Regional-Stadtbahn Neckar-Alb Projektgesellschaft mbH - Europaweite Vergabe von Planungsleistungen für die Entwurfs- und Genehmigungsplanung der Regional-Stadtbahn Neckar-Alb

The contract timeline includes the following phases and deadlines:

• Phase 1 - Qualification Competition (Teilnahmewettbewerb): Interested companies are invited to participate. Three to five suitable companies will be selected to submit a bid.
• Deadline for submitting participation applications: September 8, 2026, at 12:00 PM.
• Phase 2 - Bid and Negotiation Phase (Angebots- und Verhandlungsphase): Selected participants receive tender documents simultaneously and prepare their initial bids. Bidders will present their concepts and solutions in a 90-minute session (max. 45-minute presentation). Bids will be evaluated based on award criteria, and a bidder ranking will be created. The awarding authority reserves the right to make an award decision based on this initial evaluation without further negotiations.

The contract start date, end date, and total duration are not explicitly stated in the documents.

The core scope of work for this tender involves planning services for the design and approval planning (service phases 3 and 4) of the first section of the BOStrab infrastructure for the Regional-Stadtbahn Neckar-Alb. This specifically focuses on the connection to the DB InfraGO railway network in Reutlingen, encompassing an approximately 7 km BOStrab section, including "system changes" to the Neckar-Alb-Bahn.

The project includes several sub-areas:

• Teilbereich 1.1.1: Ausschleifung Richtung Metzingen.
• Teilbereich 1.2.1: Verbindungsgleis zur DB Reutlingen West.
• Teilbereich 1.2.2: Straßenbahnstrecke Betriebshof (exkl.) Gleisdreieck Tübinger Straße - Reutlingen West.
• Teilbereich 1.2.3: Straßenbahnstrecke Gleisdreieck Tübinger Straße - Gleisdreieck Listplatz.
• Teilbereich 1.3.1: Straßenbahnstrecke Reutlingen West Abzweig Galgenberg (Ausschleifung Richtung Tübingen).
• Teilbereich 1.3.2: Straßenbahnstrecke Abzweig Galgenberg - Markwiesenstraße.

The planning services include:

• Gleis- und Trassierungsplanung (Track and alignment planning).
• Ingenieurbauwerke (Engineering structures).
• Haltestellenanlagen (Stop facilities).
• Straßenraumumgestaltungen (Streetscape redesigns).
• Leit- und Sicherungstechnik (Control and safety technology).
• Oberleitungsanlagen (Overhead line systems).
• Stromversorgungsanlagen (Power supply systems).
• Systemwechselstellen (System changeover points).
• Lichtsignalanlagen (Traffic light systems).
• Preparation of required Grunderwerbs- und Genehmigungsunterlagen (Land acquisition and approval documents).
• Integration of results from accompanying expert reports into the planning.

The Statement of Work summarizes the following service areas (Leistungsbilder) according to §§ 41 ff. HOAI in service phases 3 and 4:

• Object planning, including service phases 1 and 2 (e.g., buildings for substations, toilets, switch houses).
• Traffic infrastructure planning.
• Engineering structures planning.
• Structural engineering.
• Technical equipment, including control and safety technology (LST), 16.7 Hz systems (including OLA), 750 V DC systems (including OLA), 50 Hz systems, and traffic light systems (LSA).
• Other services, including interdisciplinary coordination and approval services, as well as surveying services.

The planning services must be executed using the BIM method (BIM-5D). The core deliverable is the creation of a fully coordinated, approval-ready design and approval planning, along with all necessary submission-ready documents, proofs, reports, plans, and models for the planning approval procedure. The overall goal is to achieve an approval-ready design, including expert support for the necessary approval and coordination processes.