Anne Rabbitte
Ceist:51. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school building project (details supplied) did not commence construction in 2017. [22444/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 22 May 2018
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The building project for St Oliver’s Special School in Tuam will provide a new 6 classroom special needs school on a Greenfield site. The development will consist of a new 2,221 sqm school building with on-site parking provisions, all associated landscaping, boundary treatments, site works and ancillary services.
The design team on this project was appointed in January 2016. Planning permission was granted in May 2017. The stage 2(b) submission which includes all statutory approvals, final designs and full tender documentation was submitted by the design team to my Department in late February 2018.
The Stage 2B submission was reviewed by my Department and comments issued earlier this week. The school and its design team have been authorised to commence the pre-qualification shortlisting of building contractors. A letter recently issued to the school with regard to a timeframe for progression to tender outlining that this project will shortly commence the tender process and is anticipated to commence construction in Quarter 4 of 2018.