GMIT ITT Multi Purpose Sports Facility 2021

Description

The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process with negotiation for the appointment of a suitable contractor for the construction of Multi-functional Sports Building for Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway (Galway Campus).The development will consist of a 2-storey multi-functional sports building or large sports hall that can cater for many indoor sports. Gross floor area of 2500-2700 m2, car parking, ESB Substation, signage, landscaping and all associated site development works and services. The building will likely cater for many indoor sports including basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, and similar in a sports hall circa 1000 sqm with supporting ancillary spaces, changing facilities, stores, toilets etc, the building occasionally may also accommodate student gatherings and once off events. Please refer to attached documentation for further information. Lot 1: The Contracting Authority wishes to engage in a competitive process with negotiation for the appointment of a suitable contractor for the construction of Multi-functional Sports Building for Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway (Galway Campus). The development will consist of a 2-storey multi-functional sports building or large sports hall that can cater for many indoor sports. Gross floor area of 2500-2700m2, car parking, ESB Substation, signage, landscaping and all associated site development works and services. The proposed development also includes new and improved pedestrian and bus stop facilities on Dublin Road, to include bus set down, bus shelters and pedestrian crossing. The building will likely cater for many indoor sports including basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, and similar in a sports hall circa 1000 sqm with supporting ancillary spaces, changing facilities, stores, toilets etc., the building occasionally may also accommodate student gatherings and once off events. Please refer to attached documentation for further information. The Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) of GMIT, LYIT and IT Sligo formally submitted its application to become a TU in May 2021. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, formally approved the CUA for designation as a TU in October 2021. The CUA look forward to operating as a multi-campus university in early 2022.