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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor E. Coburn

"To ask the Manager to outline the status of the Boherboy Water Scheme within the Rathfarnham area and detail any risks to the scheme in light of the status of the contractors. Can the manager also highlight any areas where works are outstanding and / or still to commence and detail of the timelines for each of these initiatives?"

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.