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BBZ Vocational Education Centre, Dormagen
Negotiated procedure for architectural and engineering services to refurbish and modernise the BBZ Vocational Education Centre in Dormagen, Germany.
The refurbishment and modernisation of the Vocational Education Centre Dormagen (BBZ Dormagen) proposes a comprehensive transformation of a 1970s five-storey educational building into a contemporary, energy-efficient learning environment. Situated at Willy-Brandt-Platz, adjacent to Dormagen railway station, the existing concrete-skeleton structure will be fully stripped back and renewed, including the façades, internal layouts, circulation spaces, and technical systems. The project extends over approximately 6,800 m² of gross floor area and includes upgrades to the external areas and schoolyard. The brief calls for a highly sustainable and resource-efficient refurbishment guided by Germany’s EnSanRR funding programme, requiring measures such as significant envelope improvements, low-carbon heating strategies, photovoltaic integration, green roofs and façades, biodiversity-supporting landscape design, and advanced rainwater management.
Beyond technical renewal, the project aims to reshape the internal spatial organisation to serve contemporary vocational and adult-education needs. New learning environments, flexible classrooms, specialist laboratories, staff areas, and improved accessibility are to be developed within the existing structural grid. The project must be fully coordinated across disciplines using a shared 3D/BIM model, ensuring precise interfaces between architecture, landscape architecture, building services engineering, structural engineering, and sustainability consultants. With a construction budget of approximately €29.6 million, the project aspires to demonstrate how ageing educational buildings in Germany can be transformed into resilient, future-ready institutions through design-led refurbishment.
Location
Sector
civic-community, retrofit-refurbishment
Intervention
Renovation
Website
Tender Portal
Tender Stage
Two stage tender
Deadline
19 Dec 2025
Project Value/Scale
€29.6 million (estimate)
Consultant Team
Lead architect
Landscape architect
Project leader (architect)
Site manager & construction supervision architect
Specialists & Sub-Consultants (can be in-house or external) for:
Fire safety planning
Accessibility / barrier-free design
Sustainability and EnSanRR funding documentation
Health and safety coordination
Landscape architect
Project leader (architect)
Site manager & construction supervision architect
Specialists & Sub-Consultants (can be in-house or external) for:
Fire safety planning
Accessibility / barrier-free design
Sustainability and EnSanRR funding documentation
Health and safety coordination
Submission Criteria
Up to 5 applicants will be invited to submit offers. At least 3 are required for a competitive tender.
If several applicants tie for 5th place, selection between them is by lot.
Qualification Deliverables:
– Application Form
– European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
– Company Profile
– Declaration on Employee Numbers & Qualifications (minimum 5 staff and 2 architects)
– CV of two architects (project leader + at least one additional architect)
– Self-Declaration on EU Sanctions Compliance
– Data Protection Information Acknowledgement
If applicable:
– Declaration of Joint Venture / Consortium
– Subcontractor List
– Third-Party Capacity
At least Three Reference Forms:
– Confirmation of HOAI object-planning services (building/interior)
– Completion date
– Public building
– Education building refurbishment
– Net construction costs ≥ €20 million
– Whether funding was used
– HOAI service phases delivered
Second Stage Deliverables:
– Completed Fee Sheet
– Detailed HOAI Fee Proposal (net amount, excluding optional services)
– 45-minute Presentation
– Personnel Qualification Form
Updated CVs of:
– Project Leader
– Deputy Project Leader
– Construction Manager / Site Architect
– Any additional proposed team members
Written Concept Document (max. 5 pages, Arial 12, line spacing 1.5, PDF format only):
– Responsibilities and points of contact
– Deputy arrangements
– Communication methods
– Involvement of stakeholders (users, teaching staff, etc.)
– Schedule control methods
– Cost control and tracking
– Anticipated risks and project-specific mitigation
– Project approach to refurbishment