LIMERICK City and County Council is looking to spend an estimated €200,000 on a park and ride event manager for the new system that will be in place for next year’s Ryder Cup at Adare Manor.
In new tender documents, the Council explains it is involved in the development of a transport strategy and the delivery of a number of temporary park and ride sites across Limerickto cater the blue ribband golfing event.
The tender identifies four sites at Croagh West, Croagh North, and Croagh South, Patrickswell Field and Race Course, and ‘Mackey’ with cumulative parking spaces of 24,500 vehicles.
The tender says there is an additional site under construction which may be added to the existing list or alternatively replace an identified site.
The brief explains the estimated Ryder Cup attendance will be around 60,000 people per day, with daily vehicle use of park and ride sites of up to 20,000 vehicles across all sites and over 40,000 people.
The staging of the 2027 Ryder Cup is expected to deliver a significant economic dividend for the entire country – with the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome resulting in an estimated economic impact of €262million for Italy, including 241,000 visitors from 200 different countries.
The tender states that those tendering for the work “must have experience in the delivery of events of the nature and stature of the Ryder Cup”.
The brief states that the successful tenderer is to work with Limerick Council to review the detailed layouts for the park and ride sites, being conscious of the granted planning permissions for the sites and the conditions that arise with them.
It further states that some of the items to be considered are the traffic management at entry and egress points, including reception and ticket checking areas; the ticketing philosophy from Ryder Cup Europe; traffic management within the site; and a plan on how the management of the sites will look to minimise damage to the existing land over the course of the six-day event.
The successful tenderer is to also manage and run the park and ride sites in conjunction with An Garda Siochána and other key stakeholders (including bus providers, emergency services, etc).
The successful tenderer is to also provide the personnel to manage each of the identified sites.
It states also that the final fee will be amended as necessary to reflect changes and that it may be a requirement for the appointed event manager to procure and manage additional services on behalf of the Council, such as the provision of private security services and associated operatives for each park and ride site or CCTV services.
The closing date for the submission of tenders is April 13.