Te Wai-o-Hiharore (Old Railway Station) Refurbishment Gisborne, New Zealand

⁠⁠⁠Overview

Turanga Group Holdings Limited (TGHL) is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced Main Contractors for the delivery of construction works at Te Wai-o-Hiharore, the historic Gisborne Railway Station building located at 268 Grey Street, Awapuni, Gisborne.

About

This RFP is issued by Turanga Group Holdings Limited (TGHL), the commercial entity of Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust.

Purpose

This project is a flagship iwi-led regeneration initiative that weaves together heritage and place for future generations. It forms part of a longer-term programme of investment by TGHL to re-establish a visible, enduring presence for uri of Rongowhakaata within the civic heart of Turanganui-a-Kiwa, while delivering a commercially viable, high-quality-built asset.

Scope

The project involves the refurbishment and adaptive reuse of the historic railway station building, a Category II heritage building, for contemporary commercial office use. The scope includes:

• Heritage sensitive refurbishment to the exterior of the main station building
• Construction of a new primary entrance and mahau to the Northern facade
• Full internal fit-out
• Upgrading of structural and new building services
• Refurbishment of the railway platform and canopy (to be managed and priced as a separate work portion)
• Associated civil and site works
• Demolition of small ancillary structures

The historic railway station building and the platform and canopy are physically integrated but sit across separate land ownerships.

Information Requested

Pricing and delivery of the platform and canopy works must be clearly separated within the proposal from the pricing and delivery of the main station building works.

Contractor Requirements

• Suitably qualified and experienced as a Main Contractor

Location

• Address: 268 Grey Street, Awapuni, Gisborne
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