Birssteg replacement bridge design competition
SIMAP
Overview
Basel-Stadt invites anonymous designs for replacing the Birssteg pedestrian and cycle bridge between Lehenmatt and Birsfelden. Proposals should deliver strong urban and structural quality while addressing sustainability and active travel. Submit in German by 1 December 2026 at 12:00 (+01:00). Joint ventures are allowed, with multiple-participation limits for specified disciplines.
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What the buyer needs
Replacement of the Birssteg pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Basel-Stadt’s Lehenmatt quarter with central Birsfelden. The anonymous competition seeks a high-quality urban and structural design that balances sustainability and pedestrian/cycle requirements.
- Submit anonymously in German by the published deadline. Joint ventures are permitted. Multiple participation is barred for team members in civil and bridge engineering, architecture, and landscape architecture or ecology; other team members may participate multiple times.
Tender details
- Buyer
- Bau- und Verkehrsdepartement des Kantons Basel-Stadt, Kantonale Fachstelle für öffentliche Beschaffungen (KFöB)
- Country
Switzerland
- Procedure
- Open anonymous project competition
- Classification
- Architecture and engineering · 71000000 – architecture, construction, engineering and inspection services
- Notice reference
- 41919 · 41919-01
- Submission deadline
- 1 December 2026, 12:00 (+01:00)
- Language
- German
- Consortia
- Allowed
- Subcontracting
- Allowed; multiple participation restrictions apply to certain team disciplines
What to check in the tender documents
- Further eligibility and evaluation details are referred to the competition documents, which were not accessed. No contract or prize amount is stated in the retrieved public detail.
Original notice
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Anonymer Projektwettbewerb Ersatzneubau Birssteg, Planung eines Ersatzneubaus einer Brücke
Official source: SIMAP ↗
https://www.simap.ch/de/project-detail/820caaf5-50b9-47b4-a878-772b9e88c385
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