PROJECT MANAGEMENT KEY INFORMATION
| Project Name: Holiday Inn Client: Cockpit International Location: Auckland Project Timeline: Q2 2019 – Q1 2022 Approx value: $40m+ Sector: Tourism Scope: 242 Room modular hotel – DESIGN ONLY, project on hold indefinitely due to COVID |
Description of Project:
This 8-storey, 242-room modular hotel will be one of the first of its kind to be built in New Zealand, and Pragmatix also worked closely with Auckland Council, the offshore modular manufacturer and contractor to achieve a smooth consenting process for off-site modular construction. The new hotel will interface with the existing hotel in the new lobby, requiring careful planning to integrate design, operations and services while maintaining effective operations during construction.
Role Undertaken:
Pragmatix services included procuring the design team, project management of the design (for both the modular new-build and interface with the existing hotel), and Engineer to the Contract for the design and construct contract, while working closely with the owner and the operator (Intercontinental Hotels Group).
Value added to project:
Pragmatix facilitated our offshore client’s engagement with Auckland Council, the consultant supply chain, and other project stakeholders to navigate the new modern construction methods. We were able to direct them through New Zealand’s resource and building consent regimes as they were new to development in New Zealand and inexperienced with the challenges in our market.
Personnel:
Emma McDonald as Project Director
Syd Jones as Senior Project Manager
“We are very pleased to be working closely with Pragmatix in this pioneering project. It is the first time for us (and anyone) building a brand-new steel modular hotel in NZ. It has been challenging on all fronts being the first to attempt a non-traditional development in a foreign country (we are from Singapore). Pragmatix is doing a marvellous job coordinating the efforts and work from consultants and contractors across Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney and Auckland.
We are hopeful that this will prove to be a successful project in a tough market in which to build and develop.”
EE LEONG ONG | VP OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS | COCKPIT INTERNATIONAL
