Written answers
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Capital Expenditure Programme
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the final agreed tender price, the date of the tender for the contract and the final overall amount actually paid and the date of the final payment in respect of each capital expenditure project completed since 1 January 2014 by his Department or an agency under the remit of his Department and which ended up costing €10 million or more in tabular form; the reason the final amount paid exceeded the final tender price; the details available in respect of projects in which construction is not complete to date or in which the final settlement account has not been agreed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39929/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not incurred any capital expenditure on projects in excess of €10 million since 1 January 2014.
In respect of the relevant bodies under the aegis of the Department, the National Shared Services Office will respond to the Deputy directly. The position regarding the Office of Public Works (OPW) is set out in the following tables:
OPW Vote Capital Projects
| Project Name | Final Agreed Tender Price | Tender Contract Date | Final Overall Amount Paid | Date of Final Payment | Reason final amount paid exceeded the final tender price | Details available in respect of projects in which construction is not complete to date or in which the final settlement account has not been agreed to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Leinster House | €12.82m including VAT | 13/11/17 | Project is due for completion Q4 2019 | |||
| Miesian Plaza Carried out by Landlord under lease contract arrangements | €23.5m including VAT | At Final Account Negotiations |
Client Funded Capital Projects
| Project Name | Final Agreed Tender Price | Tender Contract Date | Final Overall Amount Paid | Date of Final Payment | Reason final amount paid exceeded the final tender price | Details available in respect of projects in which construction is not complete to date or in which the final settlement account has not been agreed to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Children’s Detention Centre | €49.3m including VAT | 16/8/13 | €52.8m | November 2018 | Cost of additional Works over and above those specified in Tender Docs | |
| Historic Wings, National Gallery | €29.291m including VAT | 17/1/14 | Conciliation process | |||
| Kevin Street Garda Divisional HQ | €31.020m including VAT | 30/1/15 | Conciliation process | |||
| Wexford Garda Divisional HQ | €25.295m including VAT | 3/7/15 | The release of the final payment to the contractor is expected to issue shortly. | |||
| Galway Garda Divisional HQ | €28.324m including VAT | 2/10/15 | Conciliation process |
Flood Unit
| Flood Relief Scheme | Final Agreed Tender Price (excl. VAT) | Tender Contract Date | Final Overall Amount Paid (excl. VAT) | Date of Final Payment | Reason final amount paid exceeded the final tender price | Details available in respect of projects in which construction is not complete to date or in which the final settlement account has not been agreed to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon Flood Relief Scheme | €10,988,500 | 10/6/2016 | Project not complete | N/A | Not applicable as contract not completed yet. | Until contract is complete it will not be possible to provide a final figure. |
| Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme | €15,856,942 | 20/5/2016 | Project not complete | N/A | Not applicable as contract not completed yet | Until contract is complete it will not be possible to provide a final figure. |
| Fermoy South Flood Relief Scheme | €14,536,130 | 9/2/2012 | €19,171,520* | 5/06/2016 | Claims for additional works and change orders arose on the project, some of which resulted in Conciliator’s recommendations | N/A |
| Mallow South Flood Relief Scheme | €5,379,834 | 7/7/2010 | €10,250,000** | 14/6/2016 | Claims for additional works and change orders arose on the project, some of which resulted in Conciliator’s recommendations | N/A |
| Ennis Lower Flood Relief Scheme | €7,106,971 | 16/01/2013 | €11,278,839 | 14/12/2016 | Claims for additional works and change orders arose on the project, some of which resulted in Conciliator’s recommendations | N/A |
**This is the agreed Final account. Retention sum of €20,000 remains to be paid.
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