Project Management

NZSTI provides a full project management service including detailed construction specifications and drawings for competitive tendering purposes to ensure that appropriate standards are met. As part of the full project management service, NZSTI agronomists will supervise the work in progress and administer the contract as required.

Specifications may include:

• Preparation of drawings
  Performance criteria for the base, such that at the time of handover the base offers the necessary stability, grade and levelness
• Field drainage system, Irrigation system, including assessment of irrigation water supply and water quality
• Materials selection, mixing and handling
• Construction standards, tolerances and guidelines

For a natural turf field NZSTI will also address:

• Specific soil profile features
• Root zone and amendments
• Turf type
• Turf establishment method
• Irrigation system
• Finished standards to be achieved
• Maintenance programme until handover

For synthetic turf NZSTI will consult on:

• Selection of the most suitable product considering the end use requirements
• Base construction, including drainage
• Maintenance requirements over life of surface
• Full accredited testing of the completed surface