Tag: Mainzeal

I Love Committees

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Off to the Transport Committee

 

(Again)

 

I must be a sucker for punishment rocking up to Committees regularly – especially Government ones. However need to keep the networks going, keep an eye on proceedings, and undertake some of that “dreaded” lobbying to advance projects for the benefit of others (Manukau South Link, or AT-HOP fares anyone?).

 

Next Wednesday (13 February) at 2pm (heck that is a late one) is the first Auckland Council Transport Committee meeting which is chaired by Councillor Mike Lee. You can see the agenda (part one and two) by clicking on the links in blue below:

 

 

I am heading to the Transport Committee meeting on Wednesday for various reasons – they include:

  • Observing proceedings on the following:
    • The latest public transport patronage statistics for November 2012 where rail patronage slipped again for the fourth straight month (since August 2012) with levels now at the equivalent to August 2011 levels. Rail has slipped on by 17.2% for in comparison to November 2011 or 3.1% for the Year To Date that started in July 2012.
    • Comment on AT-HOP and its progression thus far
    • Reaction to Auckland Transport‘s rejection by the powerful Strategy and Finance Committee for funding reallocation to build the duplicate Manukau North Link. At the same time with me making enough noise as it is I might keep an ear to the ground for any noised on the South Link too
    • Any developments on the City Rail Link
    • Any developments on Pukekohe Electrification
  • Continued Lobbying of the Manukau South Link and possibly start lobbying for the Glenora Road Station down in Takanini (hey I am being honest and transparent on my actions in lobbying here folks – part of What I Believe In for a Better Auckland)
  • Reaction on the Mainzeal collapse that has stalled work on the MIT building over the Manukau Station. As the MIT works also included a bus interchange and ticket office, that work has stalled as well and could do for a while putting a nasty spanner in things. What I want to know does Council have a back-up plan to get things moving quickly!

 

Any reaction to the Mainzeal collapse would be interesting as Council has gone more dead silent than a Soviet Missile Submarine off the American Atlantic Coast… This is especially as a public transport project that the Regional Public Transport Plan depends on (wrongly as it stands (another post – another day)) – the Manukau Interchange has stalled entirely.

 

 

Will keep you posted from the events of the Transport Committee meeting next Wednesday.

 

Work Halted on Shed 10, and MIT Building

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Mainzeal Failure Halts Work in Two Crucial Projects

 

Just in from TVNZ:

Sub-contractors attempt to reclaim from Mainzeal site

Published: 11:01AM Saturday February 09, 2013 Source: ONE News

 

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Main receiver Colin McClow told Newstalk ZB that he could not comment on the situation at this stage.

Work has also halted at Shed 10, and Manukau Institute of Technology‘s new building.

The construction firm, one of New Zealand‘s largest, was placed into receivership on Thursday.

 

If I read that right both work on Shed 10 (the new Cruise Ship Terminal) and on the new MIT building (which is over the Manukau Station) has just come to a shuddering halt due to Mainzeal (the construction firm) going into receivership on Thursday.

 

Oh Crap is the first phrase that enters into mind and someone at Auckland Council is not going to be particularly happy with this development.

 

Stalled work over at the MIT site means the following:

  • An even later date on completion of the MIT building which was to include a Ticket Office for buses and trains
  • The site which is above the Manukau Station remains a construction zone
  • The new bus interchange next to MIT and outside the station stalls as it is part of the MIT construction site

 

Hopefully work can resume on the MIT building with another construction firm ASAP as that is the last thing we need down at Manukau right now – a stalled building site

 

In the mean time – “Oh Crap”