Manga-o-nua Hillcrest Library Design Services

Overview Hamilton City Council is seeking proposals from suitably experienced architectural practices to provide lead architectural and multidisciplinary design services for the reinstatement and expansion of Manga-o-nua Hillcrest Library at 58 Masters Avenue, Hamilton. About The library was damaged by fire in August 2025. Before the fire, it was Council's busiest neighbourhood library, receiving approximately 82,000 visits each year. Purpose Council intends to restore library services and develop the existing building as a contemporary, accessible, flexible and welcoming library and community facility with capacity to meet future demand. Scope The services are expected to include: Design-brief validation and project inception Concept design, developed design and detailed design Planning and consenting advice Building-consent documentation Stakeholder and mana whenua engagement support Cost planning and design-risk management Accessibility and fire compliance Preparation of coordinated documentation for the future physical works procurement Coordination of the architectural, structural, building-services, fire, planning, landscape, cost-management and other specialist disciplines needed to deliver the project Assessment of the existing fire-affected building and its structural elements Integration of building access and site-interface requirements Coordination with Council's separate transport workstream The procurement may include separately priced conditional portions for transport and traffic-filter design and construction-phase design support. These portions are not guaranteed and may proceed only following separate written instruction from Council. Contractor Requirements Suitably experienced architectural practice capable of acting as lead architect, lead consultant and multidisciplinary design coordinator Instructions to Tenderers Council will use an open, single-stage Request for Proposal and a weighted-attribute evaluation. Proposals will be assessed on methodology and delivery approach, relevant experience, key personnel and resourcing, Economic Benefit, Local Participation and price. Enquiries Contact: Carl Merritt Phone: 0275656646