Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 273: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 985 of 2 April 2008, if there has been further progress. [20428/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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In October 2006, the Department of Finance, which is responsible for public procurement rules, issued instructions requiring all traditional public works projects to use new forms of construction contracts from February 2007 onwards. The new forms of contract were introduced to achieve greater cost certainty, better value for money and more timely and efficient delivery of publicly funded projects. However, contracting authorities were given the option of either switching over to the new forms of contract or completing any contract documents on which detailed drafting was already underway. I understand that Kildare County Council opted to complete the contract documents the Council was working on for Phase 2 of the Kildare Water Supply Scheme (Castlewarden to Ballygoran).

This interim arrangement has been brought to a conclusion by the Department of Finance. All public works contracts must now be awarded using the new forms of contract. Kildare County Council has been informed accordingly.