Whangarei Town Basin Playground

Whangarei playground project

PROJECT: Town Basin Playground – Whangarei CONTRACTOR: Robinson Asphalts 1992 CLIENT: Whangarei District Council VALUE: $1m

The Town Basin Playground project in the Whangarei Town Basin started in July 2020 with completion in March 2021.

This project is a superb example of excellent workmanship, leadership, teamwork and collaboration between the head contractor, subcontractors and separate client-engaged contractors.

With a contract value of over $1m, Robinson Asphalts delivered on time and under budget with some innovations along the way. The scope included removal of existing structures, earthworks including bund formation and contouring, cushion fall surfacing, concrete work, and landscaping. The project involved considerable technical aspects to comply with regulations and needed some “outside the square” thinking at times.

Feedback from the Client

Representative, Fiona Pratt, included a comment from one of the separate specialist contractors that “the finish of the basecourses – granular and concrete, was among the best in the many playgrounds they had been involved in”.

The project was not without its challenges, including unexpected underground site conditions, but with a solution-focused approach from a dedicated team, the project ran smoothly.