Construction BUSINESS

The Bolands Quay Development Group – a collaboration between property consultants Mark Reynolds & Glenn Cran of Savills Ireland and Cleary McCabe – has announced that BAM Ireland has been selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of the Bolands Quay Development (formerly Boland’s Mill) in Dublin’s south docklands.

Following an extensive tendering process, the Bolands Quay Development Group and BAM Ireland have agreed a contract which will see completed office space delivered by Q4 2018. It is estimated that approximately 500 construction jobs will be created in the process.

Enabling works, including the demolition of existing silos, restoration of old mill buildings and the piling of foundations, commenced in November 2015 and have recently completed – enabling construction works to commence immediately. The project is funded by Nama and is being constructed under a single phased development programme.

Designed by Burke Kennedy Doyle, Bolands Quay will provide three new landmark buildings comprising approximately 36,851 sq. m (approx. 397,000 sq ft) of office, residential, retail and cultural space. Consultants Linesight and Arup have been retained as part of the overall wider development implementation team.

The development will also involve the restoration of a number of protected mill buildings and the creation of a new civic plaza looking onto the waterfront at Grand Canal Dock. A new pedestrian bridge will link the plaza to Ringsend Road.  On completion, Bolands Quay will accommodate up to 2,500 workers.

Planning permission for the new development was submitted through Dublin City Council’s fast track SDZ planning scheme in December 2014 and permission was granted in July 2015.

Commenting on the contract award, Theo Cullinane, BAM Ireland CEO said: “We are very pleased to have completed this agreement, which will develop this quarter of the thriving Dublin Docklands into an exceptional commercial and residential space. Ireland needs world-class office buildings to attract international investment and BAM is uniquely positioned in terms of experience and expertise to deliver the landmark projects the country needs to compete on the world stage.”

Established in 1958, BAM Ireland is the largest multinational construction business operating nationally with expertise and experience in delivery many of Ireland’s flagship infrastructural and building projects.