Land Projects

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Aoraki Mt Cook Emergency Services Building - Department of Conservation

Located near the entrance to Aoraki Mt Cook village, the emergency services building houses the fire, ambulance and alpine rescue services for Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. The building was designed to house emergency response appliances, equipment and run emergency service operations. Andrew managed the consenting, design and construction of the building and Prime Minister Helen Clark opened the facility in May 2005.

Location

Aoraki Mt Cook Village

Value

$350,000

Completion

2005

Aoraki Mt Cook Alpine Asset Replacements - Department of Conservation

Between 2004 and 2007, Andrew was involved in the tendering and project management of a variety of visitor assets, based in the alpine area of Aoraki Mt Cook. These projects included toilet replacements (Barron Saddle and Tasman Saddle Huts), 3 wire access bridge (Murchison Valley) and the rockfall protection netting installed on the bluffs above the Hooker Valley walking track. Andrew also led the Department of Conservation Alpine Rescue Team and this mountaineering experience was invaluable when undertaking project works in the NZ Southern Alps.

Location

Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

Value

$120,000

Completion

2004-2007

Rakiura Stewart Island - Department of Conservation

After transferring from Aoraki Mt Cook to Rakiura Stewart Island In 2007, Andrew undertook the business case and cost benefit analysis for the realignment of the Rakiura Great Walk.

The Rakiura Track is a 32-kilometre circular tramping track in Rakiura National Park on Stewart Island in New Zealand. It is one of the New Zealand Great Walks and trampers often take three days to walk it, but it can be done in two days.

The realignment of the track would see a significant area of boardwalk replaced with a hardened track along with new bridges; over 3 months were spent in the backcountry surveying and planning the new track alignment.

Location

Rakiura Stewart Island

Value

$1,000,000

Completion

2012

Milford Sound/Piopiotahi

A number of key infrastructure projects were managed by Andrew at Milford Sound/Piopiotahi.

These included:

Workshop/storage and recycling building - value $350,000
Replacement of 40kVA diesel generator with fully automated hydro-electric supply at Knobs Flat (SH94, Fiordland National Park) - value $300,000
Installation of SCADA and upgrade of main wastewater treatment plant at Milford Sound/Piopiotahi - value $400,000
Overseeing the installation of the new reticulated wastewater scheme in the Milford Sound/Piopiotahi village - value $1,000,000
3 new self contained Fraemohs homes (staff accommodation) - value $600,000

The project work included commissioning designs, quantity surveys, consenting (resource consents and/or Department of Conservation concessions/easements/lease agreements), tendering, site supervision, progress payments, commissioning and final sign off. All projects were delivered on time and on budget.