Germany – Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Stufenweise Vergabe der Werkstattplanung für den Neubau Berufsbildungs- und Technologiezentrum der Handwerkskammer der Pfalz Neustadt a. d. Weinstraße

Project Background The Chamber of Crafts of the Palatinate plans to consolidate its Vocational Training and Technology Centre Ludwigshafen and its Vocational Training Centre Landau at a new location in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The aim is to create a modern, sustainable and economical inter-company training centre as a "lighthouse project" for the Palatinate craft sector.

Construction Project On a plot of approximately 31,000 m², a new building with around 12,200 m² of usable space and approx. 8,000 m² of open spaces will be constructed. Planned are 26 training units with 336 work and learning places for various craft occupations. The total costs amount to approximately 73.4 million € gross (cost groups 200–700 excluding cost group 600) plus equipment costs of approximately 10–13 million €. The project will be financed by the Chamber of Crafts' own funds as well as federal and state of Rhineland-Palatinate funding.

Requirements for Workshop Planning The workshop planning includes in particular:

- a demand-oriented and future-proof concept for inter-company apprentice training, master preparation, further and advanced training

- workshop areas for civil engineering and road construction, bricklaying, carpentry, electrical engineering, hairdressing, joinery, automotive technology, metal construction (metal and welding) as well as sanitary, heating and air conditioning technology;

- large, modular and flexible spaces for different group sizes, training content and future technological developments as well as computer-assisted teaching and learning with digital media and tools in workshops and theory rooms;

- direct connection to the supply and disposal network and coordination with the technical building equipment as well as an open, friendly designed and pedagogically up-to-date learning and working environment;

- flexible use and re-use to take into account technological and societal change as well as the convergence of various trades;

- integration into the overall planning and coordination with building design, specialist planning, landscape design, client and users taking into account functionality, economy, sustainability, life cycle costs and the requirements of the grant providers,

- compliance with the relevant regulations, in particular the ASR, DGUV and ArbSchG and the generally accepted rules of the art.

Funding The examination of the funding application on the basis of the design planning will take up to 12 months according to the information provided by the grant provider. In view of this, a period of up to 12 months can lie between stage 2 and stage 3, which must be taken into account and priced in by the bidders in the context of the tender preparation. The complete description of the services can be found in the document "Project Description".