Enabling works on Te Toka Tumai Auckland’s Central Plant and Tunnel Project have been successfully completed on time, despite the disruption of COVID-19.
Senior Project Manager, Matt Beswick, is pleased about the end result. “The enabling works were, in my opinion, a massive success. A relatively small team managed to complete quite complex works in a very small footprint, most while under COVID-19 ‘Red Light’ protocols. The entire scope was delivered on time and LTI Free – a great result. This has set the foundations for the team to smash out the main works over the next three years!”
The nine-month construction programme drew heavily on McConnell Dowell’s expertise in deep-foundation construction, and effective disruption mitigation. Work included the removal of old utilities, the construction of 115 retention piles, and a concrete capping beam. Electrical and three-waters services were also installed, with some connected while ‘live’ to prevent disruption to the hospital.
The project team effortlessly shifted gears in July to deliver the second part of the contract, constructing the complex five-storey central plant structure and a tunnel for access and services.
