21 Aug WoolWorks Awatoto, Flood Remediation
In November 2022, HPM were engaged as project managers to oversee the development of a new woolstore and office building on land owned by our client in Awatoto, Napier. The project was underway as a design-build option, and earthworks—including the raft—had been completed. It was at the end of the developed design stage with a staged building consent when, in February 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle struck, flooding the site, including the client’s existing business premises and operations. The new build project was put on hold indefinitely. We immediately re-engaged with the client, collaborating with lawyers and insurance assessors to ensure the existing...