The Christchurch City Council Construction Standard Specifications series contains details of methods and acceptable materials to construct assets that will be taken over or maintained by Christchurch City Council.
This web page details the current materials approved for use within Christchurch City Council’s roading, water, wastewater and surface water systems.
The selection of materials for installation in a particular location should consider the particular design constraints of the project in conjunction with the criteria set out in the Christchurch City Council Infrastructure Design Standard.
Final acceptance is granted to those components of an asset system that fully comply with the requirements.
Approved Materials List
CCC is in the process of establishing an Approved Materials List . Once established any product used with Christchurch’s water, wastewater or drainage networks will require to be approved prior to construction. This also includes any products to be vested with the city council. This list will become active from 1st January 2011, when any previous approvals will be rescinded, but there will be an extension given until 1st July 2011 for any product proven to be going through an independent approval process. See the notes below for further details.
Application for inclusion on the Approval Materials list
All previous approvals will be rescinded after 1st January 2011.
All suppliers and manufacturers who wish to supply materials into CCC will be required to provide the information under each standard application and material type prior to 1st January 2011.
All suppliers and manufacturers will provide information to prove manufacture to the appropriate New Zealand/Australian standard/s, or appropriate world standard if NZS/AS not available. This will be in the form of a third party product accreditation system such as Standards Mark or an independent audit of a testing regime as defined by certain standards.
Where there is no Australian, New Zealand, or International standard applicable to a product, then Council shall require appraisal by a national body such as Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), but this will not replace the Australian/New Zealand standard where one exists.
All manufacturers/suppliers to have in place a quality management system certified as complying with AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 "Quality management systems – Requirements."
All suppliers and manufacturers will also provide information to prove they meet the CCC specific Performance Standards.
Some Performance Standards may refer to Christchurch City Council Design Memos. These Design Memos are provided within this website.
All suppliers and manufacturers will provide proof of their accreditations. All product certificates will be available on site for audit by CCC staff.
All suppliers and manufacturers will have the right of appeal to CCC. This will involve presenting to CCC personnel and potentially a trial of the material within Christchurch Limits prior to approval.
Timescale
After 1st January 2011, the approved materials list will be updated 4 times per year, 1st April, 1st July, 1st October, 1st January.
All suppliers and manufacturers will be required to provide proof that they meet CCC standards 1 month before update date in order for new or expiring products to be considered for the next update.
Approved Material List
This list will be available through this website within the next few weeks, until then please e-mail approvedmaterials@ccc.govt.nz for a copy.
Design memos
Recycled Crushed Concrete (RCC)
The use of Recycled Crushed Concrete materials meeting NZTA (Transit) specifications is approved for Christchurch City roads.
Basecourse materials shall meet the TNZ M/4: 2006 specification, as specified in CSS: Part 1 – General, clause 29.4 and detailed on pages 12 and 13 of the specification for basecourse aggregate and Appendix 3 of the notes to the specification for basecourse aggregate. Please pay particular attention to the foreign material and special considerations requirements.
Subbase materials shall meet the grading requirements of CCC AP65 specified in CSS: Part 1 – General, clause 29.2. Please pay particular attention to the foreign material and special considerations requirements as above.
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Contact us
For further information on approved materials and assets, contact the Council or search the technical and manufacturing requirements for assets to be vested in Christchurch City Council.
City Environment, Asset Management
Phone: (03) 941 8999
