National Awards

Otago Awards Category A

Projects with a value of up to $500,000 This award category is free to enter and is open to all financial members of the CCNZ Otago Branch.

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

Hynds Construction Awards

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Entries close: Friday, 25 April 2025

Entries are open to all members of the Otago Branch, Civil Contractors NZ. All projects entered must have been completed within the last 12 months at the date of entry. Contracts must have been completed, with completion certificates, by closing date of entries.

Judging Process

The online submissions are assessed by the judges (scroll down and click Questions to view them), who will then conduct site visits.
Quality of entry 5% - technically answered questions assists the judges to understand the project and enables elements to be assessed. Photos (uploaded with each question) should show progress of project and enable conditions to be understood.
You will need to upload:
- Certificate of practical completion
- Evidence of client satisfaction (judges may make enquiries of the client, developer, neighbours etc.)
- Evidence of customer satisfaction
Quality of work 15% - final quality of workmanship will be viewed during on-site inspection of the project.
Following the site visits the judges will select the winner.
The entry documentation influences but does not determine the outcome.
The finalists all attend the Otago Branch Annual Construction Awards Dinner on 6th June 2025 at Millennium Hotel in Queenstown where the winners of each category will be announced.

For the purpose of showcasing your project on the night of the awards. We require 4 clearly labelled high-res hero photos of at least 1920 x 1080px or 1mb in size (maximum of 4 photos). These will be the images to represent your project to everyone in attendance. If you are unable to upload these in your entry please email them to Nicola clearly specifying which project they relate to, otago@civilcontractors.co.nz.

Key Dates
Awards entries open	Now
Awards entries close	5pm Friday 25 April
Judging process begins	Monday 28 April
Winners announced at the Otago Branch Awards dinner held at Millennium Hotel Queenstown	Friday 6 June 2025

For further info please contact:
Nic Darling CCNZ Otago Branch Secretary, 027 205 6399, otago@civilcontractors.co.nz
Or
Eve Cooper CCNZ Southern Regional Manager, 021 906 481, eve@civilcontractors.co.nz

Eligibility
Questions

Eligibility

Any project that has achieved practical completion within the past 12 months (or which will achieve practical completion on or before 25 April 2025)
Entrants must include in their submission:
1. Project details such as start and end date and value.
2. Project summary.
3. A copy of the Certificate of Practical Completion for the project.
4. Evidence of client satisfaction in writing, demonstrated by a letter/email from the client.
5. 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.
6. A selection of five high resolution photographs are to be uploaded. These photographs will be used for the awards presentations and awards booklet.
7. Entries need to clearly show who the entrants are, regardless of the submission being individual or joint.
8. Entries should indicate any commercially sensitive information that should not be published.

Award Application Questions

Company profile

General nature of business, struct (e.g. limited company, owner operator etc.), years in operation, growth of the company, achievements.
Number of staff, staff training systems, staff policies, etc.
Safety policy and safety record, quality control methodology, environmental policy.
Upload your logo

Scope/Project summary

Briefly outline the scope of works of your contract i.e., what are the physical boundaries, what is your responsibility etc. as well as a brief summary of the project.

Safety 10%

Evidence of site safety management plans, toolbox meetings, site specific hazard ID, safety plans, accident registers etc. must be provided to enable assessment of safety management including traffic management. Failure to include evidence will mean no marks can be scored. You may upload image files such as .jpg, .gif etc.

Include a summary of:

Number of hours worked by staff
Number of accidents notified to DoL, number of other accidents/incidents or near misses
Accident ratio for the last 12 months (use ratio of serious harm accidents per 100,000 hrs), improvements from previous year
Staff involvement in HSE policy, training procedures etc

Innovation 20%

Marks will be allocated for innovative construction methods, techniques, management, design etc. that provided an advantage to the contractor.

Technical difficulty 10%

Describe whether any special skills were required and whether and abnormal conditions were encountered during the contract requiring special techniques to be developed.

Project management 10%

Describe the complexity of the project and management structure/practices used, number of and management of subcontractors.

Project profile 10%

The visibility of the project will be considered in considering the effect of the project on the public, neighbours, special interest groups etc. Include evidence of how the contractor has worked to minimise effects on the public (if your evidence is in a .pdf format please take photos as only image file formats can be uploaded here, .jpg, .gif etc.)

Environmental matters 10%

Describe the projects effect on the environment, risks and challenges faced and mitigation used. Provide evidence of any Environmental Management Plans and its implementation. (if your evidence is in a .pdf format please take photos as only image file formats can be uploaded here, .jpg, .gif etc.)