Carillion projects put out to tender

Five schools and a college being built by a partnership involving the collapsed UK construction firm Carillion should be open by September.

Building and facilities contracts under the public-private partnership (PPP) have had to be re-tendered but the remaining partner in the deal with the Department of Education expects bids back within weeks.

All work ceased on five sites in counties Carlow, Meath, Wexford, and Wicklow after the collapse of Carillion in January. Three of its subsidiaries were partners with Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF) in the Inspired Spaces consortium selected as the department’s private partner on the deal in 2015.