National Awards

Environmental Award

The aim of the Environmental Award is to encourage the adoption of good environmental practices to achieve positive outcomes for the environment and the client, with special consideration of attention given to the environmental aspects to meet and/or exceed the contract requirements.

Recognising excellence in the performance of Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) members in:

Environmental Award

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Entries close: Friday, 04 April 2025

For conditions of entry and category questions, please scroll down to view and click on the applicable tabs.

All entries must be completed online. No late entries will be accepted.

KEY DATES:

Award entries open	Now
Award entries close	Midnight Friday 4^thApril 2025
Judging process begins	Tuesday 22^ndApril 2025
Winners announced at the Nelson Marlborough branch Awards Dinner held at the Rutherford Hotel Nelson	Friday 18^thJuly 2025

Site visits conducted May/June 2025 and interviews with project team late June 2025

Winners announced at the Awards Dinner Friday 18^th July 2025

Meeting with Judges Panel – June 2025 - date, time and place to be confirmed

Each entrant will meet with the Judges Panel, at an arranged time in a central location. Each interview will be no longer than 45 minutes to discuss their specific project/entry and to work through the documentation.
At this meeting the Judges would also like to see any supporting information regarding Health and Safety commitment during the project, environmental protection/design undertaken during the construction process and any smart ideas utilised during construction.
If you wish to show the judges any resource consent documentation, please bring this along to your site visit or interview, do not attach this to your online entry.

Eligibility
Questions

Eligibility

Conditions of Entry:

Entries are open to all CCNZ members who have completed a project in the Nelson Marlborough Region.
All projects should have been completed at the time of entry under formal contractual agreement (refer below if a maintenance contract).
For an ongoing contract such as a long term maintenance contract, a completed portion of an ongoing contact may be submitted in the appropriate category.
Entries are accepted in regard to projects completed outside the region. However, projects completed outside of the region must be run and managed by local contractors within the Nelson Marlborough area.
Before entering a submission for the Awards the Principle needs to be notified, and in some cases approve the submission
Each project requires a separate entry. Please note, there will be a limit of two entries per company per category that any one business can submit.
Subcontractors may be entered as a separate entity in the appropriate category
Photographs are required as they often tell the story better than words.
Please also upload with your entry 5 photos you would like displayed in the official powerpoint presentation shown on the night of the dinner.
The Awards will be announced at the Presentation Dinner Friday 18th July 2025
click here to download the handy helpsheet for entry submissions .

Award Application Questions

SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

Effect of special environmental aspects affecting the contract e.g. resource consent requirements, need for protection of fauna & flora, waterways, exposed slopes etc