COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/FONTHILL AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

QUESTION NO. 19

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on how the €30 000 from 'Have Your Say' allocated to the restoration of King John's Bridge has been spent?

 

REPLY:

An allocation of €20,000 from the ‘Have Your Say’ Participatory budget was provided for conservation repairs to the existing single arched stone bridge (ruin) located within Griffeen Park, Esker.

To engage the services of a Consultant Conservation Engineer, fees amount to €17, 466.00 (Inc. Vat).  To date €6,986.40 (Inc. vat) has been paid to consultant conservation engineer, which is 40% of the fee amount covering a number of services completed and the remaining fees €10,479.60 (Inc. vat) will be due for the next stage of services i.e. tender documents etc.

Additional treatment of sycamore roots is recommended but no further payment is required for one more application, however any additional treatments will require further fees and if vegetation/site clearance or opening up works are required then this will be additional (estimated €6,000-€10,000). 

Tender documents and specification for works can only be completed depending on decay of roots as this will inform the proposed schedule of works, in order to fully complete this project. Estimated overall cost of remedial repair and conservation works is unknown until full scope of works are identified and agreed – 2020 budget. Total spend to date amounts to €6,986.00.