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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 25, 2021

QUESTION NO.6

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive to confirm the schedule now being followed in respect of the new stand and other developments at Tallaght Stadium; will he give details of the works involved and make a statement"

REPLY:

 The new North Stand and associated developments at Tallaght Stadium received approval under the Part 8 process at the October, 2020, Council meeting.  Detailed design work on the development is being undertaken by the Design Team, with the tender for the construction work anticipated to be published during Q2 2021. The work will consist of a new North Stand, modifications to the Corporate areas of the Main Stand, modifications to the wheelchair accessible seating area of the South Stand, as well as a Changing Places Facility that will be located within the South Stand.

A tender was advertised in Q4 of 2020, for Design Build contract for the pre cast concrete structure for the proposed North Stand. The preferred bidder from this tender process will be novated as a specialist sub contractor to the Main Contractor, following a seperate tender process due to take place in Q2 2021.

It is anticipated that following the tender process, for the Main Contractor, that construction work will commence at Tallaght Stadium in Q4 of 2021. it is anticipated that the development will take approx 15 months to complete, with all works completed during Q1 2023.

It is hoped that the situation regarding Covid will not result in changes to this timetable.