Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology trading as ARA Institute of Canterbury is seismically strengthening and refurbishing ARA’s L Block, located in the City Campus, Christchurch. This is required due to the building having a current NBS rating 20% and, therefore, being marked as an earthquake-prone building by the Christchurch City Council. Seismic strengthening is the key driver of this project. To install the new structural elements, such as piles, K-bracing, and post-tensioning, there is a vast amount of demolition to be completed. ARA will also be using the opportunity to refurbish the library, particularly in the areas most affected by the strengthening works.

The key objective of this procurement is to select a suitably experienced and available contractor to complete the seismic strengthening and refurbishing of ARA’s L Block in the City Campus. It is also crucial that the works are to commence in the 2025-26 Christmas holiday period following the decant of the library to C block; this time period is the only time in which the library can shut down to enable the decant to occur.

A supplier briefing will be held on 27 AUGUST 2025, and the site visit on 2 SEPTEMBER 2025. Please email the Senior Project Manager (contact details provided under Site Information) by 22 AUGUST 2025 to register if you wish to attend the supplier briefing and/or the site visit. Each Respondent is limited to 2 persons for the site visit.