Redevelopment of ‘The ESB Redbrick Substation

Tender description

DPC wishes to engage a contractor to redevelop ‘The ESB Redbrick Building’ at Dublin Port Centre (herein after called the “Contract”). The building is a protected structure due to its positive architectural, artistic and technical values. It has the potential to be an important element of Dublin Port’s built heritage as part of a developing daisy chain of events including the Diving Bell & Heritage Crane 292. The Contract will consist of three elements: 1) Making the existing structure safe and mitigate the risk of collapse; 2) Develop the existing structure into a distributed museum and a multipurpose function space to host an array of different events such as; piano recitals, art exhibits, lectures, short film screenings, meeting space. 3) An extension to the south end of the building to make the best use of the available space. Planning Permission for the Contract was granted under the Planning & Development Acts 2000 (as amended) on the 28th August 2020. The Contract will be concluded under the EU Utilities Directive Dir.2014/25/EU and the associated Irish Statutory Instrument, SI 286 of 5th May 2016 implementing that Directive with binding force specificity, precision and clarity, under Irelands obligations under the EU Treaty.