CE Management Report April 2021

Poulavone, Ballincollig

Part 8 approved. Target date for tender: May 2021 and site start 2021

Sli Gartan, Mayfield

Part 8 approved.

Hollywood Estate

Part 8 approved.

Wolsey Court

Part 8 approved. At final tender stage.

Redemption Heights

Part 8 stage.

Cloverhill Court

Part 8 application Q2 2021

Westside

Part 8 application Q2 2021

Total:

319

Capital Assistance Scheme (Construction schemes in planning)

Scheme

No. of units

Status

Respond - St Vincent’s Convent, St. Mary's Road

Pre-planning underway.

Total:

Capital Works Members will be aware that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) announced delivery targets under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing & Homelessness across a range of housing programmes. Cork City Council successfully met and exceeded its target for 2019 and 2020, with a total of 1,096 homes delivered in that two-year period jointly by the Local Authority and AHB Sector under their Build, Acquisition and Leasing delivery programmes. The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated the Government mandated shutdown of construction sites in two critical periods in both 2020 and 2021 which has had an effect on programme delivery dates, however, there remains a strong construction programme pipeline which can be summarised as follows:

Construction :

Competitive Dialogue Procurement - Cork City Council placed a contract notice on the E Tenders website and the OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) to procure innovative solutions to meeting housing targets under the Social Housing Strategy (SHS) including the construction and completion of housing projects under a parallel site acquisition and development agreement with the City Council, using a Competitive Dialogue procurement process. In Phase 1 of Competitive Dialogue, 11 schemes comprising 215 homes have progressed with the approval of the DHPLG. Construction has been completed on 7 schemes at Blackrock, Tramore Road, Ard Aoibhinn, High Street, Blarney Street & White Street totalling 159 homes. Construction continues on 2 other schemes consisting of 8 units and a further two schemes at Barrack Street and Woods Street consisting of 48 units are commencing construction in April 2021. A further contract notice for Phase 2 was placed on the E Tenders website and the OJEU, with a closing date of September 2017, to seek submissions from candidates for the delivery of more new homes using this procurement process. In Phase 2 of Competitive Dialogue, 7 schemes have commenced comprising a total of 112 homes. Further schemes have been shortlisted to progress to the next phase of procurement, involving a Part 8 process, or are at tender/contract award stage. Phase 3 of the Competitive Dialogue process was advertised in February 2021 seeking candidates for the delivery of further new homes, including for social, affordable and mixed tenure opportunities and as the deadline for submission has now passed, the assessment of projects is currently underway.