• Kirimoko Subdivision
    Project - Kirimoko Subdivision, Wanaka
     
    Client - Crescent Investments Ltd
     
    EngineerName - Vergne Wilson 
    Company - Southern Land CLK
    Phone: 03 443 5577
     
    Involvement
    • Earthworks: 7100 m3 of earthworks including strip and stockpile topsoil, cut to waste material, cut to fill, topsoiling and grassing. 
    • Roading: Over 3,600 m2 of full pavement construction with basalt rock channels 
    • Sewer: Installation of over 470m of sewer pipes and manholes. 
    • Stormwater: Intricate network of raingardens to collect and filter stormwater on site.  Pipelines ranging from 750mm dia through to 225mm dia.
    • Water: Installation of over 600m of water pipe on site. 
     
  • Hidden Hills Subdivision
    Project - Hidden Hills Subdivision , Wanaka
     
    Client - Allenby Farms Ltd
     
    EngineerName - Robyn Paterson
    Company - Paterson Pitts Partners Ltd
    Phone: 03 443 0110
     
    Involvement
    • Earthworks: 34,000m3 of earthworks including strip and stockpile topsoil, cut to fill, topsoiling and grassing. 
    • Roading: Over 10,000 m2 of full pavement construction and the Intersection upgrade of Pisa Moorings Rd and State Highway 6. 
    • Sewer: Installation of over 2800m of sewer network. 
    • Stormwater: Installation of over 1300m of Stormwater pipe.
    • Water: Installation of over 2400m of water pipe and water pressure booster station.  
     
  •  Beach Grove Subdivision
    Project - Beach Grove Subdivision, Stage 1, Kaiapoi, Canterbury
     
    Client - Beach Road Estates Ltd
     
    Engineer Name - Mark Cochran
    Company - Woods Consultants, Christchurch
    Phone: 027 490 8485
     
    Involvement
     
    • Landscaping: 28,000 m2 of topsoiling and grassing. 
    • Roading:Over 2400 m of kerbing, 9000 m2 of full pavement construction and asphalt surfacing. 
    • Sewer: Installation of 94 ECCO tanks over 3300 m of sewer network. 
    • Stormwater: Installation of 2000 m of Stormwater pipe.
    • Water: Installation of over 3000 m of water pipe. 
     
  • Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village
    Project - Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village , Stages 1 to 9, Wanaka
     
    Client - ALRV Ltd
     
    Engineer Name - Robyn Paterson
    Company - Paterson Pitts Partners Ltd
    Phone: 03 443 0110
     
    Involvement
    • Completed 9 stages of this Retirement Village. 
    • The work has been made more challenging having to work in very close proximity to the builders.  
    • As the stages progressed we were working immediately adjacent to houses and units with residents of the village already living in them.
    • Our management and operation plan ensured we minimised dust, noise and vibration.
     
    Earthworks - 94,000 m3 of earthworks including strip and stockpile topsoil, cut to fill. 
    Roading - Over 18,000 m2 of full pavement construction, 5,500m of kerbing and 13,000 m2 of surfacing. 
    Sewer - Installation of over 2700 m of sewer network. 
    Stormwater - Installation of over 2000 m of Stormwater pipe.
    Water - Installation of over 3000 m of water pipe.  
     
  • Allenby Farms

    Allenby Farms Subdivision Development

    Project - Roading Subdivision Development

    Client - Allenby Farms Ltd

    Consultant / Engineer - Milward Finlay Lobb Ltd and Paterson Pitts Partners, Cromwell

    Involvement - Benchmark Construction has completed 13 separate land development contracts for this client totalling 387 lots.

    For Hidden Hills, Benchmark Construction was the Main Contractor, completing;

    • Earthworks: 34,000m3 of earthworks including strip and stockpile topsoil, cut to fill, topsoiling and grassing.
    • Roading: Over 10,000 m2 of full pavement construction and the Intersection upgrade of Pisa Moorings Rd and State Highway 6.
    • Sewer: Installation of over 2800m of sewer network.
    • Stormwater: Installation of over 1300m of Stormwater pipe.
    • Water: Installation of over 2400m of water pipe and water pressure booster station.
  • Perriam Cove

    Perriam Cove - Cromwell - Subdivision Development

    Project - 67 lot Subdivision Development with Inland Marina
    Client - Pisa Cove Ltd
    Consultants / Engineer - Paterson Pitts Partners, Cromwell
    Involvement - Benchmark Construction was the Main Contractor, completing;

