Kinsealy Development Partner

BACKGROUND The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform prospective candidates of the potential opportunity relating to The Land Development Agency (LDA), for the developed design, construction, delivery & saale of a residential development at Kinsealy, Co. Dublin by a Development Partner. The LDA was established in September 2018 and is a key Irish Government land management initiative. The Government has committed to providing the LDA with equity capital of up to €6.25 billion to facilitate large scale delivery of housing. Our core objectives are to: • Coordinate appropriate State lands throughout the country for regeneration and development, opening up key sites for housing delivery; • Driving strategic land assembly, working with both public and private sector land owners; • Contributing towards the delivery of affordable housing; and • Become a leading influencer of housing and land management, through research and innovation. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS The development is a key strategic project located on the Malahide Road, Kinsealy, Co. Dublin, and forms part of current and future programmes of work to be undertaken by the Contracting Authority to deliver affordable forsaale and social housing and apartments. The proposed development will deliver 193 new homes consisting of 153 affordable for saale homes, 40 duplexes under Part V social housing provision and a creche, ranging in height from 2 to 3 storeys. There are four principal house types, of which there are variations for mid and end-of terrace instances, and the predominant house type is a 3-bedroom 2-storey mid-terrace dwelling. The scheme also includes own-door 3-bedroom duplex dwellings over own-door 2-bedroom ground floor apartments. All of the 20 no. ground floor apartments are designed as Universal Design or Age-Friendly dwellings. A total of 229 no. car parking spaces are provided in a combination of on-curtilage and on-street parking through the scheme and 345 no. bicycle parking spaces. A Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) application was lodged to Fingal County Council on 14th February 2025, which is currently at FI stage. Detail of the scheme, are available on the Fingal planning application website. The Development Partner would be fully responsible for delivery of the project, from post grant of planning and running through to delivery of the various tenures to the respective purchasers / end users. Delivery would include all residential units, ancillary facilities, and associated site development works including infrastructure, services, and utilities. The Development Partner would be fully responsible for compliance with all building regulations and statutory requirements. It is currently anticipated that applicants would be required to form a team to include, but not be limited to: • Developer • Building Works Contractor • Project Supervisor Construction Stage • Sles Agent • Architect • Mechanical & Electrical Engineer, • Civil & Structural Engineer, • Fire Safety Consultant, • Landscape Architect, • Project Supervisor Design Process, and • Other specialist advisors considered necessary Further details of the development can be found at https://kinsealylrd.com/ with the planning case number at Fingal County Council: LRD0046/S3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT The project will be contracted in one single phase. The works will be procured using a two-stage restricted procedure to secure an interested economic operator to deliver the project under a Development Agreement. A contract will be awarded for the works as part of this procurement process. The scope of the works will be set out in the tender documents. MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT The Contracting Authority shall hold a Market Engagement Event on the 7th May 2025 to inform the market and interested economic operators of the Kinsealy Housing Development. NOTE This Prior Information Notice is being used to inform interested economic operators that the LDA intends to procure by restricted tender, the delivery of this opportunity as described above. This document is not a call for competition or invitation to tender. No tender documents are available at this stage. Details of individual procurements pursuant to this notice will be advertised in due course on www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union. The LDA does not require a response to this prior information notice. Neither this document, nor any information set out herein, shall be regarded as a commitment or representation on the part of the LDA to enter into any form of contractual arrangements express or implied. Please note that the LDA is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2014. PROPOSED DATES FOR ISSUE OF DOCUMENTATION The Prequalification Questionnaire will be issued by the end of May 2025 QUERIES REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION All queries relating to any aspect of this PIN must be directed to the messaging facility on eTenders.