Renewal of ventilation units at the UFZ site in Magdeburg

Summary

The tender concerns replacing two air handling units at the main building of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Magdeburg. The works include designing, supplying and installing the new units and completing their commissioning; the tender documents also provide for maintenance, repair and a separate standby service for the ventilation systems. Key deadlines are submission of the coordinated work and installation design by 8 December 2026, completion and commissioning of unit 1 by 13 April 2027, and completion and commissioning of unit 2 by 18 June 2027. The revised bid submission deadline is 9 October 2026 at 10:00. The bidder must have net revenue of at least EUR 1.5 million in each of the last three completed financial years. It must employ at least 10 permanent staff, including at least 6 skilled workers with verifiable laboratory construction experience. Three comparable reference projects are required, at least two of which must have been completed during the last five completed financial years. Evidence of these requirements must be submitted with the bid; failure to meet any minimum requirement results in exclusion. The bidder must provide a competent site supervisor and ensure that at least one company employee fluent in German is present on site throughout the works.