16:15, Jun 30 2021
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The Timaru District Council has confirmed this complex in Barnard St will be levelled over the next few months.
The first demolitions to make way for work on the $29.5 million Theatre Royal and museum redevelopment in Timaru are set to begin. The Timaru District Council has confirmed a complex in Barnard St, which backs onto the theatre site and which once housed the Olympia picture theatre and army drill hall, will be levelled over the next few months. The public carpark on Barnard St will close from Saturday to allow for the work which will eventually create access to the theatre s back of house, a council press release says.
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He would not reveal the price of the other tender, or the company that bid for it, but said “both tenders were evaluated on their merits with criteria including track record, relevant skills, resources, methodology and price”. “The contract was developed in collaboration with the Timaru District Council, so both councils went to market with similar documentation and now have a similar framework to work from,” Moffat said. “This will apply to the management and supervision of the maintenance contracts.” Waimate District mayor Craig Rowley thanked Whitestone for its service to the district over the past five years, and looked forward to working with the new contractor.
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