    • Earthworks: 121,000m3 of earthworks including strip and stockpile topsoil, cut to waste material, cut to fill, excavation of marina, topsoiling and grassing.
    • Roading: Over 10,000 m2 of full pavement construction and the Intersection upgrade of Pisa Moorings Rd and State Highway 6.
    • Sewer: Installation of over 2400m of sewer network including two sewer pump stations.
    • Stormwater: Installation of over 2200m of Stormwater pipe.
    • Water: Installation of over 2450m of water pipe on site and 3250m of 250 ID water mains to site from the existing town supply.
  • Cardona Valley
    Project - Soho St, Cardrona Valley Subdivision , Wanaka
     
    Client - Brooklynne Holdings Ltd
     
    EngineerName - Michael Lee 
    Company - Airey Consultants Ltd
    Phone: 09 486 4542
     
    Involvement
    11 Lot Subdivision in the Cardona Valley
    • Earthworks: 1,500 m3 of earthworks including strip and stockpile topsoil, cut to fill, topsoiling and grassing. 
    • Roading: Over 1,900 m2 of full pavement construction, kerbing, footpaths, rock walls, surfacing.  
    • Sewer:  Installation of over 500m of sewer network.  
    • Services: Installation of over 400m of water pipe, telecom and power.
  • West Meadows
    Project - West Meadows Stages 1 and 2 Subdivision , Wanaka
     
    Client - Willowridge Developments Ltd
     
    EngineerName - Steve Dickie 
    Company - Paterson Pitts Partners
    Phone: 03 443 0110
     
    Involvement
    • Roading: Over 7,400 m2 of full pavement construction and surfacing
    • Footpaths: Over 2,000 m2 of footpath construction and surfacing
    • Sewer: Installation of over 1,9000m of sewer pipes and manholes.
    • Stormwater: 1500m of stormwater lines, mudtanks and manholes.
    • Water: Installation of over 2,100m of water pipe on site.

  •  Cleddau River Flood Protection
    Project - Cleddau River Flood Protection
     
    Client - Downer EDI New Zealand
     
    Engineer Name - Mark Adamson
    Company - Downer EDI
    Phone: 027 433 0116
     
    Involvement
    • Siteworks, stormwater and foul sewer pipe systems as part of project to elevate the staff housing at Milford Sound out of the flood zone.
    • 460m of concrete SW lines
    • Over 770 m of new foul sewer pipes up to 3.5 m depth, including pipe crossing over estuary.
    • New Foul Sewer Pumping station and holding tanks. 
    • Water, telecom, power and gas liner installations.
    • Electrical cabinetry, transformer, switchboards.  
    • Magnetic flow meters, Telemetry.
    • Commission and test new station. 
  •  Broadview Rise Booster Pump Station

    QLDC Broadview Rise Booster Pump Station. Contract CT10-011, Queenstown

    Project - This contract was a Lump Sum Design Build for a new building housing three water booster pumps, new electrical cabinet, emergency standby generator, telemetry and scada.
    Client - Queenstown Lakes District Council
    Consultants / Engineer - Queenstown Lakes District Council

    Pump Stations

    • Grundfos Pumps
    • We were required to install two duty booster pumps and a fire fighting booster pump in a new shed.
    • New Switchboard and telemetry.
    • The work involved a period of shut down for the new pipework to be connected up to the existing watermains.

    Rising Mains

    • New 150mm dia suction and discharge pipework from booster pumps out of shed wall and connected to existing rising main.

    Drainage

    • Trench excavation to install all new pipework to cut out and tap into existing mains
    • Sump in floor of shed and connected to street.
    • Earthworks
    • Earthworks to construct new building foundations.
    • Footpath and road reinstatement
    • Landscaping around building
  • Upper Ardmore St Improvements

    Upper Ardmore St Improvements

    Project - Ardmore Roundabout and Upper Ardmore St Improvements, Wanaka
    Client -  Queenstown Lakes District Council
    Consultants / Engineer -  Name:Grant Kluyts, Company:MWH, Phone:03 450 0890

    Involvement
    New roundabout and Ardmore St business district upgrade.

