example of a policy for AI use.
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Results from our survey on how ACE members are managing current business challenges.
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The ACE New Zealand Business Insights Report is designed to help members gain a sense of where your business sits in rel...
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The authors of producer statements, and their employers, can face significant liabilities when the work associated with ...
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A summary of the Remuneration Survey 2024.
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Results from our survey on how ACE members are managing current business challenges.
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A letter to Minister of Education Erica Stanford on the role of engineers in shaping New Zealand’s future and the chal...
A letter to the Infrastructure Commission to provide member feedback on Infrastructure New Zealand's paper Developing an...
Results from our survey on how ACE members are managing current business challenges.
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ACE New Zealand Annual General Meeting 2023 Minutes.
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ACE New Zealand's Progressive Procurement Policy.
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Procurement pricing and bidding
This workbook is intended to be used alongside The Pillars Competency Framework to help you get the most out of the fram...
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The Pillars Competency Framework is a comprehensive non-technical capability framework tailored specifically for the eng...
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A guide for ACE New Zealand members to identify terms of concern within contracts.
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An example of a policy to support employees returning from parental leave.
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An example of a koha policy.
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An example of a health and wellness benefit policy.
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An example of a flexible working policy.
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A summary of the Remuneration Survey 2023.
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Regulations to set the procedures ACE will follow when considering any dispute raised about an ACE member, Board member,...
Regulations to set the minimum levels of insurance ACE members must hold pursuant to ACE Rule 4.2.
ACE New Zealand 2022/23 Annual Report
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Understanding the intellectual property rights when engaging in contractual relationships.
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General guidance for ACE members when creating or editing a contract for digital engagement services.
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A summary of the Remuneration Survey 2022.
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A report on what ACE New Zealand members are doing to provide mentally healthy workplaces.
ACE New Zealand Annual General Meeting 2021 Minutes.
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ACE New Zealand Annual Report 2021/2022
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The A series is for an engineer to use for designs where a building consent is not required.
Producer Statements
A summary of the Remuneration Survey 2021.
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A guide to the ACE New Zealand/Engineering New Zealand Short Form Agreement for Consultant Engagement.
Contract Guidelines
A guide for engineers on the use and importance of third party disclaimers in advice they issue, and to outline how they...
Contract Guidelines
ACE New Zealand Annual Report 2020/2021
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An example Force Majeure provision for use with NZS 3910:2013. This example is provided for general information purposes...
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ACE New Zealand commissioned a report from Sense Partners to understand the broad themes affecting the infrastructure se...
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ACE New Zealand commissioned this report for a broad thematic overview of infrastructure investment in New Zealand in th...
ACE New Zealand Annual General Meeting 2020 Minutes.
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A guide to the changes made to the Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services (CCCS).
Contract Guidelines
A Producer Statement for Building Consent Authorities for the issue of a Building Consent or a Code Compliance Certifica...
Producer Statements
A Producer Statement for Building Consent Authorities for the issue of a Building Consent or a Code Compliance Certifica...
Producer Statements
A Producer Statement for Building Consent Authorities for the issue of a Building Consent or a Code Compliance Certifica...
Producer Statements
Guidelines to encourage consistent, reasonable and appropriate practice in issuing and accepting producer statements ori...
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A guide to mediation and arbitration of construction contract disputes.
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Issues when delivering a design and build project.
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Based on CEAS’s Guide to Retirement Issues for Consulting Engineers (2007), this guide details issues that can affect ...
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A guide to peer reviewing the work or services of a consulting engineer.
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A list of phrases and terminology for commonly used insurance terms.
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A guide to the successful secondment of staff between engineering consulting firms in New Zealand.
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An example of an individual employment agreement.
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A guide to managing staff selection and appointment, development, training, appraisal and remuneration. This document al...
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A guide to owning an engineering firm in New Zealand.
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A guide to transferring ownership of an engineering consultancy in New Zealand.
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A summary of the steps consultants should take to minimise the risk of drawings being altered by unauthorised people, wh...
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An introduction to the common forms of intellectual property.
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An expert witness is an independent professional who has an important contribution to make in judicial proceedings. Thes...
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Contract Guidelines
Outlines the more common cases where prosecution may occur, where the liabilities may lie, and what defences could be so...
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Benefits of Qualification based Selection (QBS).
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An interpretation of the way the Act will be applied for contract administration (as it may affect a consulting engineer...
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A model form for the Consultant's Deed of Professional Care.
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Issues when delivering a design and build project.
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Project management principals for engineering consultants.
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For designers of building disciplines to understand your responsibilities and the responsibilities of others in relation...
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Defining the fundamentals of acceptable office practice for structural engineering design.
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Emergency management preparedness for you and your staff. This document covers the role of individuals and agencies, pre...
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A summary of the Personnel Survey 2019.
Specific Conditions of Contract for Panel Agreements.
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Part B of the Tender Design Services for a design and construct contract.
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A guide to the ACE New Zealand Short Form Agreement for Subconsultant Engagement (Subs Agreement).
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Shortform Agreement for Subconsultant Engagement.
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For professional consultants and clients to estimate a reasonable range for the consultants maximum liability.
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Special conditions Part A to the Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services (CCCS).
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A short agreement for small to medium projects as risk and responsibility are reasonably shared between the parties (SFA...
Contracts
Special conditions Part B to the Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services (CCCS).
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ACE New Zealand Annual General Meeting 2019 Minutes.
AGM
ACE New Zealand Annual General Meeting 2018 Minutes.
AGM
All ACE New Zealand members agree to abide by the ACE New Zealand rules.
This letter template may be used in lieu of a PS4 for clause B2 – Durability. The purpose of this letter is to confirm...
Producer Statements
This letter template may be used in lieu of a PS2 for clause B2 – Durability. The purpose of this letter is to confirm...
Producer Statements
ACE New Zealand Annual Report 2019/2020.
Annual Report
This letter template may be used in lieu of a PS1 for clause B2 – Durability.
Producer Statements
This schedule of ongoing inspection and maintenance of structural elements shall be included with the Operations and Mai...
Producer Statements
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ACE New Zealand Annual Report 2018/19.
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ACE New Zealand Annual Report 2017/18.
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