Project

Cavan

Project Region: North and Midlands

Value: €1m to €5m

Client: Cavan Vocational Educational Committee

Architect: McCullough Mulvin Architects

Project Type: Education

Contract Information

Main Building Contractor

Cavan Institute is a new V.E.C educational facility in Cavan town. It is now home to 1300 students in a state-of-the-art new facility.

P. Elliott & Company pre-qualified and was short-listed for the tender, then were successful in the face of strong competition from local and national contractors. Construction on the project was undertaken under the GDLA form of contract.

The college is designed in three distinct blocks, each in two storeys high. The blocks are linked by corridors. External facades feature national sandstone, plaster and aluminium windows. Natural slates were used on the roof.

During construction, ground conditions posed a significant challenge since the site had at one time been water-logged. Pre-cast piling was used as the foundation to overcome the problem.

The new building provides a fine educational facility for Cavan town and displays P. Elliott's core skills of high-quality construction on a greenfield site.