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001 SBAG May 19
PPP3 National Schools (Flat Bush/Kumeu /Sylvester/SBAG Schools)
ContractPCSA - PPP3 Design & Build
Project value$203m
Southbase Wakatipu Highschool Extension 1729 min
PPP Wakatipu High School

(Extension to existing High School)

ContractPCSA - PPP Design & Build
Project value

$52m

Tapuānuku Case Study Web 9
University of Canterbury

Tupuānuku (Student Accommodation)

ContractPCSA - NZS 3916 Design & Build Contract
Project value$65m
Southbase Wakatipu Highschool Extension 1729 min
(PPP Wakatipu High School)

Extension to existing High School

ContractPCSA - PPP Design & Build
Project value

$52m

001 SBAG May 19
PPP3 National Schools

(Flat Bush/Kumeu/Sylvester/SBAG Schools)

ContractPCSA - PPP3 Design & Build
Project value$203m

Southbase Wakatipu Highschool Extension 1729 min
PPP Wakatipu High School

Extension to existing High School

ContractPCSA - PPP Design & Build
Project value

$52m

Tapuānuku Case Study Web 9
University of Canterbury

Tupuānuku (Student Accommodation)

ContractPCSA - NZS 3916 Design & Build Contract
Project value$65m
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Preformance Building Technologies brings together world class consultancy and decades of national construction experience to deliver sustainable value for client partners. The Preformance team also has deep expertise in digital construction gained by successfully delivering alongside the Southbase Construction business. This experience has created industry relevant outcomes that can be offered and evolved for better built environments across New Zealand and the world. By leveraging their multi-disciplined team, Preformance finds better ways of working to solve complex problems, delivering build programmes on time, on budget, and beyond expectation.

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Southbase Construction is a proven performer in delivering projects of national significance. Over the last 10 years, the business has successfully delivered over 2.2 billion dollars in project value across sectors such as health and clinical research, defence, education, civic, residential, student accommodation, industrial and commercial. Their unique combination of technical skills and commercial understanding optimises transparency, drives efficiencies, and unlocks sustainable value.

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Wed, 15 May 2024

Southbase joins the ranks of the world's best businesses

We are proud to announce that Southbase has been named as one of Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies in 2023!

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Fri, 08 Mar 2024

Interview with Kat Nelson

To celebrate International Women's Day we chat with Kat Nelson, Design Manager on women in construction.

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Tue, 01 Aug 2023

Interview with Jon Sinclair

We chat with Jon, our Preformance Digital Service Director on his recent completion of Te Ara Reo Māori: He Pī Ka Pao.

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Mon, 10 Jul 2023

Celebrating 10 years of Determined to Deliver

Celebrating 10 years and $1.75B in projects

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The PPP Expansion solution has been the result of over 10 years of designs.

The timeline below shows the journey that Southbase has been on with school projects across New Zealand. Our latest D&C school project is Lemonwood Grove Stage 3. This proven and tested design has been used as the basis for the PPP Expansions.

2013
Southbase commence first school project with St Margaret’s College on a Build only contract.
2014
Southbase commence first D&C school with West Rolleston with the belief that our design could create time, cost and quality efficiencies.
2016
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Commencement of Lemonwood Grove D&C. This kick started our Off-Site Manufacturing capability by utilising OSM panels for walls and the roof.
2016
03 Library night 3 Oct 18 min
Commencement of the award-winning Christchurch Library under a D&C contract further bolstering the Southbase design capability.
2017
004 SBAG May 19
Southbase commence the PPP3 contracts for Shirley Boys', Avonside Girls', Matua Ngaru Kumeu, Te uho o te Nikau Flatbush.
2018
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Commencement of the University of Canterbury Garden Hall Project. This was a 530 bed student accomodation block under a D&C contract providing our Southbase design systems can operate with repeatability and scale.
2019
Commencement of the Wakatipu PPP design and construction project.
2020
Southbase commence the Hobsonville, Rolleston & Wakatipu volumetric modulars programme.
2021
Southbase commence the University of Otago Te Rangihiroa Student Accomodation project, a D&C project fpr a 450 bed block that further enhances our repeatability and scalability design systems.
2024
Southbase commence Lemonwood Grove Stage 3. This is our 26th D&C school project and is the basis for our PPP Expansion Design.
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Why Southbase

Over $2 Billion in Diverse Sector Projects Delivered

Successfully delivered over $2.0b in project value across the health, education, community, corrections, industrial, commercial, and critical infrastructure sectors.

Proven Success with Diverse Clients

Strong track record of partnering with a diverse portfolio of public and private sector clients in the commercial construction industry to deliver large-scale projects, on time and to budget

200+ Experts in Health, Education, and Critical Infrastructure

Over 200 industry experts with specialist skills across health, education, critical infrastructure and accommodation, 

Proven history and experience in PPPs, effectively collaborating with both public and private stakeholders. Our integrated capabilities and innovative contractor model have consistently delivered successful infrastructure projects, ensuring efficient and successful project outcomes.

Integrated Building and Manufacturing Expertise

Integrated Group capability across Building Technologies, Construction and Offsite Manufacturing

Experienced PPP partner and specialist in D&C

Proven history and experience in PPPs, effectively collaborating with both public and private stakeholders. Our integrated capabilities and innovative contractor model have consistently delivered successful infrastructure projects, ensuring efficient and successful project outcomes.