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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 08, 2010

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

To ask the Manager to outline the original tender cost for the Boherboy scheme and to detail the cost to date along with the final estimated cost and to explain the overrun and outline from where these cost will be met - to also set out the original timeline and the expected date of completion?

REPLY:

The Boherboy Water Scheme Civil Works Contract which was awarded to Pierse Contracting Ltd is 90% or more completed. The outstanding works are mainly at the two reservoir sites at Saggart and Kiltalown where the site works including roads, footpaths, landscaping and fencing still have to be started or finished. There are two short pieces of water main still to be laid at the bottom of Stocking Lane and in Citywest beside the Blessington Road and a number of tie-ins between the newly laid mains and the existing mains. All these new mains except the line to Newcastle from Saggart which is in service have to be cleaned and sterilised.

Pierse Contracting have gone into liquidation.  The Council is looking at all options for the completion of the work.  A team is in place to assess the implications and schedule the actions to be taken.  A bond is in place and the Council is confident that the scheme will be completed though it will likely be behind schedule.  

It is not possible to comment on the issues raised in the question given the new status of the contract however an update was given at a previous meeting which may be helpful