Is Galway the nimbiest place of them all

[Fran]

A Tour de France from @Gman when it comes to construction costs, once again

[Bisto]

The man knows his onions when it comes to construction …

[Mullach_Ide]

@Gman

There may not be, I don’t know. But there is vat on construction. Its when it becomes state funded where the bit of sorting between each sector becomes an issue. But for example, all school projects are quoted to include for vat which for construction is 13.5% (the supply of loose fittings etc is at 23%).

Reverse charge VAT would apply with state funded works (except devolved grants), schools would have to register as principals (end users) and account for the vat themselves.
State bodies such as Local Authorites, HSE, DOES must pay VAT but can’t claim it back strangely.
Only works projects with a value in excess of €5 million have to be advertised EU wide (OJEU).
Services in excess of €170k the same.

Road opening licenses another cod as a good percentage is supposed to be refunded by the Local Authority once the road is reinstated properly. Problem is getting it back from the LA, nearly impossible.