Leitrim County Council and Roscommon County Council in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) propose to carry out the planning/design/statutory processes stages of the N4 Carrick-on-Shannon to Dromod. The project will provide a high-quality road approximately 17,5 km long extending from a point on the N4 west of Cortober/Carrick-on-Shannon to tie-in with the N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass scheme at Faulties Td. at the eastern extent. Leitrim County Council will act as the Lead Authority for this project and in this capacity requires technical consultancy services in order to advance the project through the planning/design/statutory processes stages. The services to be provided include but are not limited to all services necessary and desirable for the purposeful management and delivery of Phase 1 (concept and feasibility), Phase 2 (options selection), Phase 3 (design and environmental evaluation) and Phase 4 (statutory processes) of the TII Project Management Guidelines.

Leitrim County Council requires the technical consultancy services for the N4 Carrick-on-Shannon to Dromod road project. The project will provide a high-quality road approximately 17,5 km in length that will extend at the western extent from a point on the N4 Hughestown-Meera scheme at or near Cloongownagh/Cuiltyconeen/Meera/Cloonmaan Tds. to tie-in with the N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass scheme at Faulties Td. at the eastern extents.

The services to be provided include but are not limited to all services necessary and desirable for the purposeful management and delivery of Phase 1 (concept and feasibility), Phase 2 (options selection), Phase 3 (design and environmental evaluation) and Phase 4 (statutory processes) of the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) Project Management Guidelines (PE-PMG-02041), the associated TII Project Appraisal Guidelines (TII PAG), the Government's Public Spending Code (PSC) and Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Common Appraisal Framework (DTTaS CAF).

The scope of the works may include without limitation the following services:

— feasibility study,

— constraints study,

— topographical and Ground Investigation surveys,

— route option selection,

— preliminary design,

— environmental studies,

— statutory procedures for land acquisition,

— road and bridge design,

— traffic studies and assessment,

— project appraisal,

— archaeological investigation,

— preparation of documentation for procurement and administration of various works contracts.

Full details will be set out in the tender documents.