New Zealand Awards 2024

Nominated for: Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

AECOM’s Christchurch Civil Infrastructure Cost Management team, led by Principal Cost Manager Russell Wark, has demonstrated exceptional performance in cost management, sustainability, and innovative problem-solving across projects such as Riverlink Te Awa Kairangi, Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (ŌARC) Regeneration Plan, and Totally ’Georgeous’ Dunedin Retail Quarter Upgrade.

The team seamlessly collaborates with stakeholders, incorporating sustainability principles, cost, and GHG emission assessments to guide clients toward efficient and environmentally conscious decisions. Their dedication to client satisfaction, health and well-being, and community engagement set benchmark outcomes, earning recognition for their excellence and long-term resilience in delivering successful projects.

Nominated for: Building Consultancy Team of the Year

MetLifeCare Expert Witness & Litigation 

Our client was a large scale building owner with a number of defective assets. There was a common theme across the buildings, being the type of cladding used in their construction.

ASJ’s task was to prove that the cladding system did not work, in the face of stiff competition from a well resourced Respondent.
Through the use of thorough inspection, innovate investigation methodologies and collaboration with allied professions, the team at ASJ were able to assist our Client in forcing the Respondent to settle the claim on the eve of a 32 week Trial at High Court.

Nominated for: Building Consultancy Team of the Year

Penlink - O Mahurangi

The Building Consultancy Team at Babbage Consultants, comprised of the Building Surveying Team and the Land Surveying team, has managed over 250 condition surveys throughout North Auckland for the new highway project O Mahurangi – Pennlink.

The joint work has produced thousands of photographs and hundreds of reports and floor plans. The combined usage of traditional surveying tools and the industry-leading LEICA RTC 360 terrestrial laser scanner allowed the team to significantly reduce onsite survey time, whilst maintaining an above-industry standard of work.

The digital data collected serves as a detailed baseline evidence for comparison after the construction works have finished.

Nominated for: Geomatics and Land Surveying Team of the Year

Nominated by Andrew Barbour, the Beca Survey & Spatial Team, comprising 65 professionals across five regions of New Zealand, excels in the surveying industry. Their expertise shines in projects like Pipe-i, a robotic platform for confined space surveying; the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement, employing reality capture for heritage preservation; and Cadastral Treaty Settlements, vital for historical claims.

The team has also demonstrated professionalism, ethics, collaboration, diversity and social outcomes in their work, as well as delivering high-quality results, revenue, and value for their clients and the firm.

Nominated for: Innovation Award

Beca’s Asset, Valuations and Digital Engineering Advisory teams collaborate to provide innovative solutions for complex asset portfolios across various sectors and regions.

The team combines expertise in software customisation, physical inspections, database enhancement, and condition assessments to provide accurate and comprehensive asset data for clients. Beca’s recent project with Water Authority of Fiji showcases their excellence in adopting and customising Autodesk Construction Cloud to capture and analyse over 10,000 water and wastewater assets across 110 islands, enabling better asset management and planning.

The project yielded positive outcomes that brought significant improvements to the client’s asset management.

Nominated for: Project Management Team of the Year

MidCentral RHIP (Rapid Hospital Improvement Programme)

The Beca Project Management team successfully executed the Rapid Hospital Improvement Programme (RHIP) for Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora MidCentral. This intricate programme consisted of 12 specialised treatment areas for infectious disease patients at Palmerston North hospital. Demonstrating agility, our team facilitated seamless coordination among 13 designers and four contractors, adapting to evolving design guidance in a live environment. This enabled cost-effective delivery aligned with scope expectations, addressing the critical healthcare needs of the community’s infectious patients.

Nominated for: Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

MoE Off-site Manufactured Buildings Programme

The Beca Cost Advisory team have delivered exceptional results for the Ministry of Education’s Offsite Manufactured Buildings programme. The team has developed innovative methods and tools to streamline and standardise the tender analysis, procurement, payment, and benchmarking processes for the programme, which delivers offsite manufactured buildings to schools across New Zealand.

The constant refinement and development of systems has put the programme on a strong footing to demonstrate the commercial benefit of offsite manufactured solutions and enabled the team to solve problems of ever-increasing complexity with rigour and technical excellence.

