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Maynooth Eastern Ring Road for Kildare County Council in association with the Housing Infrastructure Services Company

Awarded to John Cradock Ltd

Kildare County Council_385(buyer)

Published
Published 13 December 2024
Deadline
Closed 31 January 2025

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Overview

Kildare County Council procured construction of the Maynooth Eastern Ring Road, a 1.45 km single carriageway connecting the Leixlip Road (R148) and Celbridge Road (R405) with two new signalised junctions, a 41-meter bridge crossing the Dublin–Sligo railway line and Royal Canal, footway and cycleway provision, and noise barrier walls. The contract, valued at €26,682,418.03, was awarded to John Cradock Ltd in November 2025.

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  • Maynooth Eastern Ring Road for Kildare County Council in association with the Housing Infrastructure Services Company

    Construction of a new Maynooth Eastern Ring Road which involves the construction of approximately 1.45 km of Type 3 Single Carriageway connecting the Leixlip Road (R148 regional road) and the Celbridge Road (R405 regional road) in a north-south direction to alleviate traffic within Maynooth. The development will involve two new junctions on existing roads, providing access to the R405 and the R148, and a proposed new bridge crossing the Royal Canal and Dublin to Sligo railway line located south of the existing R157 and R148 T-junction. The proposed bridge is located approximately 1km to the east of Maynooth town centre. There are also a series of reinforced concrete noise barrier walls to be constructed at the southern tie in to Cellbridge Road. The works will involve the following elements: - The provision of two new signalised junction tie ins; - Two new slip roads south of the proposed railway bridge; - Footway and cycleway provision; - The construction of a 41m single span prestressed precast concrete beam bridge spanning the Dublin – Sligo railway line and the Royal Canal. The bridge comprises 5no. beams with permanent formwork spanning transversely between these. An in-situ concrete deck will be poured with edge cantilevers. High containment precast concrete parapets are provided along the extents of the bridge; - Construction of precast concrete high containment walls on the approaches and the departure from the bridge; - Construction of stonework clad noise barrier walls to the south of the scheme around the tie-in to the R405; - Construction of a reinforced concrete towpath along the banks of the Royal Canal underneath the proposed bridge; - Earthworks, drainage, diversion of utilities and other associated work. Please ensure you ASSOCIATE your company with this competition in order to seek and receive clarifications. Tenderers must upload their submissions in a zipped file format.

    €26,682,418Won by John Cradock Ltd

Key details

Country
Ireland
Status
Awarded
Category
Works
Estimated value
€15,000,000
Procedure
Selective
Published
13 December 2024
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Construction workWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering workRoad bridge construction workReinforced-concrete structuresPrefabricated constructionsConstruction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatworkRing road construction work

Award outcome

Awarded value
€26,682,418
Award date
12 November 2025
Contract period
— → 6 May 2027
Winner
  • John Cradock Ltd

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  1. Contract Award Notice

    17 November 2025

  2. Contract Notice

    13 December 2024

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