Project Agronomist / Property Advisor for Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR) Greenway, Sligo to Blacklion, for Leitrim County Council.

Tender description

Leitrim County Council, in partnership with Sligo County Council, Cavan County Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, under the auspices of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and Department for Infrastructure (DfI) are developing the Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties, Railway (SLNCR) Greenway. Arup have been appointed by Leitrim County Council to provide multi-disciplinary engineering and other specialist consultancy services, consisting of all services and deliverables for the delivery of this Project through Phases 1to 5 (detailed design and tender documents only). The Project is currently at Phase 2 Option Selection. The project is named after the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR) which operated as a 75 km railway line linking Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh to Collooney, Co. Sligo where it connected with the Sligo-Dublin line. The route extended from Enniskillen through Letterbreen, Belcoo, Glenfarne, Manorhamilton, Dromahair, Ballintogher, Ballygawley and Collooney and onwards to Ballysadare and Sligo town. The successful applicant will provide all services required for the acquisition by agreement or CPO, assessment of claims, making of initial offers, all negotiations with landowners and, or their agents, settlement of claims and compensation amounts, and preparation of property acquisition agreements including details of any special conditions including accommodation works, assessment of business lease impact, relocation expenses, lease/tenancy agreement buyout etc. In the event that it is not possible to reach a settlement the successful applicant will provide all services necessary for or associated with the referral of claims for Assessment (CIArb or IFA or similar) or for Arbitration.