Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 January 2021
465. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the expected date of publication of the tender and appointment of a contractor for the construction of schools (details supplied); if she is satisfied with the current progress of the tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4114/21]
View answerThe building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme and planning permission has been secured for the campus project.
The decision to grant planning permission by the Local Authority was subject to 57 conditions primarily related to the specification and construction of a significant road network which is essential to access the school site and which will be built by a third party developer.
My Department, through its Project Managers and their Design Team, continues to work closely with the developer and the Local Authority in relation to the necessary planning compliance documentation for both the schools and the roads. Following agreement with the local authority on compliance matters, it is the developer’s intention to commence the roads construction in early 2021.
My Department is currently in the process of establishing a Framework of Design and Build Contractors to which Design and Build projects, including the project referred to by the Deputy, can be tendered. That Framework is expected to be in place within Quarter 1 2021. My Department’s intention is to have the project referred to by the Deputy tendered as early as possible thereafter following the establishment of that Framework of Contractors.