Nominated for: Valuation Team of the Year

The Beca Valuations Team, proudly nominated for RICS Valuation Team of the Year 2024, are recognised for delivering exceptional valuation consultancy services that empower our clients to make well-informed decisions about their land, buildings, plant, and infrastructure assets.

Our Team work alongside government and private clients across sectors including transport, energy, manufacturing, health, and education in NZ. By fostering collaborative relationships and prioritising innovative solutions, we have expanded into the Australian and Pacific markets.

With a focus on digitalisation and leveraging our extensive experience, we enable our clients to effectively manage their portfolios and achieve their objectives.

Nominated for: Real Estate Agency Team of the Year

2023: A YEAR OF DATA-DRIVEN ACHIEVEMENT AT SCALE FOR CBRE

For CBRE New Zealand’s Industrial & Logistics team, 2023 was a year of industry-leading achievement at scale resulting from exceptional collaboration, innovation, and the highest standards of professionalism and ethics.

This team has achieved special outcomes in 2023 across three projects in particular:
1. Ruakura Superhub – realising the potential of this intergenerational, nation-shaping project.
2. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare – Securing 104 hectares in Drury to create a new campus: a once-in-a-generation transaction.
3. The sale of the GPC building in Wiri – 2023’s single biggest industrial investment transaction.

Nominated for: Project Management Team of the Year

Hamilton Airport Terminal Resilience Project

The Hamilton Airport Terminal Resilience Project is an outstanding example of collaborative teamwork that has demonstrated excellence in delivering notable outcomes for its community.

The project had to overcome significant challenges posed by Covid-19 but through strong leadership and foresight, it was completed under budget.
Community engagement was a key pillar of this project, and the new airport terminal has achieved major sustainability milestones with a reduction in waste.
The outcome is an airport that has a look and feel that is truly unique where a strong connection to the local community was woven through the terminal design.

Nominated for: Property / Facilities Management Team of the Year

The Colliers Real Estate Management Services team is one of the largest service lines at Colliers, managing more than 1.3 million square metres of space across New Zealand.

They offer the full spectrum of property management services, including property and asset management, financial management and reporting, project leasing, partnership revenue, 24/7 facilities management, and marketing services.
Their market-leading service and collaborative approach to managing property has delivered strong outcomes for the occupants and landlords that they work alongside.

Nominated for: Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

The Colliers Strategic Advisory team provides in-depth and specialist property consultancy and advisory services across all sectors of commercial real estate.

During the past year, they undertook a collection of complex and diverse projects working with high-profile corporate and not-for-profit organisations.
They have a proven track record of delivering top-quality work and do so with integrity and transparency. With a broad range of capabilities, they have an unrivalled level of experience and expertise.

The work of the Strategic Advisory team contributes to organisations making decisions that help shape their future.

Nominated for: Real Estate Agency Team of the Year

The Colliers Office Leasing team includes some of the most experienced market leaders in the property industry who work with high-profile private and public sector clients.

Their expertise and forward-thinking approach has seen them engaged as trusted advisors by a range of different entities and they continually broker major office leasing transactions.

The team provides strategic solutions to complex problems and take time to understand the specific needs of the stakeholders they interact with.
Their track record is unmatched, and they continue to set the bar for excellence in the sector.

Nominated for: Valuation Team of the Year

Te Pūkenga valuation

The Colliers Valuation & Advisory Services team undertook a landmark project in 2023 to value all of the education institutions across New Zealand under the Te Pūkenga banner.

This project had never been completed before and required high levels of expertise and collaboration across multiple offices.

Navigating a thorough auditing process, the team delivered a valuation of the portfolio that received positive feedback from all stakeholders.
The team is one of the most experienced in the Colliers business and are market leaders in their field.

Nominated for: Innovation Award

QSR

Construction Cost Consultants’ pioneering QSR system revolutionises rebuild cost assessments by leveraging in-house Quantity Surveyor expertise together with an innovative app and operating system. Seamlessly integrating onsite data collection with up-to-date benchmark data and QS proficiency, QSR ensures accuracy, transparency, and scalability, setting a new industry standard.

Endorsed by major insurers, our reports empower clients with detailed elemental cost breakdowns, mitigating the risks of underinsurance. Committed to sustainability, we minimise our environmental impact while maximising the resilience of communities facing adversity.

