Property Project Management
From the initial planning phase, obtaining compliance, fire regulations, building codes and acts, along with understanding budgets, cost overruns and accurate scoping of project costs, WSP’s nationally based Property team have in-depth expertise across a wide range of services.
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
WSP is the sole provider to the Catholic Education Office of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch for project management of school projects for their portfolio of 33 schools across Canterbury and the West Coast.
These projects include some or all of the following services:
- Asbestos Consultancy
- Master Planning
- Resource Management/Planning
- Contaminated Land Investigations
- Heritage and Archaeology
- Project Management
- Lead Management Consultancy
- Health & Safety/Risk Assessments
- Defect inspections.
Ministry of Education NZ
Auckland
The Ministry of Education Batch 29 Classroom Delivery Programme included two Auckland schools Rongomai Primary School and Flatbush School.
The Rongomai School project involved a construction of three 2-storied classrooms, 2 special needs Units complete with high dependency bathrooms, roll growth classrooms, installation of leased classrooms, and associated site works.
Flatbush School involved conversion and refurbishment of classrooms, extensions, storm water and waste water works, and site works including relocation of a playground. Procurement was a two-staged system.
For both schools WSP provided:
- Project Management services for all phases from conception through to end of defects.
- Engineer to Contract services for both school construction contracts.
Christchurch
Ministry of Education School Bundles containing Harewood, Isleworth and Christchurch East Schools.
- For Harewood School WSP managed the demolition of buildings to make space for a new Hall and reconfiguration and refurbishment of the existing Hall into classrooms and the refurbishment of Block 2.
- WSP oversaw the demolition of the old Hall, construction of a new Hall and extensive refurbishment of three teaching blocks at Isleworth School.
- At Christchurch East School WSP undertook the Project Management of the construction phase to project close out. They then managed the construction of three new teaching blocks which included re-roof, refurbishment and removal of the top storey of the Admin Block and the management of associated processes in relation to an archaeological find.
We highly recommend WSP as their service is one of professionalism and expertise. They are open, engaged and inclusive in their approach ensuring that our project is handled with precision and care. We appreciate the willingness to actively listen to our concerns, support the problem solving of arising issues and regularly communicate in an effective, timely manner.
