Two different routes, depending on the template. Send it the wrong way and it can stall.

Christchurch splits CAT submission into two routes. Getting this right avoids your data sitting in the wrong inbox.

Route 1 - The online as-built data portal (FME portal)

For: Reticulation CATs and Land Improvement CATs (and CCTV data).

CCC runs an online FME portal described as being "for the validation and submission of IDS reticulation and parks as-built data" (CCC, "As-built data portal"). CCC's instructions on the as-built page are explicit:

  • "Contractors, please submit completed Reticulation CATs using the as-built data portal."
  • "Contractors, please submit completed Land Improvements CATs using the as-built data portal."

The portal does two things: it lets you validate a CAT (a check run) and then submit it. CCC publishes two step-by-step guides linked from the portal page: a "Standard operating procedure for uploading reticulation CAT for validation or submission" and an equivalent "…for uploading parks CAT." Read the one that matches your template before you upload.

Getting access: you need a portal account. CCC's "Request portal access" page lets you "Request FME Portal access, reset your password or cancel your access. The portal is used for the validation and submission of CCTV data, IDS reticulation or… land improvement CAT sheets" (CCC, "Request portal access"). Request access early - don't wait until the day you need to submit.

Verification note (for the business): CCC's portal SOP PDFs would not load to automated tools during our research, so we have not reproduced the exact validation wording (e.g. whether "errors" must be cleared before a CAT can be submitted while "warnings" can remain). We describe the validation step accurately at the level CCC's public pages support and link the source SOPs. Confirm the precise errors-vs-warnings wording from the live SOPs before relying on it. See Article 5.

Route 2 - Email

For: Stations CATs and Land Drainage / disposal items.

  • Stations CATs: "Contractors, please submit completed Stations CATs to the project manager or contract engineer's e-mail address" (CCC, As-built survey and data requirements). These are reviewed by CCC data specialists rather than auto-validated by the portal.
  • Land Drainage CATs: the as-built page directs land-drainage submissions via the same email-to-project-manager route in practice (and the page's land-drainage section notes the NZVD2016 datum requirement). (Note: CCC's page text in the land-drainage block re-uses the "submit Reticulation CATs using the as-built data portal" sentence; confirm the intended route for a given land-drainage job with your CCC project manager.)
  • Disposed land-improvement assets: the Council Disposal Sheet is emailed to CCCAssetDisposal@ccc.govt.nz (see Article 7).

Why the route matters

The portal route gives you immediate, automated feedback so you can fix problems before they reach a person. The email route has no automated gate, which means issues with a Stations or Land Drainage CAT may not surface until a data specialist reviews it - potentially after your project has otherwise closed out. Build that review time into your programme, and don't treat "emailed it" as "done."

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