    • Replace existing watermains.
    • Buildout islands for parking separation with irrigation and lighting.
    • New Roundabout
    • Footpaths, handrails , road street furniture.
    • Landscaping

  • Outlet Camp
    Project - Outlet Camp – PE pumping main with a Wastewater Wet Well 
     
    Client - Callum Urquhart
     
    EngineerName - Peter Joyce
    Company - Paterson Pitts Partners Ltd
    Phone: 03 443 0110
     
    Activities 
    • Sewer        
    • 2200 meter 100 mm dia PE rising and falling main, connecting a new WWTP at the camp ground up to the QLDC gravity main on Aubrey Road. 
     
     
  • Hawea Waste
    Project - Hawea Waste Water Treatment Plant
     
    Client - Queenstown Lakes District Council
     
    EngineerName - Helen Wightman
    Company - CPG New Zealand
    Phone: 03 477 7133
     
    Involvement
    • Design and Build system for the extractions and treatment of waste water from the storage ponds. 
    • Construct a new building structure.
    • Intake structure, pumps and pipework.
    • Electrical cabinetry, transformer, switchboards.  
    • Flow meters, Telemetry.
    • Irrigation system in adjoining land to provide irrigation for animal feed crop.
    • Commission and test new station.  
  • Hawea Bores Water Treatment
    Project - Hawea Bores Water Treatment Station
     
    Client - Queenstown Lakes District Council
     
    EngineerName - Grant Kluyts
    Company - MWH
    Phone: 03 450 0890
     
    Involvement
    • Clear site and complete earthworks for new building.
    • Construct a new building structure.
    • Install new pumps into bore wells and link bores to treatment plant with PE pipe
    • Air valves and surge protection valves. 
    • Install UV treatment and chlorine dosing equipment.
    • Electrical cabinetry, transformer, switchboards.  
    • Magnetic flow meters, Telemetry.
    • Commission and test new station. 
  • Frankton Rd  Water Pump Station
    Project - Frankton Road Water Pump Station
     
    Client - Queenstown Lakes District Council
     
    EngineerName - Grant Kluyts
    Company - MWH
    Phone: 03 450 0890
     
    Involvement
    • Clear site and complete earthworks.
    • Construct a new building structure.
    • Install 4 Grundfos CR150-5-2 pumps, stainless steel manifolds, 400 dia PE pipework, pressure test.
    • Connect to QLDC rising mains to water reservoir, new pumping main to Frankton, valves, anchor blocks.
    • Electrical cabinetry, transformer and switchboards.  
    • VSD's  4 x 55kw Danfoss drives, Magnetic flow meters, Swampfox RTU.
    • Divert existing 750mm dia stormwater at over 3m depth around site.  
    • Pavement construction
    • Commission and test new station, trail running for 1 month.
    • Demolish old pump station
     
  • Dunstan Hospital
    Project - Dunstan Hospital Waste Water Treatment Plant
     
    Client - Southern District Health Board
     
    EngineerName - David Hughes
    Company - Opus Consultants
    Phone: 03 471 5500
     
    Involvement
    • Construct new system for the treatment of waste water from the hospital. 
    • Install new underground tanks.
    • Pipework from hospital to tanks.
    • Electrical cabinetry, switchboards.  
    • Flow meters, Telemetry.
    • Trickle system pipework to allow treated waste water into ground.
    • Commission and test new station. 
    • Remove old treatment facility. 
  • Broadview Rise
    Project - Broadview Rise Water Booster Station
     
    Client - Queenstown Lakes District Council
     
    EngineerName - Grant Kluyts
    Company - MWH
    Phonn: 03 450 0890
     
    Involvement 
    • Clear site and complete earthworks.
    • Construct a new building structure.
    • Install 3 Grundfos pumps, stainless steel manifolds. 
    • Connect to QLDC rising mains, valves, anchor blocks.
    • Electrical cabinetry, transformer, switchboards and generator.  
    • Magnetic flow meters, Telemetry.
    • Commission and test new station.  
     
