Dargaville Primary School Drainage Remedial Works
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Ministry of Education (NZ) is seeking a contractor to carry out drainage remedial works at Dargaville Primary School, addressing the remaining drainage issues across the school site to reduce surface water flooding. Purpose The purpose of this project is to minimise surface water flooding across the Dargaville Primary School site by completing the remaining stormwater drainage remediation and redirecting water away from buildings and high-use areas. Scope The scope includes: Block 1 (Rooms 8 & 9): redirect stormwater around Block 1 Site: redirect all stormwater above SWMH005 (large catchment) and install pumping stations in Sump004 and SWMH004 Block 14: cut back concrete against the cladding at the end of the block and install new drainage to divert water away from the building Block 3: connect downpipes to stormwater
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