Blackwell Contracts ltd

Conduct a geothermal feasibility study and Thermal Response Test at University Hospital Galway to assess supplying heating and cooling to a proposed new building. Evaluate shallow horizontal loops, deep vertical loops and aquifer-based water-to-water systems.

Provide marine civil engineering consultancy for the appraisal and Stage 1 of measures addressing wave resonance and seiching at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre. Deliver the strategic assessment, preliminary business case and Stage 1 reports culminating in a Definitive Project Brief, supported by infrastructure financial and economic appraisal, quantity-surveyor cost and lifecycle estimates, review of existing data and stakeholder engagement.

Provide general and works-related geothermal engineering consultancy under a single-party framework. The first project is the GEMINI Geothermal Design Project, with further potential appointments drawn down under the framework.

Provide a multidisciplinary consultancy team to progress preliminary and detailed design, statutory planning, enabling works and procurement, construction, and handover for the scheme. Fulfil the PSDP role and procure specialist services needed to complete the project.

Provide engineering consultancy for NORA’s additional loading rack and dual-purpose kerosene storage tank.

Provide multidisciplinary, landscape-architect-led consultancy for a circa 18-acre public open space at Lakeside–Highfield, Dara Park, Newbridge. Prepare the masterplan, secure Part 8 planning approval, develop detailed design and tender documentation, and provide construction-stage services for phased development.

Provide multidisciplinary engineering services for stages 5–7 of a new approximately 680 m distributor road in Limerick. The design includes a 9.7 m carriageway with two traffic lanes and a bus lane, footpaths, segregated cycle track, planted verges and embankment slopes.

Provide an energy management information system for Irish Rail depot locations, including support for utility metering and communications hardware, web hosting, and data reporting dashboards. The system tracks electricity, gas, fuel oil and water consumption and visualises fuel tanks.

Merge and synthesize 29 county ArcGIS Pro datasets into a single national geological heritage sites dataset. Review 450 sites recommended for NHA and prepare a revised list for submission to NPWS.

Establish a dynamic purchasing system panel of providers to deliver a range of health and safety short courses to Kilkenny and Carlow ETB students and staff. Courses support QQI and other programmes, including preparation for work placements, and are delivered during the academic year.