Date: |
30 Apr 2026, 4.00PM – 5.00PM |
duration: |
1 hr |
Venue: |
Opal Drive Pump Station |
Address: |
45 Opal Drive Tauranga |
Cost: |
Free event |
You’ll hear directly from the project team about the design and delivery challenges, followed by a walkover of the construction site. Light refreshments and nibbles will be provided.
PPE Required: Hard hat, hi-vis, safety boots and safety glasses.
This upgrade brings together a wide range of civil, structural, mechanical, and environmental engineering disciplines. Key construction elements include:
- Earthworks
- Contaminated Soil Management
- Piling
- Stone Column Ground Improvement
- 7m Deep Wet Well and Terminal Chamber
- Ancillary Buildings and Biofilter
- 750 m3 FRP Storage Tanks
- Drainage and Rising Main Cut-Ins
- Mechanical and Electrical Fit out
- Culvert Upgrade
- Timber Retaining Walls
- Pavements and Landscaping
Don't miss out on a great opportunity to explore a complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure project and connect with other engineers in the region.
Join the Bay of Plenty Young Engineers for a guided tour of the Opal Drive Pump Station as it approaches completion — a rare chance to step inside one of the region’s major wastewater infrastructure upgrades.
You’ll hear directly from the project team about the design and delivery challenges, followed by a walkover of the construction site. Light refreshments and nibbles will be provided.
PPE Required: Hard hat, hi-vis, safety boots and safety glasses.
This upgrade brings together a wide range of civil, structural, mechanical, and environmental engineering disciplines. Key construction elements include:
- Earthworks
- Contaminated Soil Management
- Piling
- Stone Column Ground Improvement
- 7m Deep Wet Well and Terminal Chamber
- Ancillary Buildings and Biofilter
- 750 m3 FRP Storage Tanks
- Drainage and Rising Main Cut-Ins
- Mechanical and Electrical Fit out
- Culvert Upgrade
- Timber Retaining Walls
- Pavements and Landscaping
Don't miss out on a great opportunity to explore a complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure project and connect with other engineers in the region.
Presenters
Bay of Plenty Young Engineers
