Programme Details
The NDFA is supporting the Department of Education (DoE) by delivering an element of the Department's school building programme on its behalf.
The Exchequer Funded Schools Programme (also known as the Devolved Schools Building Programme 2 (DSBP2)) is comprised of 35 individual school building projects ranging from new builds, to extensions / refurbishment projects for works at both primary and post primary level.
it is intended that these projects will be delivered as six distinct project bundles, Project Nore, Project Boyne, Project Dargle, Project Lee, Project Liffey and Project Shannon.
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Project Management Design Team
A framework of Project Management Design Team consultants was established for the programme and teams have now been appointed to each of the bundles.
Details of the lead framework participants, together with their principal design team members (architect, civil and structural engineer and mechanical and electrical engineer) are provided here.
WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. has been appointed to Project Nore, Project Boyne and Project Liffey.
AECOM Ireland Ltd. has been appointed to Project Dargle and Project Lee
McAdam Design Ltd. has been appointed to Project Shannon.
Design & Build Contractors
A Contract Notice to establish a Design & Build (D&B) Contractor Framework and to procure the D&B contract for Project Nore was issued on the 26th March 2021.
The D&B Contractor Framework was established in October 2023 and the framework participants are outlined here.
The Project Nore D&B contract was awarded to JJ Rhatigan & Co. / ABM Design & Build Ltd. (joint venture) in October 2023.
Programme Team
| Sanctioning Authority | Department of Education |
| Programme Management | NDFA |
| Financial Adviser | NDFA |
| Legal Adviser | Philip Lee |
| Quantity Surveyor | Turner & Townsend Ltd. |
| Assigned Certifier | AECOM Ireland Ltd. |
| Project Management Design Team - Project Nore | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. (Lead) |
| Project Management Design Team - Project Boyne | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. (Lead) |
| Project Management Design Team - Project Dargle | AECOM Ireland Ltd. (Lead) |
| Project Management Design Team - Project Lee | AECOM Ireland Ltd. (Lead) |
| Project Management Design Team - Project Liffey | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. (Lead) |
| Project Management Design Team - Project Shannon | McAdam Design Ltd. (Lead) |
Exchequer Funded Schools Building Programme
Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Construction
Project Nore
Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Boyne
Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Dargle
Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Lee
Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Liffey
Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement