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Category 1 - National Awards 2026


Category 1 - National Awards 2026

Projects with a value of up to $2 million - this award category is open to all CCNZ members nationwide

Recognising excellence in the performance of Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) members in:
Hirepool Construction Awards
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Entries close: Friday, 29 May 2026

This award category is open to all CCNZ members nationwide who have completed a project that has a value of up to $2 million.

The fee to enter award category 1 is $300 + GST.

 Click Here to access a handy awards entry submission help-sheet and if you are still having difficulties, please contact Nicola Hakes on nicola@civilcontractors.co.nz or 027 248 8972

Key Dates
Awards close
29 May @ midnight
Site visits and/or interviews with the project teams June
Finalists announced
Friday 10 July
Entrants to be registered for the CCNZ Conference in Wellington July
Winners announced at the Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards Dinner in Wellington Friday 14 August


  • Eligibility
  • Questions

Eligibility

Entrants must include in their submission:

  • Project details such as start and end date and value.
  • A copy of the Certificate of Practical Completion for the project.
  • Evidence of client satisfaction in writing, demonstrated by a letter/email from the client.
  • Evidence of customer satisfaction (road users, adjoining property owners, stakeholders and neighbours), e.g. examples of the customer/s receiving good project information prior to and during the project or safety briefings; or feedback from stakeholders throughout the project.
  • A selection of five high resolution photographs (or more) are to be uploaded. These photographs will be used for the awards presentations and awards booklet.
  • A marketing statement of NO MORE THAN 200 WORDS  giving a brief description of the entry that can be used for media releases and award publications. This statement should include the:
    • project name
    • location
    • client
    • consultant
    • contractor details
    • project commencement and completion dates.
  • Entries need to clearly show who the entrants are, regardless of the submission being individual or joint.
  • Entries should indicate any commercially sensitive information that should not be published.

Award Application Questions

Project Overview

In this first section, to give the judges a good overview of the project you are submitting please use drawings and pictures where appropriate.

*Please do not use any special characters when naming imagery or diagrams*


Setting up the Project - Planning and Control - 10% contribution to score

Describe the project, the unusual site conditions or constraints, and the key risks or opportunities identified. Explain the systems/planning that went into addressing these areas:

  • Project Mobilisation
  • Quality Assurance
  • Health & Safety
  • Environmental
  • Temporary Works
  • Skills/Training
  • Engineering Controls
  • Construction Programme
  • Financial Management

[If you have supporting imagery/diagrams to upload, please add the file name into the section of your entry that the image refers to. *Do not use any special characters when naming the files *


Risk Identification - 20% contribution to score

Describe how risks were identified and mitigated:

  • Site Factors/Ground or Physical Conditions
  • Complexity of risk
  • Environment
  • Location
  • Contract Period
  • Contract Conditions
  • Climate Conditions
  • Other, e.g. Redesign

[If you have supporting imagery/diagrams to upload, please add the file name into the section of your entry that the image refers to. * Do not use any special characters when naming the files*]


Physical Works - Construction 20% contribution to score

Describe how construction factors were executed, and overall project/contract results:

  • Complexity of construction
  • Quality of construction
  • Health & Safety
  • Environmental
  • Supporting Social Outcomes, e.g. supporting local business
  • Efficiency (Budget/Timeliness)
  • Innovation

[If you have supporting imagery/diagrams to upload, please add the file name into the section of your entry that the image refers to.* Do not use any special characters when naming files*]


Client Satisfaction - 15% contribution to score

Describe the relationships, how they were managed and how any impacts were mitigated:

External Relationships - 15% contribution to score

Describe the relationships, how they were managed and how any impacts were mitigated:

  • Client
  • Consultant/s
  • Subcontractor/s
  • Supplier/s
  • Public
  • Other Stakeholder/s

[If you have supporting imagery/diagrams to upload, please add the file name into the section of your entry that the image refers to. * Do not use any special characters when naming files*]


Team Culture - 20% contribution to score

Describe the relationships, how they were managed and how any impacts were mitigated:

  • Collaboration
  • Team dynamics/Internal relationships
  • People development culture
  • Leadership
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Apprentice involvement

[If you have supporting imagery/diagrams to upload, please add the file name into the section of your entry that the image refers to.* Do not use any special characters when naming files*]


Marketing Statement

Supply a marketing statement of NO MORE THAN 200 WORDS giving a brief description of the entry that can be used for media releases and award publications. This statement should include the:

  • project name
  • location
  • client
  • consultant
  • contractor details
  • project commencement and completion dates.


 
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