Paul Donnelly
Question:394. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the awarding of the contract to a builder for a school (details supplied); and the timeline for the completion of the school. [10965/21]
View answerWednesday, 3 March 2021
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The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme. The tender process to establish a new Design & Build Contractors Framework commenced on the 4th December 2019. The second stage of the tender process which involves the detailed tender for several schools has commenced and is expected to be concluded in Quarter 1 2021. The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in the first bundle of projects currently being tendered to this new Framework.
It is my Department's intention that the construction of the new 1,000 pupil school will be phased to provide permanent accommodation as early as possible in the 2021/22 school year with the second phase of the new school being completed as early as possible in the 2022/23 school year.