Subsidiary of main National Children’s Hospital contractor to receive another State contract

BAM, the main contractor for the National Children’s Hospital, is set to be awarded a new State contract for the construction of buildings at third-level institutions.

Ministers will on Wednesday consider a proposal to proceed with the tender for Invesis, formerly known as BAM PPP, The Irish Times reports.

The new buildings will be at the Atlantic Technological University in Galway and Letterkenny, the South-East Technological University at Carlow and Waterford, and the Technological University of the Shannon.

Economic benefits “clearly outweigh” the economic costs, according to a final cost/benefit analysis by the State.

Spending and delays at the National Children's Hospital has been a continual point of criticism levelled at the Government, with BAM the main contractor behind the project.

There has also been a series of legal proceedings between the State and BAM over the €2.2 billion hospital.