Construction Cost Consultants’ QSR represents a paradigm shift in insurance valuation, epitomising innovation, professionalism, and social responsibility.

Nominated for: Project Management Team of the Year

College & Mason Stages 1&2

DASL envisioned a transformation for suburb of Stonefields, Auckland. By masterplanning and developing a new micro suburb called College&Mason. A meticulously planned residential development spanning across 13,000 sqm.

The development looked to introduce a contemporary design wave with subtle nods to the past. The aim was to utilise traditional New Zealand building materials and designs, fostering community living and encouraging strangers to become neighbours and friends.

To achieve all of this and keeping in with the original design despite such challenging times with COVID and its lasting impacts, this is why DASL (James Brake) is deserving of the award.

Nominated for: Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

Hatch Consulting is revolutionising the role of Professional Quantity Surveyors in NZ. The success of their collaborative and practical approach is evidenced by their role in major projects like the Tauhara Geothermal Power Station.

As a female-founded company, they have championed the role of women in the construction industry and continue to challenge the status quo. The team are expert commercial advisors who underpin their approach with strong ethics and professionalism fostering trusted client relationships.

They continuously innovate, leverage technology and choose adaptive strategies to navigate challenges. With their outcome-focused approach, they continue to expand their presence in the industry.

Nominated for: Project Management Team of the Year

BP Technical Due Diligence (TDD) and new office fitout in Central Auckland (RICS Awards in Confidence)

For this project, JLL advocated client’s best interests through the TDD assessment by positioning them in a building that achieved a 6 Star Green Star. JLL’s excellence is evident by completing a design and construction in record time just in 6 and 10 weeks respectively with spending below 10% of the initial agreed budget.

JLL’s in-house technology tools OpenSpace and AdaptiveWork, provided real-time site visits for overseas client, fostering transparency and enhancing their experience. JLL optimised the space to achieve energy and carbon-emissions-reduction.

For this oil and gas company client, JLL prioritised quality while ensuring adherence to budget and timeframes.

Nominated for: Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

JLL’s commitment to seeing a “brighter way” is one which influences our work and enables us to focus on the scope to empower communities through property. In both these instances, open-minded clients were engaged with the idea of doing things differently and driving best practice. That’s precisely what stands out about the projects: taking risks to do better.

By fostering collaboration, creativity, sustainability, and innovation, JLL’s team delivered projects of the highest standard, incorporating the perspectives and expectations of clients and other stakeholders throughout the journey.

Nominated for: Real Estate Agency Team of the Year

JLL’s Office Leasing Advisory team for New Zealand, have demonstrated exceptional and creative agency services across a number of transactions.

Going above and beyond was clearly demonstrated across several key transactions requiring exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication. More particularly in all transactions the experience and professionalism required across a range of workstreams to actively manage the entire process were great examples of how an occupiers and landlords can (through managed collaboration), produce an exceptional outcome for all parties.

Throughout 2023, the team achieved substantial year-on-year revenue growth, whilst demonstrating operational excellence, through adopting new technology, systems and processes.

Nominated for: Real Estate Advisory Team of the Year

Affordable Housing Portfolio Support and Establishment 

KPMG’s Infrastructure, Assets & Places (IAP) team supported transferring large affordable housing portfolios into community housing provider management, facilitating transactions and authoring asset management plans. KPMG helped establish a Community Housing Provider for Wellington City Council’s 2,000 affordable housing units and developed a housing strategy for Ruapōtaka Marae, Auckland.

KPMG leveraged multi-disciplinary expertise in technical, financial, legal and environmental advisory to achieve objectives. With Sustainability in mind, climate change impacts was a consideration in their strategic asset plans and priority given to the realisation and measurement of social impact through provision of warm, safe, dry homes for the communities involved.

Nominated for:
Innovation Award
Project Management Team of the Year
Sustainability Project of the Year

Meridian Energy Wellington HQ

Meridian Energy partnered with Unispace for the design and construction of their new home in Wellington’s iconic Old Bank Arcade. The workplace is one of New Zealand’s most sustainable spaces, targeting the world’s most stringent sustainability accreditation, the Living Building Challenge.

Implementing an Early Sub-Contractor Involvement (ESCI)-based delivery model, the integrated Unispace, Meridian and sub-contractor project team, designed, consented, and constructed this ambitious project in 12 months. A healthy and resilient space that extends the life of a heritage icon, the project represents Meridian’s and Unispace’s joint desire to improve the construction industry and wider social landscape.

