Civic Centre - Principal's Agent procurement

Details

Whangarei District Council (WDC) is looking at options for developing a new Civic Centre for the Whangarei District that will meet the needs of residents and ratepayers, democratic processes and administration functions as the District continues to grow and develop. To do this they are running two procurement processes:
 to engage a Contract Team that will work collaboratively with the council to select a site, design and build the facility
 to engage a Principal’s Agent to act as the focal point for the council through this process.

In summary the Principal’s Agent’s role will be to be manage the interface between the council and the Contract Team and look after the council’s interests. As such, they are looking for a Agent that can deliver the collaborative contract approach for a project of this type and scale.

WDC are using a collaborative contract model to engage and work with the Contract Team that will cover all the required components:
 Project lead
 Construction
 Engineering
 Architecture
 Planning
 QS
 Landscaping
 Other

WDC and the Principal’s Agent will then work collaboratively with that Contract Team to conduct the following phases of the project:
 site selection
 concept design
 detailed design
 consenting
 contract
 construction
 landscaping
 handover