Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 April 2009
394 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Science when invitations for tender are expected to be issued in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; if it is his Department or the board of management which will be inviting the tenders; and the way a suitable qualified contractor can apply to be considered to build this school. [14605/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe school to which the Deputy refers is one of 10 projects announced in January to be re-tendered with a view to going on site as soon as possible.
For this project to go to construction it needs to be re-tendered under the new Department of Finance form of contract for public capital projects. The project will be pre-qualified in the coming weeks on www.e-tenders.gov.ie for expressions of interest, to which interested parties can respond. The Tendering Authority will be the Board of Management and it will be a public tender process in the normal way.
My Department has been in contact with the school authority in this regard and will be providing ongoing advice and assistance.
395 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the outcome of a meeting between school representatives and his Department officials regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14659/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraRepresentatives from the board of management and the design team of the school to which the Deputy refers attended a briefing in my Department's offices in Tullamore on 26 March at which they were appraised of the next steps necessary to progress the project for the construction of a new 16 classroom school to tender and construction.
