[Article] CRG group wins mtororway contract

Victor

http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/10040731?view=Eircomnet

CRG group wins mtororway contract
From:ireland.com
Friday, 16th March, 2007

The National Roads Authority has confirmed the Celtic Roads Group Consortium as the preferred bidder for the M7/M8 Portlaoise motorway scheme

The consortium includes Dutch company BAM, NTR, Iridium and Dragados.

The contract includes the design, build, finance, toll operation and maintenance of around 41 kilometres of motorway, forming part of the Dublin-Limerick and Dublin-Cork routes.

The contract award is planned for summer 2007.

Victor

http://www.nra.ie/News/NewsAnnouncements/htmltext,4661,en.html

NRA PPP Roads Programme - M7 Portlaoise to Castletown/M8 Portlaoise to Cullahill Motorway
March 2007

The National Roads Authority, having carefully considered the BAFO Offers received from the shortlisted Tenderers, has identified the Celtic Roads Group Consortium, (NTR plc, Royal BAM Group, Iridium Concessiones & Dragados S.A.), as the Tenderer with the most economically advantageous offer.

The Authority will now proceed with discussions with CRG as Preferred Bidder. The Contract award is planned for Summer 2007.

Chris_533976

From awarding the contract to construction start is usually how long???

Cos Summer 07 is pushing it for a 2010 completion.

Same for the Mitchelstown - Fermoy N8 section. Still in planning. Complete by 2010??? Getting doubtful.

Rovi

My Mum tells me that someone from the NRA was on Midlands Radio 3 yesterday (Friday 16th March), talking about the contract being awarded and how they expect to see work begin on the ground in June.
Contractors have been in during February, removing the hedges and replacing with wire fences.

spacetweek

Anyone know if this is going to be another narrow median job like Fermoy and Cashel?

Chris_533976

My guess (and it is just a guess) would be yes, as theres slightly less landtake, and so money saved.