Nominated for: Project Management Team of the Year

B201 Redevelopment Project

The B201 redevelopment project for the University of Auckland has transformed the 50-year-old Social Sciences Building, located on a 6,000 sqm site, into a world-leading educational environment for the faculties of Education and Social Work, Arts, and Creative Arts and Industries.

Precon worked with the University to provide comprehensive project management services from the projects’ conception (in mid-2019) to the completion of Construction (in 2023).

All three projects were completed in time following the planned schedule. A huge testament to the Project Management team, who excelled in the navigation of all the unique challenges with a proactive and strategic approach.

Nominated for: Property / Facilities Management Team of the Year

The Property Services Division is made up of circa 130FTE across 5 teams. They manage and develop Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland’s Estate and Operations. The team supports a community of approximately 14,000 staff and 43,500 students. The University Estate encompasses a gross floor area (GFA) of 719,046 m2, within 237 buildings and includes 206 hectares of land, over four main campuses.

In 2023 the team, comprised of diverse skillsets and backgrounds, delivered the B201 adaptive reuse project, responded to the severe weather events and have continued to deliver on the inaugural Estate Strategy, Te Rautaki Tuapapa.

Nominated for: Sustainability Project of the Year

B201 Redevelopment

The B201 redevelopment project for the University of Auckland has transformed the 50-year-old Social Sciences Building, into a world-leading educational environment for the faculties of Education and Social Work, Arts, and Creative Arts and Industries.

Its innovative adaptive reuse strategy establishes a new standard for sustainable design, achieving the highest 6 Green Star Design Rating since inception, of 93/100.

The B201 project is one of New Zealand’s most sustainable developments and a world-leading exemplar of low-carbon design.

The project reduces embodied carbon, energy consumption, carbon emissions, and water usage while offering numerous ecological, cultural, and community benefits.

Nominated for: Innovation Award

Advisory Team at WT

Heke Rua Archives Building

The WT Advisory Team’s work on the Heke Rua Archives building in Wellington redefines industry standards and contributes to a more sustainable future for construction. Their work involves assessments of design maintainability, continuous whole-of-life cost analyses, and progressive use of Digital Twin technology for seamless operation management.

The team’s innovative strategies for Heke Rua Archives underscore efficiency, adaptability, and sustainable longevity and consequently serve as exemplary for the industry and deserving of the Innovation Award.

Nominated for: Innovation Award

Building Surveying Team at WT

KiwiRail Roof Assessments

The team at WT undertook a significant project for KiwiRail, assessing 40,000m2 of roofs across 16 buildings at their Hutt Valley site. Tony Davison and Marvin Latour led the project, surpassing standard assessments. They created a bespoke Power BI dashboard, revolutionising surveying.

KiwiRail can now navigate data effortlessly, with drone footage, inspection comments, and repair costs at their fingertips. This interactive tool surpasses traditional reports, conveying insights effectively. Its swift interface aids KiwiRail in making strategic decisions impacting New Zealand’s transport network. The project’s scale and innovation set a new standard for building surveying, demonstrating exceptional teamwork and expertise.

Nominated for: Project Management Team of the Year

WT New Zealand are delighted to recommend the Project Management team that collaborated on the development of a new warehouse facility at the Auckland Airport Precinct. This capable team is charged with steering the project through its design, procurement, and construction phases which encompasses 29,496m2, featuring two warehouses with a combined area of 16,089m2, accessory offices, and additional spaces for fabrication activities and vehicle parking.

This team’s expertise is pivotal in ensuring the successful completion and operational efficiency of the facility, reflecting WT’s commitment to excellence in project management.

Nominated for: Quantity Surveying Team of the Year

Invercargill Central

Our incredible QS Team saw the urban fabric of the Invercargill CBD reimagined as a dynamic, walkable precinct with a total inner-city redevelopment of the Invercargill Central centre. This multi-use development comprises of three zones with an anchor tenant, retail facility and 650 space car park. Our team was responsible for the initial master planning of the site in 2018 and continued services as each of the three zones was delivered over a five-year period.

Working diligently and harmoniously with the entire project team, we collaboratively delivered a much needed end-user experience that is world-class and second to none.