18/10/2026
Resilience takes knowledge. Two new guides are on the way 👀
This week we’re releasing one on RMA legislative changes and one on building remediation works! We're looking forward to adding them to our resources page.
Fuel volatility, extreme weather, stricter seismic requirements and contracts built for a more certain time: our industry is dealing with a lot already. Which is exactly why we've been building a free library of guides at bpm.org.nz - practical, NZ-specific, and built to help contractors, principals, and asset owners make better calls.
Before we release our new additions, why not check out our other offerings:
⛽ Fuel Cost Adjustment: The 7-Point Test for Construction Contracts
Most fixed-price NZS 3910 contracts leave fuel cost escalation with the contractor by default. When both parties agree relief is warranted, this guide gives you a consistent, defensible method - replacing ad hoc negotiation with an auditable process.
👉 https://www.bpm.org.nz/resources/fuel-cost-adjustment-cost-relief-for-construction-guide
⛽ Fuel Disruption & Construction Projects - A Principal's Guide
Fuel volatility hits programme, cost, and outcomes at every level of delivery. Written for principals and asset owners: how to structure contracts for fuel risk, when NZS 3910 fluctuations clauses apply, what the National Fuel Plan means for live projects, and the early warning signs of contractor financial stress.
👉 https://www.bpm.org.nz/resources/fuel-disruption-in-construction-nz
💰 Buyer Created Tax Invoices: A Practical Guide
BCTIs can streamline payments - or manufacture disputes if used wrong. The most common mistake? Treating a BCTI as a substitute for a payment schedule. This guide sets out what good implementation looks like under the Construction Contracts Act.
👉 https://www.bpm.org.nz/resources/bcti-buyer-created-tax-invoices-guide-for-construction
📋 Target Price Contracts: A Real World Guide
Our most popular guide. Target Price Contracts under NZS 3910:2023 are becoming the default for complex, high-value work - but only work when both sides understand gainshare/painshare, open-book reporting, and governance controls. Essential reading for seismic strengthening and brownfield projects.
👉 https://www.bpm.org.nz/resources/target-price-contracts-a-real-world-guide
📈 Managing Rising Costs & Supply Chain Risk Under NZS3910
Fixed-price contracts leave contractors exposed when markets move. This guide covers how cost escalation should be handled at contract formation and where the 2023 edition of NZS 3910 places responsibility - a practical starting point for any budget under pressure.
👉 https://www.bpm.org.nz/resources/managing-rising-costs-supply-chain-risk-under-nzs3910
🌊 Water Infrastructure Risk & Readiness
Ageing assets, tightening regulation, and a climate making systems less reliable - the rules around water infrastructure have changed, and scrutiny has increased. Know who regulates what, the warning signs of risk, and why acting early costs less than acting late.
👉 https://www.bpm.org.nz/resources/water-infrastructure-risk-and-readiness-nz-free-guide
🌊 Flood Risk in Construction: Design, Delivery and Risk Allocation
Flood risk is now a baseline project condition, not a contingency. Covers design-stage exposure, why construction sites are often more vulnerable than finished buildings, and where liability sits under NZS 3910 when reasonable precautions aren't taken.
👉 https://www.bpm.org.nz/resources/flood-risk-in-new-zealand-construction-guide
🏗️ Earthquake Strengthening: An Asset Owner's Guide
Earthquake-prone building rules are changing, and getting it wrong is costly. How %NBS ratings work, what ISA and DSA assessments involve, and what the 2025 EPB reforms mean for compliance, insurance, and property value.
👉 https://www.bpm.org.nz/resources/earthquake-strengthening-an-asset-owners-guide
Fuel costs, extreme weather, seismic risk, cost escalation - none of these are going away. But with the right frameworks, they're manageable.
All free at bpm.org.nz/resources
