National awards celebrate civil construction excellence

Date: 18.08.2021

CCNZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards event MC Miriama Kamo introduces the awards evening on stage

Work in progress at North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery project site 6, Ohau Point

Presentation of the award to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on behalf of the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery Alliance

CCNZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards event MC Miriama Kamo introduces the awards evening on stage

Work in progress at North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery project site 6, Ohau Point

Presentation of the award to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on behalf of the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery Alliance

Winners of the 42nd Civil Contractors NZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards were announced at The Contractors’ Conference in Wellington

The rescue of a Wellington icon, an infrastructure response that moved mountains, and a project with an outstanding safety culture were among the winners of the 42nd Civil Contractors New Zealand Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards.

Isaac Construction’s work on the Peninsular Connection 7 project in Dunedin won the Category 1 award for best project with a value of up to $2 million. The project had a complex scope and took place on a dangerous stretch of road.

Brian Perry Civil took out first place in Category 2 for projects with a value of between $2 and $5 million for work repairing and refurbishing Days Bay Wharf. They rebuilt the 125-year-old Wellington icon using an environmentally friendly and heritage focused approach, building with recycled timber and re-using old materials.

Downer NZ won Category 3 for projects with a value between $5 and $20 million for its work on a major new intake gate for the Tekapo Power Scheme at Lake Tekapo. The 50-tonne gate will stop downstream water inflows of up to 680 million tonnes.

McConnell Dowell Constructors was the winner of Category 4 for projects with a value between $20 and $100 million. The award was presented for the company’s work on the Lyttleton Tunnel Deluge and Associated Systems Upgrade.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency received the Category 5 award for projects with a value of greater than $100 million on behalf of the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery Alliance for the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR).

Following the Kaikoura earthquake in 2016, an alliance of Waka Kotahi, KiwiRail, Fulton Hogan, Downer, Higgins, HEB Construction, and subcontractors moved mountains to reconnect communities. This resulted in the reopening of road and rail networks to create a safer, more resilient network to serve future generations.

Downer NZ won Category 6 for excellence in the maintenance and management of assets for its work on the New Plymouth District Council Road Maintenance Contract. Around $700,000 of savings were made in the first year of the project.

Civil Contractors New Zealand chief executive Peter Silcock says congratulated the winners and finalists for "the fantastic jobs they’ve done to transform, connect, and power our country, particularly in the tough conditions of the past 18 months."  

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