Seán Sherlock
Ceist:195. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [37287/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 18 September 2018
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Freagraí scríofa
The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured.
The Design Team has confirmed that it is working on finalising the Stage 2b report which will be submitted through the Board of Management to my Department.
Upon completion and review of the Stage 2(b) submission, the project will then be authorised to complete pre-qualification of Contractors. Pre-qualification normally takes between 8 and 12 weeks to complete.
When pre-qualification is complete the project will then be progressed to tender stage. A tender stage normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete. In this context, the school building project has been profiled to commence construction in Quarter 4 2019.
A letter issued from my Department to the Board of Management on 9th March 2018 outlining the projected timeframe for the progression of this project to tender and construction stage and the steps involved.