Pictured (l-r) are: Michael Hand, CEO, Grangegorman Campus Development, Brian Murphy, CEO, National Development Finance Agency, Ged Nash TD, Minister for Business and Employment, and Julie Sinnamon, CEO Enterprise Ireland.
Over 400 participants attended an information event in Dublin for suppliers in the construction sector to learn how to become part of the supply chain for the €200m Central and East Quads PPP development project at DIT’s new education campus in Grangegorman, Dublin 7.
This August ‘Meet the Buyers’ event also gave participants access to representatives from the three shortlisted building consortia to promote their offer in a series of short 5 minute ‘pitch meetings’, and the opportunity to network with other suppliers with the aim of partnering and maximising the business potential from this major construction and development project.
The event was officially opened by Ged Nash TD, Minister for Business and Employment and was hosted by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) and Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) in partnership with Enterprise Ireland. The Minister referred to the event (fourth such event promoting supply chain opportunities organised by the NDFA and Enterprise Ireland) as an example of concrete actions taken to demystify the world of public procurement and stimulate increased business for potential suppliers.
The Grangegorman re-development is a flagship Government project and its reach can be felt far beyond the Dublin 7 area. This phase of DIT’s new campus at Grangegorman will accommodate approximately 11,000 students and staff when completed and occupied in September 2017. Construction has already commenced on the broader campus with work scheduled to begin on the Central and East quads development in 2015. The overall strategic regeneration project at Grangegorman will deliver in the region of 4,500 construction jobs and a further 1,000 when complete.
For more information on the DIT Grangegorman Campus
http://www.ndfa.ie/TenderCompetitions/DITCampusGrangegorman.htm
