Tenders will be sought as plans progress through a public tendering procedure for enabling works and the main construction contract for a development at St. Luke’s Hospital in County Kilkenny.

The project is currently under a design review. Although a revised planning application will not need to be re-lodged as they are going to work with the existing application in phases.

Designed by Dublin-based O’Mahony Pike, the project initially calls for partial demolition of existing hospital building, demolition of the existing hospital porta-cabins, canopy and disused agricultural sheds.

The project will comprise the construction of a three-storey hospital extension to provide a new A & E, medical assessment unit, day services unit, community day hospital pathology unit, education/training centre and with new administration areas, oratory, two shops, coffee shop, entrances, circulation and all ancillary areas, 1st floor link bridge. Stair access/small store room is to be provided on roof of block A.

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Also incorporated into the project is the construction of a separate single-storey pharmacy extension at block B. Construction of a two-storey stand-alone energy centre with storage areas/tank/generator and chimney stack.

The scheme will also consist of a services corridor to run underneath block A and the removal of 86 existing staff/visitor car parking spaces and provision of additional 183 spaces (a total of 563 spaces to be provided on site).

There will be a new vehicular access from Freshford Road with associated reconfiguration of the existing two accesses and vehicular circulation throughout the site. All associated site development, landscaping and boundary treatment works with be included.

Construction work is anticipated to get underway in Q1/2012.

A full design team has been engaged.

The development will measure 12,086 sq.m. and will be located on a 8.3 hectare site.

For further information and contact details see:www.cisireland.com

(LB/GK)