$809,010 contract

Press, 21 August 1979, Page 6

$809,010 contract

Paynter and Hamilton, Ltd, was awarded an sB®,olo contract by the Christchurch City Council h«J evening to build plant maintenance workshops for thrnew Sydenham depot. .the firm’s tender was the lowest of eight, which rafted to $957,481. With additional work to btj- done by the Municipal EHJCtncty Department, the totei cost of the project canid be $855,310. almost 53Q,000 below a May estimate. fine Milton Street pro-1 petty is still not purchased,! bill the new building — the I

second stage of the works depot project — can be completed without three internal bays until the remaining site is bought. Runway work The third stage of the runway overlay work at Christchurch Airport will be done by British Pavements (Canterbury'). Ltd, for $365,736. Only one other [tender was received, for $369,100. Recent bitumen price rises [are reflected in the successful contract price. The (original estimate for reseal-

ing part of the runway was $330,000. Creche cost Total spending 0f $12,660 has been proposed so far on the conversion of a New Brighton church hall into a creche. The council approved a $9792 tender from W. J. Reynolds and Son for demolition and construction at rhe Hardy Street hall. That was the lowest of 10 tenders, ranging to $12,615. The original estimate for that part of the renovation project was $14,288.