The Federal Council building will face further delays in the completion of its extension and new visitor center due to supply chain issues and procedural setbacks. According to the Federal Agency for Building and Spatial Development (BBR), the project at Leipziger Straße in Berlin-Mitte has encountered multiple hurdles. For instance, the heating supply system required canceling and restarting a complex bidding process because potential suppliers failed to provide sufficient qualifications. Furthermore, the intricate structure of the metal-and-glass façade is causing significant delays. The high safety standards required for this façade imposed specialized planning and production processes, which subsequently hampered other trades, such as the interior fit-out work. To mitigate the delay, the BBR stated that most window openings on the new structure were temporarily boarded up. Despite these efforts, the construction is once again postponed. Originally scheduled for 2024, and later moved to 2028, the handover is now anticipated for the end of the first quarter of 2029. The project, which costs approximately 223 million euros, will thus approach a construction period of ten years. The extension is intended to fill a spatial gap between Leipziger Platz and the Prussian Herrenhaus, where the Federal Council has been meeting since 2000.
Bundesratsanbau Verzögerung bis 2029 Ursachen mangelnde Bietereignungsnachweise
