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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor C. Keane

"To ask the Manager for an update on the Boherboy Water Scheme (pertaining to the Rathfarnham area) to state (a) if it has exceeded budget? (b) to state finilaziation date? (c) to state implications for SDCC on recent receivership (Pierce Construction) or associated companies has for this project? .(e) to state (following inspection)  what outstanding reinstatement works are outstanding in estates in the Rathfarnham area traversed  by this water upgrade scheme?"

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.