Written answers

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Department of Education and Skills

Schools Building Projects

Photo of Bríd SmithBríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the tender process for the new build at a school (details supplied) has been delayed as a result of lowest bids being unable to fulfil their quotations; if her Department will speed-up the process following the acceptance of the third bid; the timeframe to move to the next phase of the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63885/22]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers is at Tender Stage. Tenders have been returned and the Design Team are preparing a Stage 3 Tender Report which will identify a recommended bidder. A tender process can take 8 to 12 months to complete.

My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme, including the project mentioned by the Deputy. The main elements of this pipeline currently involve in excess of 1,300 school building projects for delivery under my Department’s Large Scale and Additional Accommodation Scheme. These projects are currently in progress across the various stages of planning, design, tender and construction, most of which are expected to be either under construction or completed in the period up to 2025.

During January, my Department will be assessing overall requirements for 2023 and associated work programme and will update individual schools of same in due course. 

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