Public Private Partnerships

Levins Associates has been involved in the successful delivery of some of the largest PPP/Joint venture housing schemes in Ireland with Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council including 726 units at Castlecurragh, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 (Shannon Homes); 597 units at Deerpark, Kiltipper, Dublin 24 (Durkan New Homes); and 475 units at Russell Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 (Kelland Homes).

The scope of services can vary from project to project but typically involves a combined project management and quantity surveying service including:

Feasibility studies involving combined adjoining sites, shared infrastructure, economies of scale, and/or public sector housing at private sector works package costs
Preliminary cost advice
Cost planning
Bills of quantities or contract schedules
Tendering and negotiation of fixed price contracts
Valuations of construction and recommendations for certified payments
Cash flow forecasts
Contract management
Management of design teams
Risk Management Plan
Project Execution Plan
Programming and schedule control
Value engineering
Project dashboards and management information reporting
Progress meetings and reporting
Exercising cost control and management of changes
Dispute advice and resolution
Final accounts and handovers