Current Tenders & Competitions

Heritage / Conservation / Government Building

Renovation

Open design competition

28 Nov 2025

€2.3 million (estimated service fee)

Lead architect (author of the project)
Architectural restoration specialist (heritage-qualified)
Structural engineer
Building services (MEP) engineer
Health and safety coordinator
Energy efficiency / sustainability consultant
Landscape architect (for garden and surroundings)
Quantity surveyor / cost estimator (for subsequent negotiation phase)

3 teams will move forward to the next phase.
Each shortlisted team will receive a € 5k honorarium.

1st Stage Deliverables:
– Signed declaration of compliance with participation and eligibility requirements
– Confirmation of authorship, independence, and absence of conflicts of interest
– Curriculum vitae of the lead architect and collaborators
– Proof of professional registration (COAC or equivalent professional body)

Portfolio of relevant experience, including at least:
– One completed rehabilitation of a Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (BCIN) with a minimum PEM of €1 million
– One additional rehabilitation/restoration project with a PEM ≥ € 500k
– Statement of roles and responsibilities within the team

Technical Proposal:
– Functional diagrams showing access, circulation, and spatial relationships
– Summary table of areas (existing and proposed usable areas)
– Outline heritage strategy describing intervention criteria on façades, roofs, and interiors
– Anonymous digital submission in PDF format following the PSCP portal technical requirements

Explanatory report (maximum 5,000 words):
– Description of the main architectural idea, objectives, and intervention approach
– Explanation of the functional organisation and spatial coherence
– Description of sustainability and accessibility principles

Drawings and diagrams (up to DIN-A1 format):
– Site plan showing the proposal’s integration within the Palau and gardens
– General floor plans (all levels)
– Representative elevations and at least one section
– Conceptual 3D axonometric or perspective views illustrating the proposal

2nd Stage Deliverables:

Refined and scaled drawings:
– Detailed general plans, sections, and elevations
– Characteristic construction and restoration details
– Integration of new functions, circulation, and access solutions
– Architectural model or 3D representation (physical or digital) illustrating the volumetric and material approach

Heritage and Technical Documentation:
Detailed intervention report outlining:
– Conservation principles for heritage elements (façades, roofs, interiors)
– Material strategy and compatibility with the protected structure
– Integration of new installations within heritage spaces.

Preliminary technical report describing:
– Construction techniques and sustainability measures
– Energy efficiency and environmental strategies (in line with Catalan standards)
– Accessibility and safety compliance

Functional and Programme Development:
– Refined functional layouts demonstrating adaptability and future flexibility
– Updated summary of floor areas
– Circulation diagrams and external–internal relationship analysis

Economic and Phasing Information:
– Indicative cost estimate (based on the projected works)
– Outline implementation or phasing plan indicating sequence and duration of works

Presentation Material:
– Graphic panels (DIN-A1) and accompanying explanatory text (PDF)
– Optional digital presentation or video summary if requested by the jury

– Team Clarifications (upon request) – Participation in a jury presentation and Q&A session (if convened)