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Fulton Hogan
CATEGORY 4: Projects with a value greater than $50 million
An outstanding achievement
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The Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme is the largest rural construction project in the South Island and will, when complete, deliver game-changing benefits to Canterbury including, economic, social and environmental benefits. The tender for the $66,700,000 Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme Stage 1 contract was awarded on April 4, 2014 to the Fulton Hogan / John Holland Joint Venture. Despite challenging conditions, with a significant snow event in June 2014 and an increase in scope, the project was completed on July 22 2015 on the due date. The scheme is being developed by Central CATEGORY Plains Water (CPWL), which is a cooperative 4 FINALIST of 380 shareholders supported by a staff of 25. This community irrigation scheme will provide water to an irrigable area of 60,000 hectares on the Canterbury Plains. The Waimakariri and Rakaia Rivers will be linked via a 56 kilometre headrace canal running around the foothills and water from the canal will be distributed to properties by a combination of gravity feed throughout the 60,000 hectares by over 500 kilometres of underground piping. Water within the canal will be about four metres deep and about 25 metres wide at the surface. The intention is to construct the scheme in three stages.
The Fulton Hogan / John Holland Joint Venture delivered the Headrace Stage 1 contract with Nelson-based Taylors Contracting as a full project partner. Complementing the strengths of the three organisations, the project team was able to deliver 3.5 million cubic metres of earthworks ahead of schedule.
Works entailed constructing 17 kilometres of headrace canal including intake, four off-take and 13 bridge structures.
The project was managed proactively with a high degree of collaboration between the three contractors and their consultants.
The client, Central Plains Water, says the joint venture, “Performed at a very high level to deliver the Headrace Stage 1 component of the project on time and on budget.
“We recognise the achievement of 100 percent compliance with environmental consents through the construction programme – this is an outstanding achievement.” l
