Seven of 14 proposals regarding Queenstown Lakes District Council office accommodation should proceed to stage two of the process, the council has decided.
Acting chief executive Stewart Burns said council staff were accommodated in six different buildings in Queenstown and in July the council began the search for a single office solution for both it and Lakes Environmental, a council-controlled organisation.
"Council acknowledges that the location of staff in different buildings is neither sustainable nor cost-efficient.
"We decided to test the market to identify potential options to deliver a 'one stop shop' in terms of our customer service," Mr Burns said.
Proposals were received for both privately-owned land and council land and, the council having assessed all of them, seven proposals for central Queenstown had progressed.
Stage two was "effectively a request for more detail", he said.
Last week the council sought requests for proposals for a proposed Queenstown Convention Centre.
Both processes were running along similar time frames, so "in due course council will be in a position to make decisions regarding both", Mr Burns said.
