Ashburton Courier: November 26, 2020

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2 Ashburton Courier, November 26, 2020
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Tenders in for $51.6m job
Ashburton mayor Neil Brown says
therewill be good opportunity for
localtradies to work on the
Ashburton District Council’s new
$51.6 million civic and library
building.
Tenders for the job closed
yesterdayand will gobeforean
evaluationteam of councillors,
senior staffand others at ameeting
on December 7.
The wholeproject is being
managed by Logic Group,which was
appointed to the job two years ago.
Logic was engaged to oversee the
designand construction of the
building until its handover.
Mr Brown and Cr Leen Braam are
Builders prepare the formerAshburtoniSite for relocation.
Plastic welding
We repair all types of plastic products
andequipment.
•Water tanks •Calf feeders •FuelTanks
•Car bumpers •Cab roofs
on the evaluation team, as well as a
project manager, architect and
technical experts.
The mayor said those tendering for
the construction hadtoshow theyhad
experience withmajor buildings.
‘‘That might exclude alot of
Ashburton builders but theycan be
part of the sub­contracting team.The
project manager had ameeting with
potential builders and locals to see
which parts they could play.’’
It would be practical for local
electricians, plumbers andpainters
to workonthe building and local
concrete contractors could have
roles, he said.
The evaluation team will
Former iSite gets
ready to relocate
Builders havebeeninsertingsteel
beams into the former iSite
buildingonEastStreet, in
preparationfor its relocation.
Thebuildingwill be moved to the
AshburtonAirport where it will be
anew clubroomsfor the Mid
Canterbury Aero Club.
Clubpresident Ian Begbie said
otherpreparationwork at the East
Street site includedthe removal of
atree at the weekend.Room was
beingcreatedsothe building can
be transported to the airport,
where anew concrete foundation
was beinglaid.
Mr Begbie said the removal
wouldhappen in the next two
weeks and waslikelytobeatnight
to minimisedisruption to traffic.
He saidthe old aero clubbuilding
hadbeen demolished and members
were operating from acontainer
while the relocationprogressed.
They looked forwardtotheir new
digs.Thebuildinghas to go by early
January so contractors working in
the CBDcan begin the next phase.
The westernend of Tancred
Street has been sealed and should
be open for shoppersand parking
soon, easingthe frustrations of
retailersasthey gear up for their
busiest timeofthe year.
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recommend the successfultenderer,
andthe recommendation would go to
afull council meeting for decision on
December17.
Preliminary geo­technical work
andwelldrilling is alreadyunder
wayonthe site of the new building,
which willstand proudly on the
cornerofHavelock Street and Baring
Square East.
‘‘It will be agood project, anice
building and it will link wellwith the
upgrade of the CBD andBaring
Square East,’’ Mr Brown said.
The building, which incorporatesa
newlibrary and council’s headquarters,
will taketwo years to build.
‘‘It will be aprize worth waiting for.’’
New signs
for track
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Some trampers hadrecently got into
serioustroublebecause they had
chosenone of the‘‘hard’’waysto
WoolshedCreek hut and were luckily
spotted by other trampers and
rescued.‘‘That made us realise we
needed to improvethe signs.’’
Society members built the kiosks
and were grateful for the funds
donated.
MrAustin said the track wasalready
busyand the Woolshed Creek hut fully
bookedfrom nowuntilApril.There
was plentyofroom outside for tents.
He said societymembersspent
about 2000 volunteerhours on the
track last year, bringingit to a
standardthat could be easily walked
by families with young children.
PlainsRotary Club spokesperson
JohnDuncan said thetrack was a
great community asset andenjoyed by
locals and visitors alike. The kiosks
werepart of alegacyproject to mark
the club’s 50th anniversary.
He said the societyvolunteers were
unsung heroes because maintenance
was hardwork with toolsand
materials having to be carried up the
hill.The club was proud to give its
support.
The occasion had been scheduled
earlierinthe year but delayedbybad
weather andCovid­19.
Progress continuesonthe new
Sharplin Falls track. The old trackhas
beenshutsince 2015 following
rockfalls in the area.
The society has mapped anew track
to the popularfalls andiscurrently
workingonenvironmental
assessmentsand on engineering
designs for the new bridgesrequired.
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