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15/06/2005 S114 European Communities – Services – Design contest notice


FI-Helsinki: organisation of architectural design contests

2005/S 114-113089

DESIGN CONTEST NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY/ENTITY

I.1) Official name and address of the contracting authority/entity:
Senate Properties, Att: Tuomo Hahl, Lintulahdenkatu 5 A, PO Bopx 237, FIN-00531 Helsinki. Tel.: +358 205 811 246. Fax: +358 205 811 291. E-mail: tuomo.hahl@senaatti.fi. URL: http://www.senaatti.fi.
I.2) Address from which further information can be obtained:
As in I.1.
I.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained:
As in I.1.
I.4) Address to which requests to participate/projects must be sent:
As in I.1.
I.5) Type of contracting authority/entity:
Other.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE DESIGN CONTEST

II.1) Project description
II.1.1) Title attributed to the design contest by the contracting authority/entity:
Taivallahti Campus, Architecture Competition for Residential Buildings.
II.1.2) Description:
Architectural design of a housing area to form a basis for town planning, with the preparation of an implementation plan as an option. The location's scope is approximately 8 000 m2.
II.1.3) Site:
Helsinki, Töölö, Mechelininkatu 32.
NUTS code: FI181.
II.1.4) Nomenclature
II.1.4.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV):
74223000.
II.1.4.3) Service category:
12.

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1) Criteria for the selection of participants:
The participant shall provide proof of experience with the design and implementation of high-quality and internationally respected housing projects executed in an urban environment and suited to the nature of the competition task. The assessment principles include die architectonic quality of the designed or implemented locations, published articles in internationally respected professional journals, invitations to international architectural competitions, success in international competitions, and other comparable achievements at the international level. Besides being able to take local conditions into account, the participant shall be able to execute the design and work with a local partner approved by the acquisition unit. The participant shall have the economic prerequisites for the performance of the architecture competition and the possible subsequent design commission. The announcement shall contain references with their planning or implementation dates, drawings or photographs of the locations as well the name of the publication or competition to which the announcer wishes to refer with respect to the aforementioned criteria. The references shall be personal with respect to the persons in charge named in the competition. To the notification shall also be attached an explanation regarding the preparedness to work with a local partner, notifications from employment pension fund and tax authorities (not older than 2 months) proving compliance with pension payment and tax obligations, credit information and a description of the company or enterprise.
III.2) Participation reserved for a particular profession:
Yes.
Architects.

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) Type of contest:
Restricted.
IV.1.1) Number of participants or range:
Minimum: 3 - Maximum: 5.
IV.2) Criteria to be applied in the evaluation of projects:
Justifications are explained in the competition brief.
IV.3) Administrative Information
IV.3.3) Deadline for receipt of projects or requests to participate:
1.8.2005.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to participate to selected candidates:
Estimated date: 1.10.2005.
IV.3.5) Language or languages which may be used by candidates:
English. Finnish. Swedish.
IV.4) Rewards and jury
IV.4.1) Number and value of the prizes to be awarded:
All design teams selected for the competition will be paid a fee of 30 000 EUR. Separate prizes will not be awarded. The winner will have the opportunity receive a design commission for further work.
IV.4.2) Details of payments to all participants:
Travel expenses to the competition site.
IV.4.3) The service contract part of the follow-up of the design contest must be awarded to the winner or to one of the winners of the contest:
Yes.
IV.4.4) The decision of the jury is binding on the contracting authority/entity:
No.

SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION

VI.1) Non-mandatory notice:
No.
VI.2) The design contest relates to a project/programme financed by EU funds:
No.
VI.3) Additional information:
The competition is being organised jointly by Senate Properties and the City of Helsinki according to the competition rules of the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA.
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:
10.6.2005.