Projects large and small finalists in construction awards

Media Release – for immediate release

25 July 2011

Projects large and small among finalists in construction awards

Projects large and small, from a $309,000 manhole to the $230m Manukau Harbour Crossing, feature among finalists in the New Zealand Contractors’ Federation/Hirepool Construction Awards 2011.

The awards have four categories, recognising excellence in civil construction projects carried out by New Zealand companies at home or abroad, with budgets ranging from up to $1m to over $50m.

Federation executive officer Malcolm Abernethy said that finalists throughout all the categories demonstrated the very high standards of work being carried out by contractors across the country.

Finalists in the projects having a value up to $1m category included Brian Perry Civil’s $309,000 contract to construct the shaft for the Birkdale No.3 manhole, one of the largest in the Auckland region, and the $914,000 Government House Siteworks in Wellington by Multi Civil Contractors.

Projects in the $1m to $10m category include The $1.6m world-first project by Dunedin’s DELTA Utility Services to create the pitch at the Forsyth Barr Stadium, the $1.2m upgrade of Whangarei’s Okara Pumpstation by United Civil Construction and the $2.2m Havelock North Sewer Reconstruction project by Infracon, Hawke’s Bay.

Projects in the $10m to $50m category include the $21m Gisborne Waste Water Treatment Plant, by HEB Construction, $25m Ruby Bay Bypass in Tasman, by Downer NZ, Major Projects Southern and the $35.3m civil works scheme at the Te Uku Wind Farm near Raglan, a joint venture by Hick Bros Civil and Spartan Construction.

Finalists in the projects over $50m category include the Manukau Harbour Crossing by the Manukau Harbour Crossing (MHX) Alliance, the $116m Rosedale Water Treatment Plant & Ocean Outfall by McConnell Dowell Constructors and Fletcher Construction’s $195m New Lynn Rail Trench

Mr Abernethy said that judges now faced a tough job selecting winners from a very high standard of finalist projects.

“Although the industry continues to be hard hit by the recession, the range of very high quality finalists shows that New Zealand contractors are maintaining their extremely high standards and commitment to finding innovative and economical solutions for their clients,” he said.

Winners will be announced on August 5 at the New Zealand Contractors’ Federation and Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand’s annual conference in Rotorua.

NZCF/Hirepool Construction Award 2011 finalists.

Category 1: Projects having a value up to $1m

Birkdale Shaft Construction – Brian Perry Civil, Auckland.

Mt Roskill Cone Cycle & Walkway – Ross Reid Contractors, Auckland.

WWTP Pond 1/SH1 Embankment - Ross Reid Contractors, Auckland

Awamatu Stream Stormwater Upgrade Stage 1 – Construction Contracts Ltd, Wellington

Wakefield Park Sewer Realignment & Upgrade - Construction Contracts Ltd, Wellington

Happy Valley Road to Owhiro Bay Sewer Renewal - Construction Contracts Ltd, Wellington

Central Park Flats Upgrade – Brooklyn Block – Multi Civil Contractors Limited, Wellington.

Government House Siteworks - – Multi Civil Contractors Limited, Wellington.

Memorial Park Civil Works - Goodman Contractors Ltd, Wellington.

Category 2: Projects having a value between $1m and $10m

Birkdale Project – Fletcher Construction Company t/a Pipeworks, Auckland

Punganui Bridge Replacement - Brian Perry Civil, Auckland.

FY11 Concrete Slab Replacement (Auckland International Airport) – Downer, Auckland.

Pipeline Linking Ava & Barber Grove Pumpstation – E Carson & Sons Ltd, Wellington

Upgrade of Okara Pumpstation – United Civil Construction Ltd

Havelock North Sewer Reconstruction – Infracon, Hawke’s Bay.

Tui Mine Remedial Work, Stage 1 – McConnell Dowell Constructors Ltd, Waikato.

Forsyth Barr Stadium – Pitch Construction – Delta Utility Services, Dunedin.

Category 3: Projects having a value between $10m and $50m

Gisborne Waste Water Treatment Plant – HEB Construction Ltd, Auckland.

Te Uku Civil Works – Hick Bros Civil/Spartan Construction Joint Venture, Hamilton.

SH60 Ruby Bay Bypass (Te Mamaku Drive), Tasman – Downer NZ, Major Projects - Southern

Category 4: Projects having a value exceeding $50m

Manukau Harbour Crossing - The Manukau Harbour Crossing (MHX) Alliance

Rosedale Waste Water Treatment Plant & Ocean Outfall – McConnell Dowell Constructors Ltd, Auckland.

The New Lynn Rail Trench – Fletcher Construction Company Ltd, Auckland

ENDS

For further details please contact

Malcolm Abernethy,

Executive Officer

New Zealand Contractors’ Federation

027 249 2513

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