Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise improvements planned for a school (details supplied); if a design team has been appointed under the ADAPT programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24017/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. The project will provide new build, extension and refurbishment which will bring the school accommodation up to 16 mainstream classrooms and a 2-classroom Special Educational Needs Base.

This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s ADAPT 2 (Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning & Tendering) Programme. My Department is currently in the process of procuring a Project Manager for the ADAPT 2 Programme, which contains 16 school building projects.

The process to appoint a Design Team – (Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Civil and Structural Engineer, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer and Project Supervisor for the Design Process) for the school in question has commenced. The closing date for submissions in respect of design team consultants is Tuesday, 9 July on the eTenders website.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a design team has been appointed for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24018/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The delivery of a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board (KWETB). 

KWETB is in the final stages of the process of appointing a design team for this project. It is expected that this process will be completed by the end of June.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have now been invited from the shortlist of contractors for a school (details supplied); if so, the closing date for receipt of tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24019/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The process of Pre-Qualification of contractors for the project in question is underway.  The Pre-qualification process culminates in the compilation of shortlists of suitable candidates for each respective discipline. My Department has recently authorised the Design Team to complete the pre-qualification process.

When the Pre-Qualification process is completed the project will then be progressed to tender stage which normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when tenders will be invited from the shortlist of contractors for a school (details supplied); the closing date for receipt of tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24020/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design.

The pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of suitable contractors has been completed and the Design Team is currently carrying out a final review of tender documentation.

Once this work is complete, my Department will be in contact with the Board of Management of the school with a view to progressing the project to tender stage.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tenders received by the closing date of 5 June 2019 for the completion of a school (details supplied); when the tender report is expected; when a letter of intent will issue; when the contractor will be on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24021/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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Tender documents for the completion of the remaining works for the project to which the Deputy refers have issued to the seven shortlisted contractors. The extended deadline for the return of these tenders is today. It is expected that a tender report will be issued to the Department shortly in that context with a view to having a Letter of Intent ready to issue by the end of June.  The successful contractor will recommence work on site in early Q3 2019 and  the buildings will be available for occupation prior to September 2020.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tenders received by the closing date of 7 June 2019 for the construction of a school (details supplied); when the tender report is expected; when a letter of intent will issue; when the contractor will be on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24022/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board.

We understand from KWETB that tenders have been invited from the shortlisted contractors and the closing date for receipt of same has been extended to 21st June 2019.  It is expected that a Tender Report will be issued to the Department shortly thereafter. 

A Letter of Intent will issue when the Department has approved the Tender Report.  The project will then proceed to construction.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contractors that expressed an interest in tendering for a school (details supplied) by the closing date of 28 May 2019; when actual tenders will be invited for the project; when it is expected construction will commence on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24023/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The major building project for the school in question is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design which includes the application for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents.  All statutory approvals have been secured.

The Design Team is currently in the process of compiling a shortlist of contractors for tender stage.  In the circumstances, it would be inappropriate at this point in time for my Department to comment on the composition of the shortlist.

When the pre-qualification process is complete the project will then be progressed to tender stage.

A tender stage normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete.