Housing Directorate 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 influenced programme delivery dates, however, there remains a strong construction programme pipeline which can be summarised as follows:
The Competitive Dialogue process for the delivery of housing was successful at the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) Community Housing Awards 2021. The process won the award for Most Creative Supply and also the Overall Award . Capital appraisals were approved by the DHLGH for the construction of 49 housing units at Gerald Griffin Street. The enabling works have been completed for the development of the units for this project, which is now in the tendering process. The DHLGH has also approved funding for 51 units at Boyce’s Street and works for this project have commenced. The project at 5/6 Shandon Street/John Philpott Curran Street is now complete, with all 9 units delivered. The redevelopment of this important protected structure in partnership with the City Architects Department has innovatively provided a regeneration solution to a derelict city centre property. Further funding has been approved by the DHLGH for the construction of new housing units located at Bramble Cottages (4 units), Errigal Heights (28 units) & Madonna House (6 units), and the three projects have Part 8 planning approval in place and are progressing to the next stage approval. A 3-unit development at Glenamoy Lawn and a 1-unit development at Kerry Road also have Part 8 planning approval in place and are also progressing to next stage approval. In addition, a 64-unit development at Poulavone, is progressing to the tender process in January 2022. Two further projects have funding approved by the DHLGH at Cloverhill Court and Westside under an innovative Volumetric/Offsite Construction delivery solution and are at pre-Part 8 application stage. Funding has been approved by the DHLGH for the construction of new housing units located at Foyle Avenue (2 units) and 7-unit development in Hollywood Estate. Foyle Avenue has been tendered and Hollywood Estate has Part 8 approval in place and is moving to tender stage. A development at An Choilleog, Blarney, of 18 new homes, has also been handed over to Cork City Council from Cork County Council, providing a number of suitable homes for both general need and special need, including provision of bungalows. Rightsizing: The City Council, in recognition of a changing demographic, is developing a strong programme of delivery in its Rightsizing Initiative. The award-winning complex at Arus Mhuire (30 homes) is a designated older persons’ complex, housing homeowners looking to downsize and transfers for elderly tenants requiring more suitable accommodation. Tuath are managing the complex for Cork City Council. The project won an award at the ICSH
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 4 other schemes consisting of 56 units. 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, 9 schemes have commenced comprising a total of 168 homes and 2 schemes at Lower John Street and Ballinure Road, comprising of 22 new homes, have been completed. 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. A number of projects have been shortlisted and have now moved into the dialogue phase.
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