Builder loses challenge over council's housing works tender process

The value of the work at issue is around €2.5m per year. Stock Picture: iStock

A builder has lost his legal challenge concerning a panel system adopted by Kildare County Council for choosing builders to do repair and renovation works on the council’s housing units.

Robert Owens, Kilberry, Athy, Co Kildare, brought High Court judicial review proceedings over the council's decision to eliminate him from a tendering process for the panel system.