Hydrus
Hydrus Engineering Consultants is a Business Unit of Rotorua District Council formed to provide professional engineering services to the Council and external clients.
Hydrus developed out of the Council's Utilities Planning Department within its Engineering Group. It comprises a team of highly skilled engineering professionals specialising in planning, design, construction, supervision, management and commissioning of water utilities infrastructure. Hydrus has a track record of successfully undertaking multi-million dollar capital developments and replacement works.
Hydrus will work with each client to tailor a package of services to suit their needs, budgets timeframes and outcomes. The professional services that Hydrus could offer are comprehensive and include the following:
Strategic planning for utility services including: 
- Structure plans
- Infrastructure strategies
- Activity management plans
- Services assessments
- Capital works programmes
- Long-term council community planning
- Asset management plans
Development of policies for public sector organisations:
- Related to delivery of utility services
Investigative projects including:
- Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies
- Surveys
- Site investigations
- Preliminary design
- Evaluation of alternatives
- Preliminary estimates
- Economic studies
- Preparation of business cases
- Environmental impact assessments
- Inputs to consent processes
Design including:
- Developed design
- Obtaining consents and statutory approvals
- Detailed design and working drawings
- Specification
- Schedules of quantities
- Quality assurance procedures
- Procurement plans
- Tender documentation
- Developed design
Implementation including:
- Calling and evaluating tenders
- Negotiations
- Preparation of contract documents
- Administration of contracts
- Providing qualified personnel as 'Engineer to the Contract' or 'Engineer's Representative'
- Approving progress claims
- Testing materials and commissioning plant and equipment
- Monitoring of works
Commissioning and acceptance of works:
- Proof testing
- As-built drawings
- Asset attribute data collection
- Asset valuations
- Substantial completion certificates
- Operating manuals
For more information on the skill and experience of the Hydrus team download a copy of the Hydrus Engineering Consultants brochure (pdf 167kb) .