Artistic realization competition for the National Freedom and Unity Monument in Leipzig

The competition was opened on March 13, 2024 in the Official Journal of the European Union. Interested parties can apply for participation up to and including April 12, 2024 (4 p.m. CEST) on this homepage.

The selection by the search committee will take place on April 29, 2024. Questions about the competition and the application process will be answered via the online forum until April 5, 2024. Please enter your question(s) in the online forum. Please note that it may take a few days to reply. Questions received by telephone or e-mail cannot be answered for procedural reasons.

The competition will be held as a planning competition in accordance with the Public Procurement Ordinance (VgV) § 69 ff. or as a non-open, international, artistic realization competition with a preceding open competition in accordance with the “Guidelines for Planning Competitions 2013” (RPW 2013) § 3 para. 3 – if applicable – are awarded.
The procedure is anonymous. The competition language is German, although an English version of the competition brochure will also be made available. In case of doubt, the German wording applies.

The awarding authority is providing a total of 242,000 euros (net) for expense allowances and prizes. This competition sum was determined on the basis of international standards, the size and complexity of the project and the requirements of the competition. A total sum of 162,000 euros (net) will be paid out in equal shares as a lump-sum expense allowance to all participants who submit a verifiable work in accordance with the required competition performance.

An additional prize sum of 80,000 euros (net) will be awarded for prizes; the prizes will be distributed as follows: 1st prize: 35,000 euros (net), 2nd prize: 25,000 euros (net), 3rd prize: 25,000 euros (net). The jury may decide unanimously in accordance with § Section 7 RPW 2013 may divide the prize money differently. In a first step, the awarding authority selects the winners via an open procedure in accordance with Section 71 Para. 3 VgV in conjunction with § 3 para. 3 RPW 2013 (participation competition) up to 36 participants for the realization competition, including the participants listed below. Up to 24 further participants will be selected via the open competition.

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