     
  • Outlet Camp Foul Sewer

    Outlet Camp Foul Sewer

     

    Project - New Sewer Pump Station, holding tanks and pumping main
    Client - Outlet Motor Camp
    Consultants / Engineer - Paterson Pitts Partners, Cromwell
    Involvement - Benchmark Construction was the Main Contractor, completing; 

    • Installation of over 2200m of sewer rising pumping main.
    • Wet well Pump station, Containment tank, scour and air valves, electrical switch board

  • Blenhiem St Housing New Zealand, Christchurch
    Project - Blenhiem St Housing New Zealand, Christchurch
     
    Client - Dax Group
     
    EngineerName - Brad McLeay
    Company - Dax Group
    Phone: 03 326 4055
     
    Involvement
    • New building for Housing New Zealand.
    • Siteworks.
    • On site stormwater disposal tanks.
    • All services to buildings, water foul sewer, water and connect all to CCC services.
    • Pavement construction and asphalt paving. 
    • Landscaping.  
  • Project	New World Carpark, Alexandra
    Project - New World Carpark, Alexandra
     
    Client - Breen Construction
     
    EngineerName - Craig Ross
    Company - Breen Construction
    Phone: 03 440 0190
     
    Involvement
    • Remove existing carpark and construct new carpark.
    • Mudtanks.
    • New kerbing.
    • Traffic Control and diversions.
    • Pavement construction and asphalt paving. 
    • Landscaping.  
     
  • McArthur Gardens

    McArthur Gardens

    Project - Upgrade to paving in CODC park

    Client - Central Otago District Council

    Consultant / Engineer - Central Otago District Council

    Involvement - Benchmark Construction was the Main Contractor, completing;Removal of existing asphalt paths, paving stones and irrigation. Install root guard to all gardens. Excavate and construct new asphalt footpaths and paving stones.

Land Development

Land Development

Land and Sub Divisional Development

Benchmark Construction has extensive experience with sub divisional development.
We have been rewarded with repetitive work from several clients as a result of our focus on quality, completion on time and within budget.

Civil Construction

Civil Construction

Full project management and construction of complex and technical civil projects with our civil engineering team.

Drainage Infrastructure

Drainage Infrastructure

From the commencement in 1981 as Central Otago Pipelayers, followed in 1994 by the change of name to Benchmark Construction Ltd has successfully completed many projects in the Lakes District, Central Otago, Southland, Fiordland and Canterbury.

Driveways & Tennis Courts

Driveways & Tennis Courts

We complete work throughout Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes. First class workmanship.  Free Quotes. References on request.

 Queenstown Lakes District Council

Queenstown Lakes District Council

"Management are communicative and professional and have demonstrated a fair and flexible approach to contractual issues, which is line with the partnering relationship we wish to have with our contractor. In general we have required lower council staff attendance on their contracts as a result of their own high standard of site supervision. This is a cost saving to council and also allows our staff the freedom to be working on other projects. I have no hesitation recommending them."

Mark Kunath - General Manager Infrastructure Services

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Queenstown Lakes District Council

"You have made it easier than most when working through a project from inception and your finished quality sets the standard around here. I have always had confidence you would complete a job to a high standard which eases my mind and reduces my stress."

Steve Hewland, Capital Works Manager

Patterson Pitts Wanaka

Patterson Pitts Wanaka

"On the projects I have worked with Benchmark on, they have consistently paid attention to getting the minor construction details correct, taken pride in offering alternate solutions when a problem presents, and have ensured their progress claims are both detailed and correct"

Peter Joyce - Registered Surveyor

Allenby Farms Ltd

Allenby Farms Ltd

"I believe Benchmark's strength is the quality and experience of their stable team all of whom take immense pride and ownership of whatever project they are involved with. The entire crew work extremely hard to satisfy the requirements of consultants, council and indeed their own very high standards and are always on hand to go the extra mile when necessary. I unreservedly recommend Benchmark Construction for any work being offered"

Lyndon Cleugh - Director

Benchmark Construction is a long established company working in the Civil Construction field, specialising in land development, heavy civil drainage, and on farm works.

Our focus on quality workmanship and our commitment towards customer satisfaction has enabled our company to establish a reputation in the construction field that we are very proud of.
Benchmark Construction promotes a 'Best for Client' culture and has many years practice in tailoring innovative solutions and delivering contracts on time and within budget.

We have a highly experienced and qualified team including five civil engineers and five registered drain-layers.
Please see the testimonials section of this site for several references from a range of clients, consulting engineers and one from the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Over the last year we have diversified our business to include on farm civil construction.
We have completed several effluent ponds using either Hynds concrete ponds or an EPDM geomembrane liner or combination of both.

Benchmark Construction are very experienced civil contractors who have completed many diverse projects for clients throughout Otago, Central Otago and Southland.

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss any future work prospects with you.

Yours faithfully

John MacKay

MANAGING DIRECTOR