COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
QUESTION NO. 19
QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty
"To ask the Chief Executive for a further update on the Lucan Swimming Pool project, including draft dates for sod turning, commencement of construction, completion and opening, as well as providing any details of plans to maximise energy efficiency and energy self-sufficency, including the provision of electric car charging points, given the anticipated increased update of EVs in the near future?"
REPLY:
The Fire Safety and Disability Access Certificate applications were submitted on 13th October.
The Design Team are progressing well with the preparation of tender documents. Detail design of all the main elements is well advanced.
The Prequalification process for the main contractor and reserved specialists is due to commence early in December.
Final tender documents will be complete and requests for tender are due to be made at the end of February 2018.
The tender process will take six weeks to complete.
On conclusion of the tender process a Tender Report will be prepared and issued to the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport for final approval.
Once this approval is received the Contractor will be appointed and work will begin. This start date is dependent on the Departments approval but is estimated at June 2018.
The project will take 12 – 18months to complete and fit out ready for operation by the end of 2019.
The new Lucan Swimming Pool is being designed to the nearly Zero Energy standard. This means that the building must attain a very high level of energy performance with a significant extent of the energy required to run the building produced from renewable sources on site or nearby. Lucan Swimming Pool will be the first public swimming pool in Ireland to attain this standard. The building fabric will be super insulated and airtight. The most efficient and innovative mechanical and electrical systems and pool design are being employed to make the building very energy efficient. Renewable technologies such as photovoltaic panels and combined heat and power will be included. The addition of electric car charging points is currently being considered in an overall plan for the roll out of electric vehicle charging points at public buildings in the county.