RCP came onto the project partway through the design, first rationalising the design and delivery strategy with the many stakeholders involved. Breaking the work into packages, and running the enabling and ground improvements ahead of the main contract, took risk out of the design and the cost while protecting the completion date.
RCP then managed the developed design, programming, health and safety, procurement and contract administration, and set the risk strategy for building in a live environment. Fitting the new building into the campus meant reconfiguring parking, landscaping and infrastructure to the university's master plan, which set up future development and saved cost and disruption later.
With the association a not-for-profit, careful budget and value management kept the money honest without giving up the spaces and finishes that mattered. A cultural narrative developed with Te Waka Pākākano runs through the building's entrances and its name, Haere-roa, gifted by mana whenua Ngāi Tūāhuriri, and the design was made to welcome every background on a campus with a large international cohort. Completed in 2019, Haere-roa drew the campus community back together and is now part of daily student life.
