Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 November 2013
244. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the works to be carried under the National Cycle Network Programme 2014-2016 will be tendered to small and medium-sized businesses or carried out in-house by local authorities; and the person who will be awarded the funding. [47491/13]
View answerMy Department will expect local authorities who receive funding under the National Cycle Network Funding Programme 2014-2016 to maximise value for money in project delivery as far as possible and to secure all possible savings in the procurement process without compromising standards. Decisions related to project management and delivery will be a matter for the successful authorities under the NCN Programme but I would envisage that projects will be delivered using a mix of in-house staff resources and, when required, outside contractors that will be engaged through a competitive tender process.
