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Working with us as a contractor

Buller District Council works with a number of businesses and contractors to help deliver important services and facilities to our community.

What you need to know

The below provides information for suppliers and contractors working with Council.

If you are new to work with us to provide products or services to Buller District Council, you will need to complete our new creditor/supplier application form.

This online application will capture all the relevant information required for us to set you / your company up as a supplier.

Once submitted, your application is reviewed and checked. If successful, your details will be loaded into our finance systems. This enables us to pay any invoices you submit.

You will also be given an ID number which you should use in any correspondence with Council.

Invoicing due dates

Invoices must reach us by the 5th working day of the month to ensure they can be processed for payment by the 20th of the month following the date of the invoice or the next working day. Invoices must be dated in the month the good or service was supplied.

For example: for goods or services provided in January:

A valid invoice dated 31 January and delivered by 5 February will be paid by 20 February.

A valid invoice dated 31 January and delivered between 6 February and 5 March will be paid on 20 March or at an earlier date at Council’s discretion.

Before you begin work with us, you will be supplied with a purchase order to confirm the goods or services that are required.  

Purchase Orders

When invoicing us a purchase order number must be present on the invoice for payment to be made. If you have not received your purchase order please contact the person you have been working with from Council to request one.

Invoice details

Please include the following information on your invoice:

  • Address the invoice to ‘Buller District Council'
  • Name of the supplier
  • An approved purchase order number (only one number per invoice)
  • GST number of the supplier
  • GST amount
  • Description of the goods or services provided, including the quantity/volume
  • The total amount
  • Invoice number
  • Invoice amount
  • Invoice date
  • Supplier contact details
  • Include only one invoice per attachment, and if possible, one invoice per email.
  • Your bank account details

Please send all invoices by email to invoices@bdc.govt.nz 

For any queries regarding invoicing, please email creditors@bdc.govt.nz

There are a number of specific works carried out within the Buller District, which can only be undertaken by approved contractors.

Below is the current list of contractors who hold Council's “Approved Contractor” status for these works.

Approved contractors have demonstrated that they meet Council’s requirements for installing certain types of infrastructure. This only applies to roads/streets and road reserves under Council’s jurisdiction.

Council is utilising specifically qualified roading contractors who have met the required qualifications and experience to work on the Council's drinking, storm, and wastewater networks.

Council will use these contractors per its contractor procurement and management guidelines.

These specifically qualified roading contractors are Paul Smith Earthmoving, Tru-Line Civil and Westreef Services Ltd.

Buller District Council operates under two manuals for contractor procurement and management. Procurement is the process of acquiring goods, works and services.

These guidelines establish clear, standardised processes to ensure Council acquires its goods and services in a transparent, fair, consistent, and accountable way. 

Buller District Council advertises contract opportunities in line with the contractor procurement and management guidelines on the government electronic tendering system (GETS), a free service designed to promote openly, fairly and competitively government contract opportunities in New Zealand.

If you would like to submit a proposal for an upcoming contract opportunity issued on GETS by Buller District Council, you will need to register on GETS. Registering is free of charge.