Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures being put in place to expedite public works contract tendering (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27746/20]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I have responsibility for the development of policy to ensure adequate expenditure oversight on capital projects and for public procurement.  The Department or agency proposing and implementing a capital project is responsible for appraisal, planning, implementation, management, and post project review of the project and for any procurements necessary in line with the policies developed by my Department.

My Department, through the Office of Government Procurement, is responsible for the preparation of template forms of tender and contracts which are published under the Capital Works Management Framework and available for use by all contracting authorities.  It is a matter for the sponsoring agency to ensure that the detailed information necessary to describe the project such as drawings, specifications, pricing documents, etc. is available in order to commence the tender process.