National Archives of Australia
Media release
National Archives Preservation Centre (NAPC) – 6 March 2007
Funding for our new National Archives Preservation Centre (NAPC) was formalised in the 2006-07 ‘Additional Estimates’.
The new building will provide state of the art storage conditions for 200 kilometres of paper records and 18 kilometres of audio-visual materials. This will ensure their long term preservation. The building will be the new home for the conservators and other staff currently based at our Mitchell premises in Canberra
The National Archives of Australia will lease the building. The successful property developer will be determined through a two stage procurement process. The first stage involves assessing expressions of interest from property developers to determine a short list who are capable of meeting our design specifications and who have a suitable site available. (Expressions of interest closed on Tuesday 27 February and are currently being assessed.)
Developers on the short list will be invited to become involved in the second stage formal tender process which will get underway in the second half of 2007.
Ross Gibbs
Director-General
Contact information
Marylou Pooley, Strategic Marketing Manager (02) 6212 3755, 0412 646 298
