Housing New Zealand (the Principal) is a Crown agency that manages state housing on behalf of the New Zealand government. Its role is to provide healthy, comfortable and fit-for-purpose housing for people in need, for the duration of their need.

Housing New Zealand focuses on the efficient and effective management of state houses and the tenancies of those living in them. Housing New Zealand owns or manages approximately 64,000 properties nationwide, including about 1,500 houses for community groups providing residential services. More than 184,000 people live in Housing New Zealand properties.

The Complex Remediation Programme (CRP) is a planned remediation programme that aims to deliver a range of remediation works to a range of Housing New Zealand properties nation wide, including multi unit complexes.

Housing New Zealand is seeking a contractor to provide all the main contractor services for the remediation and refurbishment phase of the Project described below, which is part of the CRP. The objective of this RFP is to appoint that main contractor.

This project involves the remediation of the two Housing New Zealand (HNZ) residential apartment buildings located at 68-70 Maitland Street Dunedin. The overall intent of this project is to reset the life of the buildings for approximately 50 years.

The two buildings comprise 26 units and construction works will include security improvements, repatching and replacement of roofs, gutters and stormwater pipework; replacement of window joinery, replacement of external doors, upgrade of all unit interiors, kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, and floor coverings. Building services work includes new ventilation systems including a stair pressurisation system, and electrical wiring replacement and new main switchboards. Facade works will include removal of existing asbestos sheeting and replacement with new cladding. Exterior works will involve some new perimeter site fencing, and the construction of a new clothesline deck.

An asbestos demolition survey commissioned in August 2018 has identified asbestos containing materials in cladding, pipework & lagging, and switchboards. A full Asbestos Removal Control Plan, removal of all Asbestos Containing Materials and cleaning is required as part of these works.

The construction programme will be divided into two stages; with stage one being the rear 68 Maitland Street Building, followed by the 70 Maitland Street Building which faces Maitland Street. Approval to commence work on 70 Maitland Street will not be granted until Code Compliance is granted for 68 Maitland Street as the residents of 70 Maitland Street are expected to move to 68 Maitland Street. For clarity Practical Completion for each stage will only be granted once the Code Compliance Certificate is obtained.