Waitakere indoor sports centre
$20million
8000m². Opened September 2004
Sport Waitakere (local regional sports trust).
6 basketball/netball courts
12 volleyball courts
24 badminton courts
6 squash courts
2 rugby fields
Function room / kitchen / bar for 350 diners
Climbing wall
Bar / gaming room
Meeting rooms
Administration for coaching centre
Capacity for 5000+ standing or 5000 seated
Engaged to complete initial feasibility study
Critiqued existing Council material
Undertook preliminary design
Costed design
Established funding model
Identified ownership & management options
Investigated land tenure
Prepared, applied for and obtained resource consents
Established brief for professional design
Prepared professional design tender
Tendered and engaged professional design team
Prepared comprehensive fitout schedule
Assisted floor / seating selection
Prepared sound system brief
Reviewed operation / storage requirements
Identified all sports equipment needs
Established financial operating model and policies
Operated facility pre-opening date to opening date
Employed staff
Handed over facility to appointed Trust.