Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of companies that applied for the contract to construct the new Ireland House in Chicago but were unsuccessful, in tabular form. [39702/24]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The first ever Ireland House in Chicago will be located in the Equitable Building on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s commercial district. The fit out of the premises is currently under way.

A competitive procurement process was launched in March 2024 to identify a building contractor to undertake fit-out works for the project.

Tender documents were issued to six general contractors, pre-qualified according to the following criteria:

• Years in business;
• Project experience at 401 N. Michigan;
• Governmental or Counsel Project experience ;
• EMR Rating;
• Existing or pending litigation within the past 5 years.