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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

QUESTION NO.11

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

That the Chief Executive provides a timescale for the completion of works at Lucan Swimming Pool and a date for Aura Leisure to commence preparation works within the building?

REPLY:

Progress continues to be made on the construction at Lucan Pool and Leisure Centre. The childcare portion of the leisure centre is open to the public, and we are preparing the area for the boxing club to use for storage between now and the opening of the building.

Significant progress has been made by the Electrical sub-contractor, with their portion of the works now near complete with commissioning of the systems within the building ongoing. Significant progress has also been made on the external works to the site and the completion of the building enclosure with roof works, parapets & cappings, window screens and external enclosures and steelwork all ongoing. A number of sub-contractors have returned to site to progress their works, as well as a limited increase in the number of workers from the main contractor having been seen in the last period. This has brought forward a number of areas in the building, in particular in the ‘dry’ areas such as the gym, reception areas, the fitness studios and the external works.

Completion of the building remains a challenge however with the works to the main ‘wet’ areas being most at risk of further delay due to continued slow progress by the main and sub-contractors. These areas include the main pool hall, the wet changing areas, and the commissioning of the mechanical and electrical installations. As with other areas, there has been progress to the tiling and vent channels, the general finishes, and the electrical systems.

 The contractor submitted a revised programme in September as previously noted, with a completion date at the end of November. In order to mitigate against any potential further delay to the wet areas having a knock-on impact delaying overall completion of the building, SDCC in consultation with the operator have developed a detailed plan for phased completion and handover of the building. This plan prioritises the completion, commissioning and snagging of the dry areas of the building at the earliest possible stage. This will allow the operator to occupy portions of the building at the earliest possible date to begin integrating their operations IT systems with the building, and to commence their staff training and preparation for an opening of the building either in whole or in part to the public at the beginning of January. This does not mean that the pressure has been lifted from the completion cand commissioning of the pool in any respect, but it allows for areas to progress and be completed independently, in the event of further delays to any one portion.

The SDCC team and their design team continue to intensively engage with the Contractor to bring this much needed and much anticipated project to completion for the Lucan area.