Joint Venture Awarded Design-Build Contract for 4 New National Schools in Ireland

BAM Ireland has been awarded the Design-Build contract for four new national schools in Dublin and Cork, Ireland as part of a Department of Education’s Design and Build Framework Schools Bundle in a joint venture with Glasgiven Contracts.

The four new school projects are located at Ballinteer, Cherrywood and Knocklyon in Co. Dublin, while the fourth is at Carrs Hill, Douglas, Co. Cork. Work has already commenced on all four sites. It is expected that the schools will be delivered by the end of 2022 and in total can accommodate over 2,000 students.

The 4,426-square-meter Ballinteer Educate Together National School is being built on the grounds of St Tiernan’s Community College. This new 16-classroom, two-story building will feature a two-classroom unit for children with special educational needs, a green roof and two ball courts. It includes a 1,207-square-meter two-story sports facility for St Tiernan’s Community School.

Cherrywood ETNS at Tully Park will cover an area of 4,510 square meters consisting of 24 classrooms across a building in two and three stories. including a two-classroom unit for children with special educational needs.

At Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna in Knocklyon, the existing school will remain in operation for the duration of the project. Once complete, this 2,833-square-meter, three-story building will comprise 16 classrooms, a library, ball courts and a roof garden.

Finally, the new 4,635-square-meter Douglas Rochestown ETNS being developed at Carrs Hill, in Cork, is a 24-classroom multi-story building including a three-classroom unit for children with special educational needs. A new access road off the Carrigaline Road will be provided, with a set-down area and 47 car-parking spaces. The project includes site-specific solutions such as rainwater harvesting, surface water attenuation and photovoltaic panels.