The Gungahlin College has moved a step closer to realisation with advertising appearing this week inviting comment from potential tenderers prior to the Request for tender being issued.

The ad stated the scope as:

• senior college buildings (including a gymnasium and theatre)
• Canberra Institute of Technology facility
• community library (as a joint-use facility with the college)
• external courts
• stormwater work (including a retention pond).

GCC Vice President Jonathon Reynolds is due to attend the next meeting of the College Design Working Group in two weeks.

Meanwhile, the recent newspaper article on the artist's impression of the college included a comment about it opening "late 2010"that slipped by us. Our understanding has always been that it would open in time for the 2010 school year. Thank you mark Drummond for picking it up - we've got an email in to Education Minister Andrew Barr to find out what's going on.

UPDATE

Minister Barr has responded:

Alan

The Notice of intention to tender was in the Canberra Times on Saturday. The opening date will depend on the responses to the tender.  I hope there will be strong interest in the construction industry to deliver the project ASAP!

Will keep you advised of progress.

Regards
Andrew

So that's a maybe...let's hope the tendering people get motoring on this, as a mid-year changeover would be messy for everyone - teachers, students, families...

UPDATE

The college project manager has now advised:

The college will be completed by the end of November 2010.  As this is too late for students to attend in 2010, the college will be open for students at the start of the school year in 2011.