Contract price fixed for $683m Christchurch stadium

Contract price fixed for $683m Christchurch stadium
An artist's render of Christchurch's new multi-use arena, Te Kaha. (Image: Christchurch city council)
Oliver Lewis
The company charged with delivering a new multi-use arena for Christchurch has negotiated a fixed-price contract with its lead contractor. In a paper for a council meeting on Thursday, Te Kaha Project Delivery, which was set up by the council to deliver the project, recommended signing a design and construct contract with Australian company BESIX Watpac.BESIX had previously submitted a contract bid where they had been unwilling to put fixed prices on some materials due to current price volatility.In a press release, Te Kaha Project Deliver...

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