E N V I R O N M E N T
WATER TREATMENT
A major upgrade to Auckland’s
main water treatment plant
in Mangere took top honours
at the Civil Contractors New Zealand’s
(CCNZ) national awards. Other awards
went to projects across the country
ranging from the Chatham Islands to the
banks of the Waikato River.
The winner of the coveted CCNZ
Hirepool Construction Excellence
Awards ‘Projects with a value greater
than $100 million’ category was the
$140 million Mangere Wastewater
Treatment Plant biological nutrient
removal upgrade – a McConnell Dowell
and HEB Construction joint venture.
The project, which was completed
in April 2018, adds water treatment
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PLANT TAKES
CONTRACTORS’ TOP
AWARD
capacity for around 250,000 people.
Contractors moved 100,000m3 of
earth, poured 15,000m3 of concrete,
and installed 10km of pipework and
90km of cable to get the job done. It
faced off against Christchurch’s Russley
Road SH1 upgrade, a joint venture
between McConnell Dowell and Downer.
CCNZ chief executive Peter Silcock
says the winners of all award categories
on the excellence they had shown in
their projects.
“CCNZ is proud of the exemplary work
these award winners have done over
the past year. It’s always great to see
New Zealand’s hardworking contractors
getting the recognition they deserve for
a job well done, and it’s not hard to see
the benefits these standout projects
provide to New Zealand.”
A Downer NZ and HEB Construction
joint venture to install a new wharf at
Waitangi in the Chatham Islands which
required a purpose-built quarry won the
‘Projects with a value of between $20
million and $100 million’ category, while
HEB Construction won the ‘Projects
between $5 million and $20 million’
category for repairs to Wellington’s
damaged wharf following the Kaikoura
earthquake.
Schick Civil Construction was awarded
the ‘Projects up to $5 million – larger
companies’ category for Hamilton’s
new Victoria on the River development
on the banks of the Waikato river, with