Contractor selected to undertake first phase of Whanganui Port revitalisation

The Whanganui Port Limited Partnership has awarded a construction contract to Rotorua-based Concrete Structures to complete the Te Puwaha Stage One civil construction works at Whanganui Port.

Concrete Structures will be carrying out the entirety of the stage one works. This includes the construction of a heavy pavement vessel hardstand and concrete structures out over the water capable of carrying Q-West Boat Builder’s 380-tonne capacity mobile boat hoist, which, when fully laden, will weigh over 550 tonnes.

The first stage also includes construction of a specialist water treatment plant to service the vessel maintenance heavy pavement, along with demolition and ground preparation works.

Phil Wardale, Whanganui Port Project Manager, confirms that procurement for the next phases of the works will get underway later this year and into 2024. This will focus on the selection of designs and a contractor to rebuild the adjoining two port wharves as well as the sourcing of dredging equipment for the port.

Mr Wardale confirmed that Concrete Structures will start to mobilise to the port site during the month.