Our Projects
Fifeshire Crescent Retaining Wall
This project came about after the rainfall events of December 2011 caused a steep bank to slump into the back of a house. After a few years of communication between local government and land owners a solution was agreed upon and the job tendered by council. Donaldson...
Takaka Waste Water Treatment Plant
The Takaka waste water treatment plant project was very interesting for Donaldson Civil as it involved a wide range of construction aspects. Earthworks construction of 8 sewerage holding cells, these were lined with Bidim cloth and 1500m3 of River cobbles were trucked...
Cable Bay Road Remediation
This area was one of the worst hit during the Nelson region flood events, the small cable bay community was cut off with many slips making the road impassable. Tonkin Taylor desgined this project to repair the road back to its original state, and to future proof...
Princess Drive Reservoir
The design and build of pump house and 14m dia 4m high Water Reservoir was something Donaldson Civil had not taken on before. All structural elements testing and commissioning had to be considered and implemented along side a detailed set of drawings involving water...
Nelson Waste Water Holding Ponds
This was an interesting job that involved rock lining the separation bunds of the effluent ponds at the Nelson Waste Water Treatment site. The large surface area and location of these ponds meant wind was able to create waves on the surface of the pond causing erosion...
Marsden Valley Sewer Trunk Main
This Sewer main project was a very interesting as its alignment went through many easements in private land and even under houses in some areas, there were also several types of pipe used with different installation methods for each type. Donaldson Civil carried out...