DOWN GAA CENTRE AT BALLYKINLAR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE FOR APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING CONSULTANT

Down GAA are seeking to develop a Centre at Ballykinlar to include playing pitches, changing rooms, administration headquarters and multi-purpose indoor facilities. It is our intention to submit a full planning application before the end of December 2018. To this end we are now seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified Planning Consultants.

Applications are invited from Planning Consultants to undertake the lead role on the various stages necessary to deliver a successful planning application on behalf of Down GAA, and work in parallel with a separately appointed design team. Any planning consultant acting on a project of this nature and scale should carry a £5m Professional Indemnity Cover and a £10m Employers Liability Cover.

A short-list of Consultants will be compiled and invited to submit bids for this commission. The commission will be for Planning Consultant and work will be for an initial period of approximately 6 months and will commence during the summer of 2018.

The estimated total project cost for the new facility is in the region of £6m excluding VAT.

The last date for receipt of your expression of interest and any additional information requested at the address below is 26th April 2018.

Mr. Seán Óg McAteer
County Secretary Down GAA

DOWN GAA CENTRE AT BALLYKINLAR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE FOR CONSULTANTS

Applications are invited from a Lead Consultant/Consortium to make a single appointment of a multi-discipline design team, under the terms of the NEC3 Professional Services Contract, who wish to be considered for inclusion on a select list for the Down GAA Participation Centre at Ballykinlar.

A short-list of Consultants will be compiled and invited to submit bids for this commission. The commission will be for an Architecturally led Design team commencing in the Summer of 2018, targeting the submission of a Full Planning Application with a suitably developed design, satisfying the statutory requirements, by the end of December 2018.

The estimated total project cost for the new facility is in the region of £6m excluding VAT.

Further details will be available in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Pack (PQQP) which will be issued on receipt of formal request by email quoting Down GAA Participation Centre to the address below.

Mr. Seán Óg McAteer
County Secretary Down GAA

The last date for receipt of your expression of interest and any additional information requested at the address below is 26th April 2018.

Seán Óg Mac Antsaoir, Runaí Coiste Chontae An Dúin

Sean Og McAteer, Down GAA County Secretary,

Down County Office, The Grove Building, 46-48 Main St, Castlewellan, BT31 9DP
Tel: 028 4377 0880          Mob: 077 3970 0705          E-mail: secretary.down@gaa.ie

Tomorrow's Ulster GAA u16 Buncrana Cup qualifying round scheduled to take place in Garvaghey, Co. Tyrone has been postponed due to the weather. 

It will now take place on Saturday 14th April.

All players invited to this weekend's session are asked to be present at 8.15am in the Abbey CBS for training on the 4G pitch tomorrow morning from 8.30am to 9.30am

The Down u17 Hurling Team will train this coming Thursday evening at QUB in preparation for Sunday's Celtic Challenge game v Tyrone.

All players on the panel are asked to be present at QUB for 7pm tomorrow evening for training.

The bus for this session will leave the Portaferry Hotel at 5.45pm sharp.

Any player unable to attend must inform the management immediately.