38 | CONTRACTING Taggart Earthmoving T T Karen Phelps Retirement village site works lauded Constructing a complex stormwater control wetlands in an environmentally sensitive environment was not without its challenges. T T to page 40 Taggart Earthmoving Ltd has once again proven its mettle by clinching the 2023 Civil Contractors New Zealand Canterbury Westland Category C award for projects valued between $1.5 million to $5 million. The accolade, bestowed upon Taggart’s for its exceptional performance in delivering the Ryman Healthcare site works project at Northwood Retirement Village in Christchurch underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation in the field of civil construction, says Taggart’s CEO Paul Taggart. The project, situated within the environment of the Styx River Conservation Reserve adjacent to Main North Road, epitomises Taggart’s commitment to environmental stewardship and community well being, says Paul. Undertaken in collaboration with Ryman Healthcare Ltd and Christchurch City Council, the project aimed to enhance wetlands and naturalise the surroundings at the Northwood Retirement Village. Constructing a complex stormwater control wetlands in an environmentally sensitive environment was not without its challenges and Paul says that from the outset Taggart approached the project with meticulous planning and a proactive mindset. The project’s scope encompassed environmental controls, site clearance including the removal of asbestos and other hazardous waste, vegetation maintenance, aquatic life protection, earthworks and infrastructure installation. Specialised construction surveyors Civil Solutionz New Zealand has become the go-to company for clients wanting a responsive, cost e ective, solutions-based service. The company’s unique down to earth approach was apparent on the Ryman Healthcare project, which sawCivil Solutionz contracting to Taggart. The project won Category C - Projects with a value of between $1.5million to $5million for Ryman HealthCare siteworks at the 2023 Civil Contractors New Zealand CanterburyWestland Contractor of the Year Awards. “We aim to develop trusted long term relationships with clients,” explains Civil Solutionz director Craig Fraser. “Our relationship with Taggart startedmore than ten years ago. Since these beginnings the partnership has grown with the introduction of new technology and expansion in both businesses.” He says this includes things like regularly reporting onmetal stock volumes in various yards around Canterbury and extraction sites, helping Taggart meet production goals and compliancemonitoring KPIs. In addition the use of Civil Solutionz’s advanced drone technology has decreased cost, increased safety and productivity, says Craig. “The decision to invest heavily in this equipment in its infancy enabled us to work for nearly every large quarry business in New Zealand.” Machine control has been a signi icant factor in the quality of inished products delivered and the timeliness of civil projects for Taggart. The go-to surveying experts “At Civil Solutionz we also provides data management and iltering service to contractors to enable them to best utilise their equipment to its maximumcapabilities. Typically this is initial set up of data iles, installation of hardware on site and calibration of equipment plus any trouble shooting and quality assurance as the site progresses. Many contractors fall into the trap of thinking that the data from the consultant will plug straight into their equipment and don’t realise howmuch tiding up of the data iles may be required before they can be used e ectively.” The other area that both businesses have grown into together has been demolition, andmonitoring. “Since the heady days of the earthquake recovery work, where Civil Solutionz basically wrote themanual on high production topographical survey work, we have continued to do this for the same consultants, securing nearly every job we bid on. Now however the demolition jobs aremore complex and require greater expertise to ensure safe, on time and budget completion. We currently are assisting in this process by precisemonitoring of the current city centre demolition job of the old Rydges hotel and car park site. This has multiple challenges, due to access restraints, existing natural vibration levels, limited sight lines etc.” Craig says that with all Civil Solutionz survey sta having aminimumof 20 years civil experience Civil Solutionz can o er advice and solutions to any civil survey problemNew Zealand wide. Civil Solutionz Construction Surveyors for Construction Professionals 03 351 1115 www.civilsolutionz.co.nz info@civilsolutionz.co.nz We have over twenty years experience across a broad range of projects, with the vast majority of this work having been undertaken in the Civil and Construction fields. The company deals equally with the principle contractors and the consultants bridging the gap between the two disciplines. This streamlines the construction process.
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