New Garda Headquarters building to be built

Mrs OBumble

Dan_Solo wrote: »

So how are costs cut then?

From operating expenses. Yawn. Capex is sometimes needed to make this even possible.

D Trent

Final demolition of the existing building underway today.

what_traffic

Is there an "artists impression" of the NEW building out there in the ether?

buzz11

Stevolende

I noticed the place had finally al but come down when I went past on the bus into town today. Wish I'd been more together with a camera but was in the middle of a conversation. Think somebody was bringing something out through the bushes at the side of the roundabout which caught my eye then I saw that the building was down with the exception of one wall/ chimneystack or something.
Thought it odd that it had taken the 4 months or whatever it's been since there last seemed to be any activity with it.

el_gaucho

There's a site notice up now, so construction should be starting soon.

D Trent

There seems to be developments
http://galwaybayfm.ie/opw-progresses-plan-new-garda-headquarters-city/

dloob

Some work seems to have started on this.
The walls around the site have been knocked and some prefabs have been installed on the site.
As a result some of the road lanes around it and on the roundabout are closed.

D Trent

dloob wrote: »

Some work seems to have started on this.
The walls around the site have been knocked and some prefabs have been installed on the site.
As a result some of the road lanes around it and on the roundabout are closed.

The signs up on the perimeter are SIAC construction but I haven't heard if they won the tendering process. Afaik tendering process isn't finished

Mrs OBumble

D Trent wrote: »

The signs up on the perimeter are SIAC construction but I haven't heard if they won the tendering process. Afaik tendering process isn't finished

Just went past this. Serious amount of digging going on, and indeed a RAB entry lane closed.

I guess GMIT's opening week was the best to start

renegademaster

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Just went past this. Serious amount of digging going on, and indeed a RAB entry lane closed.

I guess GMIT's opening week was the best to start

the trench at the front is for the holding cells afaik

D Trent

renegademaster wrote: »

the trench at the front is for the holding cells afaik

Really?
Because they are putting the cells in the basement I just think it's v near the road
Where did you hear?
Does anyone know where you can view plans of the building

Naux

renegademaster wrote: »

the trench at the front is for the holding cells afaik

LOL:D:D

dloob

Mystery solved.
It's not construction of the HQ yet, it's the moving of a sewer on the site.
Tenders for the HQ itself are not completed yet, as D Trent mentioned.

http://connachttribune.ie/work-on-site-of-new-city-garda-hq/

D Trent

http://galwaybayfm.ie/eight-firms-shortlisted-construction-new-galway-garda-hq/

Stevolende

Seems to be creating some hassle with the bus stop. I think the bus I was on stopped, let a load of people off the bus, possibly some on, then had to move forward to allow a coach to get past the work area.
Seems a really inconvenient place to have it, just past the roundabout. But I guess that's where the site was available so it follows that there is inconvenience.

Webbs

Stevolende wrote: »

Seems to be creating some hassle with the bus stop. I think the bus I was on stopped, let a load of people off the bus, possibly some on, then had to move forward to allow a coach to get past the work area.
Seems a really inconvenient place to have it, just past the roundabout. But I guess that's where the site was available so it follows that there is inconvenience.

Yeah another bit of genius council planning having this work carrying on at the start of GMIT term when that bus stop is at its busiest, unlike the summer when disruption would have been minimised

snubbleste

Webbs wrote: »

Yeah another bit of genius council planning having this work carrying on at the start of GMIT term when that bus stop is at its busiest, unlike the summer when disruption would have been minimised

That makes no sense. Dublin Road is busy year round. The common sense approach would have been to create an entrance from the Lurgan Park side.

Webbs

snubbleste wrote: »

That makes no sense. Dublin Road is busy year round. The common sense approach would have been to create an entrance from the Lurgan Park side.

The work going on at the moment is moving a sewer so was always going to disrupt the Dublin road no matter what.
Its just that bus stop is much quieter out of term time as buses stop there less frequently and for shorter time hence less disruption.

D Trent

Funds allocated for new station in Budget 2015.
Construction to last 3yrs

gordongekko

D Trent wrote: »

Funds allocated for new station in Budget 2015.
Construction to last 3yrs

How's it going to take 3 yrs?

dloob

The contract has finally been signed so there should be some movement in the next few weeks.

http://connachttribune.ie/contract-awarded-for-construction-of-new-garda-headquarters-in-renmore/

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The contract for the construction of a new Garda headquarters in the city has been officially awarded.
JJ Rhatigan and Company had been previously identified as the preferred bidder for the development, but the contract for the 15 million euro development was finally signed at the weekend.

D Trent

Massive new Garda headquarters set for Galway
http://jrnl.ie/2393321

Holy jaysus it'll be a lot bigger than I thought .....

Dan_Solo

You could probably get 100 new cops for Galway for years for the same price.

Dan_Solo

Dan_Solo wrote: »

You could probably get 100 new cops for Galway for years for the same price.

Five years or so according to my quick sums (not including cost of pension)

You wouldn't have anywhere to put them though.

stampydmonkey

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Five years or so according to my quick sums (not including cost of pension)

You wouldn't have anywhere to put them though.

Exactly... For smaller cities in the UK they are a similar size. Together with the traffic corps in oranmore, the city should be well served into the future.

Dan_Solo

Deleted User wrote: »

You wouldn't have anywhere to put them though.

Revolutionary concept here, hold on to your seats: put them on the streets fighting crime?

ben.schlomo

Dan_Solo wrote: »

Revolutionary concept here, hold on to your seats: put them on the streets fighting crime?

Ya and they can carry their paperwork and evidence with them in little old lady shopping trolleys.

Gremlinertia

A look at the pictures there seems quite limited on parking spaces, employees private cars plus official vehicles would be hard to accommodate I think.

D Trent

Gremlinertia wrote: »

A look at the pictures there seems quite limited on parking spaces, employees private cars plus official vehicles would be hard to accommodate I think.

Underground car park bro