Civil Engineering and Infrastructure
Civil Engineering and Infrastructure
We specialise in a wide range of construction services, including retaining wall works, piling, inground structures, bridges, abutments, and foundations. Our expertise is focused on large-scale commercial and infrastructure projects throughout the Auckland region.
Our experienced team is adept at managing projects that require close coordination with residents and the public. In addition to our contracting services, we are precast concrete manufacturers, producing Gibbons Crib blocks and bespoke precast products at our facility in Albany, Auckland.
We take pride in being a well-organised and reliable contracting partner, with a proven track record of collaborating with government agencies, infrastructure providers, utilities, and local authorities.
We are proud to have worked with a diverse range of prominent clients across various sectors, demonstrating our capability to handle large-scale and complex projects.
Recent clients have included KiwiRail, Auckland City, Auckland Transport (via Hawkins Infrastructure), Waitākere City, Manukau City, North Shore City, Rodney District Council, Watercare (via Hawkins Infrastructure), Watercare, Transit NZ, Transpower, ARMA (Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance), Downer, Eden Park Development Trust, Fletcher Construction, Vodafone, HILOR, Fulton Hogan, Leighton Contractors, CPB Contractors, and JV Rail.
Some of the clients we’ve worked with
Client Projects by Gibbons Contractors, now Harris Dowd Gibbons Construction Ltd.
Puhinui Station Footbridge
Papakura Backshunt, Papakura Rail Station
Sturges Road Bridge Replacement
Client: Waitakere City/Kiwirail – subcontractor to Hawkins Infrastructure
Concrete works involving reinforced concrete abutments, capping beams and settlement slabs, placement of precast corbels and double hollowcore beams and bridge deck construction.
Papatoetoe Bridge Replacements - St George Street and Bridge Street
Client: KIWIRAIL – subcontractor to Hawkins Infrastructure
Concrete works involving reinforced concrete abutments, capping beams and settlement slabs, placement of precast corbels and double hollowcore beams, bridge deck construction and timber retaining walls for two bridges at Papatoetoe.
Auckland Rail Electrification
KIWIRAIL – subcontractor to HILOR (Hawkins Infrastructure Laing O’ Rourke JV)
Construction of switchroom basements within the rail corridor for the electrification of the rail network in six locations. Works involve excavation, concrete works, blockworks, waterproofing, electrical works, directional drilling, and trenching.
Construction of over 600 foundation structures throughout the Auckland Rail Network with works done primarily at night and during shutdown periods. Works involved detailed excavation, concrete works and hirail operations.
Wellington Traction Overhead Service Renewal
Mt Albert Rail Station Redevelopment
Britomart Tunnel and Station Reconfiguration
ARMA: Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance
Coleridge Street Retaining Wall Reconstruction
Keppell Street Retaining Well and Drainage Upgrade
Client: ARMA – Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance
Upgrade of stormwater and sewage drains to the street, installation of driven UC piles with precast concrete infill panels for the new retaining wall with a concrete capping beam and handrail. Works involved detailed excavation and trenching around gas and other services.
Motions Road Footbridge, Retaining Walls and Footpaths
Client: ARMA – Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance
Construction of a new footbridge in a stream environment including insitu abutments, rock anchors, precast super T beam, handrails, additional retaining walls and footpaths. Works involved dealing with contaminated soils and high levels of traffic management.
Symonds Street Wall Repair and Handrail Installation
ARMA – Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance
Repairs to an existing stone retaining wall in upper Symonds St and installation of new hand railing involving night works and bespoke precast manufacture of replacement capping stones to match existing wall.
Picton and Paget Street Retaining Walls
Client: Auckland City Council
Replace failed retaining wall with new timber pole wall & associated reinstatement works, involved protection of heritage building and close liaison with residents.
Auckland East Roading and Infrastructure Maintenance Contract
Client: Auckland City – Subcontractor to Blacktop Construction
Retaining walls, streetscape improvements and civil concrete construction work including bridge repairs to the Market Rd overbridge, Nelson St bridge, Beach St bridge and Tangihua St bridge.
Grafton Gully Cycleway
Kamo Bypass SH1 Retaining and Noise Walls
Goodman NZ Ltd
Springfield/Oakleigh Bridge Replacement, Whangarei
Client: Transit NZ – Subcontractor to Hawkins Infrastructure
Concrete works involving reinforced concrete Abutments, placement of Super T beams and bridge deck construction.
Travel Demand Management, Auckland
Client: Transit NZ- Subcontractor to Transfield
Retaining walls and concrete works including barriers and light platforms for the maintenance and upgrade of the Auckland Motorway Network.
East Tamaki Connection
Client: Transit NZ- Subcontractor to HEB Smithbridge
Concrete civil works including barriers, light platforms and bridge pier protection.
Mt Eden Water Reservoir Reconstruction
Client: Watercare – subcontractor to Brian Perry
Concrete works package as part of a design build contract with Watercare via Brian Perry for the reconstruction of the Mt Eden Water Reservoir. Works involved use of large scale single sided PERI formwork systems, specialized waterproofing, handling/pumping of high strength concrete and access restrictions due to limitations of working in an existing tank.
MHX Alliance / Fletcher
Client: MHX Alliance/Fletcher
Construction of MSE Walls around Mahunga Drive off ramp and bridge abutments and Queenstown Rd detention pond utilizing the Firth Diamond Pro retaining wall system.
Ontrack
DART 4 Duplication Avondale to Whau Creek
Client: ONTRACK – Subcontractor to Fletcher Construction
Various retaining walls including precast panel walls, mass block wall and timber pole wall. The precast panels, designed to Ontrack requirements, were manufactured in our yard in Albany.
North Shore City
Manukau City
Cavendish Drive Underpass
Client: Manukau City – Subcontract to HEB Construction
Concrete piles and capping works, shotcrete works, and timber pole retaining walls.