AeroPark 2 & 3, Würselen - Städtebaulich-freiraumplanerischer Wettbewerb nach RPW 2013

The contract timeline is not explicitly stated in the provided documents. The document outlines a timeline for the competition process, including dates for announcement, application deadline (06.10.2026 to 08.11.2026), dispatch of tender documents (09.11.2026), inquiry period (13.11.2026), inquiry colloquium (24.11.2026, 12:30 Uhr), submission (16.02.2027), and jury meeting (18.03.2027, 09:30 Uhr). However, information regarding the contract start date, end date, total duration, or specific phases of the resulting contract is not mentioned.

The core scope of work for this tender involves the development of a future-oriented urban planning and open space overall concept for the expansion areas of AeroPark 2 and 3 in Würselen, located at the Würselen-Aachen research airfield. The goal is to create solutions that meet the requirements of a modern commercial and research location, ensure high-quality open space design, sustainable mobility structures, and a functional and identity-forming development of the site.

The services required are based on "Besondere Leistungen zur Flächenplanung" (Special services for area planning) - Urban Planning Design (Service Phases 1-3, HOAI 2021 as a preliminary stage to the legal plan) and "Freiräumlicher Entwurf" (Open Space Design) based on Merkblatt 52 AKBW (Service Phases 1-3) as a preliminary stage to the legal plan, including all necessary services for these phases.

The key deliverables ("Wettbewerbsleistungen") for the competition include:

• Leitidee / Einordnung in die Umgebung (Leading idea / integration into the surroundings): A representation of the planning area's integration into its environment, including connection points and path relationships, at a scale of 1:5,000, oriented.
• Gesamtlageplan (Overall site plan): A representation of the design concept with statements and integration into the adjacent surrounding structure, including existing vegetation, existing buildings, area structure and usage, and schematic representation of other design elements, at a scale of 1:1,000, oriented.
• Zwei Freiraumplanerische Detailansichten (Two open space planning detailed views): Representations of the design quality as a top view with surface design, materials, colors, furniture, lighting, vegetation, and structural elements, at a scale of 1:500, chosen by the participant.
• Mobilitätskonzept (Mobility concept): Statements on conflict-free traffic organization, accessibility for all road users, connection points to the surroundings, and accessibility.
• Begrünungskonzept (Greening concept): Conceptual representation of the greening concept (especially networking of green structures, distribution of woody plants, arrangement of green areas, edge planting, and roof and facade greening) and initial suggestions for individual greening elements and plantings (a detailed planting plan with specific plant species or quantities is not explicitly required).
• Zwei Funktionsschnitte (Two functional sections): Two cross-sections at a scale of 1:500.
• Zwei Perspektiven (Two perspectives): Two meaningful perspectives to convey the atmosphere and spatial situation, each max. DIN A3. Buildings in the surroundings and existing trees with their actual crown heights and diameters are to be depicted.
• Piktogramm zu Nutzungen, weitere frei wählbar (Pictogram for uses, others freely selectable).
• Ergänzende textliche Erläuterungen (Supplementary textual explanations): Elaboration text on a maximum of two DIN A4 pages.
• Vorprüfpläne (Pre-examination plans): With the representations of the presentation plans.
• Verfassererklärung (Author's declaration): According to the form.
• Flächenberechnung (Area calculation).
• Verzeichnis der eingereichten Unterlagen (List of submitted documents): On DIN A4.
• Verfassendenerklärung im separaten verschlossenen, undurchsichtigen Umschlag mit Kennzahl (Author's declaration in a separate, sealed, opaque envelope with a code number).
• Formblatt zur anonymen Mailadresse (Form for anonymous email address).

Digital data deliverables include presentation plans and pre-examination plans as PDF files in high print-ready resolution (min. 300 dpi) and reduced resolution (150 dpi), drawings as DWG/DXF files for pre-examination, all image data from the plans as individual files (JPG, TIFF or PDF), elaboration report as PDF and DOCX files, and area calculation as PDF and XLS files.