URBAN REGENERATION OF THE CIBIN MARKET AREA

Registration Deadline: Jun 2, 2023; Submission Deadline: Jun 2, 2023 The Order of Architects in Romania (OAR) and the Contracting Authority – The Municipality of Sibiu are glad to announce the official launch of the „Urban Regeneration of the Cibin Market Area” International Design Competition.The purpose of this competition is to select, in order to award the design contract, the best project for the urban regeneration of the Cibin Market Area in Sibiu. The process of the urban regeneration of the Cibin Market acts on three levels: on the one hand, it aims to redesign the area currently allocated to the Cibin Market, complementing the main function of the agri-food market with a set of complementary functions. On the other hand, it brings into question the historical value of this area and how the proposed insertions enhance it. Finally, it seeks to optimize the relationship of this area with the historic center and the Cibin river by increasing the quality of the public spaces. The competition area is located at the North-Western edge of the historic center of Sibiu, near the Cibin River. It consists of the site of the Cibin Market, together with the adjacent streets that border it, as well as the streets that connect this site to the historic core and the cross-connection between them. The project offers an opportunity to redefine the usage and perception of a currently unstructured site but defined by a dynamic evolution from a historical perspective. The investment objectives assumed by the Contracting Authority are: (1) the urban regeneration of the Cibin Market area through the construction of the building that will house the agri-food market and the Cibin Market car parking, together with the urban development of these public spaces and (2) the urban development of the area linking the Cibin Market to the historic center by integrating the historic value of the area and by a clever dialogue of the proposed solution with the historic fabric and the Cibin River.   The Contracting Authority of the competition is The Municipality of Sibiu, the beneficiary of the project which will be contracted following the competition. The competition is organized by the Romanian Order of Architects (OAR), in accordance with the OAR Good Practices Guide for Design Competitions (edited in Romanian – Ghidul de bune practici în organizarea concursurilor de soluții de arhitectură și urbanism OAR, published in 2018 and revised în 2022), in compliance with the provisions of the legislation in force regarding the award of public procurement contracts. The Design Competition is a public, single-stage competition open to Romania, all European Union countries, the European Economic Area, and the Swiss Confederation. The design competition is organized as an independent procedure, in accordance with art. 105 letter a) of Law no. 98/2016 regarding public procurement, and subsequently, pursuant to provisions under art. 104 para. (7) of the same law, the design services contract is to be awarded to the winner of the competition, following a negotiation procedure without prior publication of a participation announcement.   COMPETITION JURY Full Members Deputy Members arch. Mirjam Niemeyer arch. Iris Gleichmann arch. Ildiko Mitru arch. Michael Engel arch. Ildiko Mitru arch. Horia Moldovan arch. Cristian Șandru – Representative of the OAR Territorial Branch Sibiu-Vâlcea arch. Gheorghe Pătrașcu – Representative of AC arch. Astrid Rottman arch. Ioana Urdea – Representative of AC   AWARDED PRIZES Prize Value   1st Prize The design services contract with an estimated value of 3.734.608 LEI without VAT 2nd Prize 113.770 LEI, including VAT 3rd Prize 56.885  LEI, including VAT  COMPETITION TIMELINE Activity Period Competition official launch The official launch in SEAP Site visit registrations March 31st (Friday), 2023 Site visit April 01st (Saturday), 2023 Deadline for receiving questions Round 1 April 03rd, H 09:00 (Monday), 2023 Deadline for answering questions Round 1 April 10th (Monday), 2023 Deadline for receiving questions Round 2 May 15th, H 09:00 (Monday), 2023 Deadline for answering questions Round 2 May 22nd (Monday), 2023 Deadline for project submission June 02nd, H 16:00 (Friday), 2023 Formal evaluation of the projects (Technical Committee verification) June 05th - 08th (Monday –Thursday), 2023 Jury assessment of the projects June 09th – 12th (Friday – Monday), 2023 Winner official announcement and p