To assist the Government in determining final Exchequer allocations for Stadium and Sports Campus Ireland, and the sensitivity of such allocations to variations in the scale of each element of the project, the consultants will:
1. Review the overall approach and contracting strategy adopted to date in securing the development of Stadium and Sports Campus Ireland and associated infrastructure, with regard to risk identification, management processes and structures, timing and overall cost-effectiveness.
2. Advise on the considered assessment of the contract-awarding authority for the project, Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Ltd (CSID), of the gross cost range and Exchequer funding requirements for each facility proposed for the Campus emerging from the outline bid phase due for completion on June 21st of the tendering process now under way.
3. Advise on CSID's assessment, at the end of the outline bid process, of operating costs and revenues likely to be associated with Stadium and Sports Campus Ireland, and the likely net impact on the Exchequer.
4. Assess estimated costs of relocating existing facilities from the Abbotstown site arising directly from the decision to establish Stadium and Sports Campus Ireland.
5. Assess the estimated costs of access infrastructure directly attributable to the development of Sports Campus Ireland.
6. Establish the extent and timing of the likely Exchequer liability associated with the above developments.
7. Ascertain the direct and indirect benefits from the developments outlined above, including the impact of physical development and access on the hinterland of Abbotstown and on the Dublin region, including the positive impact of infrastructure development.
The consultants will make recommendations to the Minister as appropriate in the context of the overall purpose of the overview.
They will liaise with, and be guided by, a steering group of officials at senior level.