The schools will be built through a public private partnership (PPP), the third that the Ministry has initiated.
The successful tenderer will build primary schools at Scott Point, Kumeu and Flat Bush in Auckland, and at Sylvester in Hamilton, and rebuild Shirley Boys’ High School and Avonside Girls’ High School, and co-locate them on a new site in Christchurch.
Jerome Sheppard, Head of the Ministry’s Education Infrastructure Service, says he was pleased with the high level of interest in the third PPP, and the high quality of the consortia which have been shortlisted. They are:
Respondent | Creative Learning | New Learning Consortium | ShapED |
Equity Providers | John Laing Investments Limited and Downer New Zealand Limited | Macquarie Group Holdings New Zealand Limited & Fletcher Building Limited | Morrison & Co PPP GP II Ltd |
Lead Construction Company | Downer New Zealand Limited | The Fletcher Construction Company Limited | Hawkins Construction Group Ltd |
Lead Facilities Management Contractor | Downer New Zealand Limited | Programmed Facility Management NZ Limited | Spotless Facility Services (NZ) Limited |
Lead Design Consultant | Stephenson and Turner and Hayball | Jasmax and Gray Puksand | ASC and Oculus |
These 3 consortia will now proceed through an interactive tendering process and final bids will be submitted in November this year.
Under a PPP, the design, construction, maintenance and financing is provided under a single contract with a private contractor comprised of multiple specialist service providers. The property maintenance services are provided to specified standards for 25 years, so that school leaders can focus on raising student achievement. In other schools, the school is responsible for property maintenance.
Go the Public Private Partnership (PPP) page for more information about PPP.
“The successful tenderer will need to demonstrate high quality design, construction and facilities management as well as overall value for money,” Mr Sheppard says.
The schools are intended to be open in time for the 2019 school year.
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