Saint Patrick‘s Special School, Enniscorthy — new school building and associated works
The works consist of a special school construction project comprising of a primary and post-primary educational building for pupils in the age range of 5-18 and with special educational, medical and therapy needs, school to be located on a greenfield sloping site shared with Gaelscoil Inis Corthaigh (constructed in 2012) in Upper Dumgold, Enniscorthy, County Wexford.
The development will consist of construction of a mainly single storey and part three-storey school building of 5 940 m², containing 20 Classrooms, Junior and Senior Dining Areas, General Purposes Hall, Library, Specialist Teaching Rooms for Art, Music, Daily Living Skills, Computers, Home Economics, Woodwork and Horticulture, Multi-Sensory rooms, Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy areas, Therapy and Treatment rooms, Nurses's area, kitchen, ancillary storage and services. Access via existing entrance on Templeshannon Road and exit onto Upper Drumgold, no works proposed to Protected Stone Boundary Wall. Site works to include internal school access road, bus pick up/set down area with covered canopy, 92 car parking spaces for staff and visitors, ball-court, external classrooms, external dining area, school gardens, play areas, landscaping and site services, all at Upper Drumgold, Enniscorthy, County Wexford.
The Overall Site Area 4.2 Hectares. St Patricks Special School site area 2.6Ha.
Topography of overall site, steeply sloping from +62 m at SE corner to +81 m at NE corner of site. The site designated for St. Patricks School slopes from +71.5 at front to +76.5 at rear of building.
Construction access will be via existing entrance and exit gate shared with Gaelscoil Inis Corthaigh. Construction traffic management and access restrictions with regard to operation of Gaelscoil to be accommodated, co-ordination with school shut-down periods.
The proposed development site lies just outside Architectural Conservation Area 3, associated with Vinegar Hill, site of the 1798 Battle of Vinegar Hill — the route taken by the fleeing rebel soldiers from the top of Vinegar Hill passed along the west and south sides of the site, physical remains (ammunition) from the battle may survive along the field boundaries and stone wall in the south and west of the site. The remaining stone boundary wall is to be protected for this reason. No works to existing protected boundary wall proposed as part of this development.
The developer shall facilitate the Planning Authority in preserving, recording or otherwise protecting archaeological materials or features that may exist within the site in compliance with requirements of the planning permission. There are no Recorded Monuments within the proposed development site.
Previous archaeological investigations on the south and west of this site in 2012 in advance of construction of Gaelscoil Inis Corthaigh found nothing of archaeological interest and works to the protected boundary wall to form entrance and exit roads to the site were completed at this time.
There is an ecologically important woodland located at the north-east corner of the site and it is essential that the development will be undertaken in the most environmentally friendly means and to protect these trees.
See attached Project Information Sheet.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-09-15.
The procurement was published on 2015-08-06.
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Procurement history
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| 2015-08-06
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Contract notice
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