Te Hā Noa Project

Alta administered the contract and managed site and design issues to support the delivery of Auckland Council’s $30M Te HāNoa project.

Project scope

The Te Hā Noa project centred on the rejuvenation of Victoria Street in Auckland CBD. The works took place from the new Aotea Station (CRL) across Queen Street valley to Albert Park.

This high-profile project was subject to intense public and government scrutiny due to its prime location. The project team performed well under pressure, executing the work with little disruption to the public.

The project team installed:

• A significant new underground network to bolster and modernise the Vector transmission network.
• Belowground foundations and stormwater infrastructure.
• Treepits and in-ground gardens in areas highly congested with underground services.

The premium project finishes included basalt stone paving, fine timber, and stone seating elements. Native planting, trees and boulder landscape architecture elements were also included.

Alta’s work

Alta served as Engineer to Contract, Engineer’s Representative, Engineer’s Representative Assistant and Project Manager on Te Hā Noa. The project MSQA team ensured the main contract or delivered the work to high standard, with good workmanship.

Key learnings

Our team improved our contract communication processes over the course of the project. We developed new methods for assessment of extension of time and variation claims.

Alta’s project team

Daniel Williams, Garvan O’Callaghan, Robyn Burrell and Cameron Stewart.