COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 08, 2021

 

PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 85 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2001 FOR REMEDIAL WORKS AT 5 NO. FOOTBRIDGES WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

REPORT:

Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s (TII) Regional Bridge Manager for Leinster who is employed by Kildare County Council and is based in the Kildare National Roads Office in Kildare County Council has identified the need to carry rehabilitation works at the following structures within the South Dublin County Council administrative area:

  1. SD-M50-023.90 Scholarstown Pedestrian Footbridge
  2. SD-N81-005.00 St. Dominic’s Road Footbridge
  3. SD-M50-014.00 Tymon Park Footbridge
  4. SD-N07-002.00 Tay Lane Footbridge
  5. SD-N04-008.00 St. Loman’s Footbridge

It is proposed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland that the afore-mentioned works be undertaken by Kildare County Council for the following reasons:-

The TII Regional Bridge Manager who is an employee of Kildare County Council, will be Project Manager for this scheme therefore Kildare County Council would be best placed to administer the contract.

The TII Regional Bridge Management Section, located in Kildare County Council, have vast experience in project managing and administering bridge rehabilitation and improvement contracts on National Roads therefore Kildare County Council would be the most experienced Authority, in terms of in-house resources, to undertake these works.

Considerable cost savings would be made if all works were carried out under a single works contract i.e. economies of scale.

Considerable cost saving would be made in design and procurement as only one Tendering process would be required as opposed to four for a contract let by the four individual Local Authorities

There would be considerable time savings as a consequence of only having to go through a single tendering processes for the footbridge works and only having to assess a single contractor for the role of Project Supervisor Construction Stage.

Section 85 of the Local Government Act, 2001 allows for an agreement to be put in place regarding the carrying out of functions by one local authority on behalf of another.   

 As the making of an agreement under Section 85 of the Local Government Act 2001 is a reserved function, it will be necessary for the following motion to be passed by this Council.

 “That South Dublin County Council enters into an agreement under Section 85 of the Local Government Act 2001 with Kildare County Council for the provision of rehabilitation works at 5 brigdes within the South Dublin County Council administrative area at the locations referred to in the foregoing report.