PROJECT

Te Iwitahi - Civic Centre

CLIENT

Whangarei District Council

Our team gets results:

Paul Crum – Strategic Advisor & Engineer to the Contract

Te Iwitahi - civic centre

Whangarei District Council's new Te Iwitahi Civic Centre has been unveiled! It is a quality, fit-for-future building, sustainably designed to provide a welcoming, inclusive and easily accessible customer experience, a civic home with heart.

This project was awarded Beacon status with the Construction Sector Accord, as an exemplar project which promotes procurement innovation and the use of local companies and training opportunities for the local workforce. 200 jobs were created in the region during the project, with 82% of local trades and suppliers located in the area, and the project apprentice scheme reached 23%.

All project participants supported the collaborative ethos of the project, with the team including Canam, The Building Intelligence Group, Team Architects, Babage Consultants, Brown & Thomson, Cato Bolum, Stantec, Littoralis, Provision, First City Care, Reyburn, Tonkin + Taylor, and Barnes Beagley Dohher. Procurement was one of many innovations across this project. TBIG led a procurement strategy that executed a cost reimbursement contract which promotes transparency and collaboration between key project stakeholders throughout the construction phase. Sustainability was also a strong part of the story, with a REBRI Framework and a healthy materials programme in place.

This project also had a strong cultural narrative and Māori design and cultural narratives are strong elements of the building, including a traditional welcome area and community garden with native medicinal herbs. In every way, this is a project for Northland, involving Northlanders, and one that will leave a strong legacy beyond the building itself.

The Civic Centre construction project offered an opportunity for Whangarei District Council to lift the profile of our local trades, services and apprentice and training organisations, while providing valuable experience at one of the largest construction sites in our region.

alan adcock, whangArei district council, chief financial officer and project sponsor