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J&R Contracting
CATEGORY 2: Projects with a value between $1 million and $10 million
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Working in the public spotlight
J&R Contracting won the tender for the first stage of the enabling works for the City Rail Link in Auckland City, working for Connectus, a McConnell Dowell/Hawkins joint venture company. Auckland Transport contracted Connectus to relocate utility infrastructure in Auckland’s CBD in preparation for the build of the City Rail Link (CRL). The CRL Utility Relocations Separable Portion 2 project is located at the intersections of Albert Street and Wellesley, Victoria, Wyndham and Swanson Streets – a busy part of downtown Auckland. J&R Contracting’s contract scope included CATEGORY locating and moving all cables and pipelines 2 FINALIST that were in the way of the jacking shafts and the rail corridor. The duration of the project was over the summer tourist season, and had a value of $1.9 million. Over a six-month period J&R exposed and moved about 500 underground services without damaging a single one. Working in the city on a very large project meant being constantly in the public spotlight.
“Stringent health, safety and environmental management was key and using innovative methods such as sound curtains and hydro excavation helped reduce noise, improve safety and eliminate damage,” says J&R.
“This project has required a level of collaboration greater than any previous works we have done. This is due to the complexities of working in the city, and being the first contractor to commence works on the CRL project, one of the largest jobs in the country. Due to the high profile, there is too much at stake to have the project marred with bad publicity. Every step possible is taken to mitigate a potential serious incident.”
The success of this project is reflected in the praise from Connectus, which says it was “hugely impressed” with the work and compliance that J&R carried out, and has made the company a Preferred Contractor for the next stage of CRL works.
The judges of the CCNZ Auckland Hynds Construction Awards were also impressed as they handed J&R Contracting the Category B Award. l
