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Mansergh announces contract for Fermoy North Flood Relief Scheme
29 May 2009
PRESS RELEASE
MINISTER OF STATE DR. MARTIN MANSERGH T.D. ANNOUNCES CONTRACT FOR FERMOY NORTH FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME
Dr. Martin Mansergh, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Finance with responsibility for the Office of Public Works has welcomed the issuing of ‘letters of intent’ for the award of the Fermoy North Flood Relief Scheme.
The Minister said, “following on from a public tender competition, I am pleased to announce that my Department has now selected the preferred bidder for this flood relief scheme and have notified all contractors of our intention to award this contract, following the ‘cooling-off’ period, on June 10th next”.
The Minister continued, “having visited Fermoy, and indeed many others areas that have been the subject of flooding on several occasions, I am pleased that this contract will now be awarded and works will begin as promised. I have been able to maintain a high level of funding for this programme despite the current economic difficulties, and I know that overall funding for both this stage and the full project will be made available”.
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