Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
425. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of construction procurement contracts involving the Office of Government Procurement in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018 whereby the construction firm went into liquidation or insolvency during the implementation of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34182/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the area of construction procurement the OGP has responsibility for policy and publishes standard template tender documents, contracts and guidance. It does not typically procure construction contracts directly with the exception of the assistance that has been extended to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in relation to one aspect of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, through the establishment of a Framework for the provision of rapid delivery housing projects. This involves the construction of social housing projects on sites provided by the Contracting Authority. The Framework Agreement was established in 2017.
While the OGP facilitated the development of the Framework, the tender processes and any consequent contracts awarded under the Framework are managed by the respective Contracting Authorities, the Local Authorities in these cases.
