Social Housing PPP Bundle 1

Project Stages

Pre-Procurement
Procurement
Contract Award
Construction
Construction Completed
Contract Management

Social Housing PPP Bundle 1

View a short video of two of the sites from this project

Latest News

The contract for Bundle 1 of the Social Housing PPP programme was awarded on 19th March 2019 to the Comhar Housing consortium, a consortium that includes Macquarie Capital, John Sisk and Sons Ltd., Choice Housing Ireland Ltd. and Oaklee Housing.

Press release by Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage

Construction commenced immediately and all homes have been delivered and are now occupied.

The homes remain in local authority ownership with the Comhar Housing Consortium providing maintenance and tenancy management services for a 25 year service period.

Project Background

The 2^nd phase of the Government’s PPP programme, announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin T.D in Budget 2015, envisages a programme to invest €300million in social housing and is expected to comprise

development of up to 1,500 housing units as a number of ‘bundles’ of sites;
provision of services to the developments over a 25 year period following construction that will include the maintenance and upkeep of the housing; and
return of the asset after 25 years in a pre-defined condition.

The Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage is the sanctioning authority for the Programme with NDFA acting as financial advisor, procuring authority and project manager.

Completed homes in Craddockstown, Co. Kildare

Project Details

On 13th October 2015 the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly T.D and the Minister for Housing, Planning and Co-ordination of Construction, Paudie Coffey T.D., announced the location of the 6 sites comprising the 1st bundle as follows:

Local Authority Dublin City Council
No, of Homes 150*
* includes 50 units for senior citizens

Local Authority South Dublin County Council
No. of Homes 109

Local Authority Dublin City Council
No. of Homes 70

Local Authority Louth County Council
No. of Homes 80

Local Authority Wicklow County Council
No. of Homes 51

Local Authority Kildare County Council
No. of Homes 74

Project Team

Role	Team Member
Approving Authority	Dept. Housing, Local Government & Heritage
Sponsoring Agency & Lead Local Authority	Dublin City Council
Local Authorities	Dublin City Council, South Dublin Co. Council, Kildare Co. Council, Louth Co. Council, Wicklow Co. Council
Procuring Authority / Project Management	NDFA
Contract Management	NDFA
Financial Advisor	NDFA
PPP Co.	Comhar Housing Ltd.
Facilities Management Co.	Choice Services
Tenancy Management Co. / Approved Housing Body	Oaklee Housing