# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=architecture-and-landscape-design 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Design competition for the Rapperswil-Jona vocational and continuing education centre" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/ae55aaee-dec3-45f2-8e57-78eb805a2b63/design-competition-for-the-rapperswil-jona-vocational-and-continuing-education-centre" last-updated: 2026-10-11T22:25:49.258420+00:00 --- # Design competition for the Rapperswil-Jona vocational and continuing education centre The Canton of St. Gallen is holding an open design competition for a new vocational and continuing education centre in Rapperswil-Jona. The project is intended to serve about 1,600 learners and provide 8,682 m² of programmed space for varied learning and meeting areas, alongside the career guidance service under one roof. The competition seeks an identifiable building suited to future vocational education needs. Planning teams must include architecture and landscape architecture; eligible offices must be based in Switzerland or a WTO procurement-agreement state. Consortia are allowed, subcontracting is not. Questions are due 23 October 2026, registration by 27 November, plans and documents by 5 February 2027 at 17:00 UTC+01:00, and the model by 5 March. Postal postmark dates count; personal delivery is also allowed, but fax and email are not. Three qualitative and cost/lifecycle criteria are listed without published weights. - Status: open - Country: CH - Buyer: Kanton St.Gallen, Bau- und Umweltdepartement, Hochbauamt - Submission deadline: 2027-02-05T17:00:00+01:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://www.simap.ch/de/project-detail/94251180-534d-4937-9775-4d00518fe617 - Source checked: 2026-10-11T22:25:02Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "ae55aaee-dec3-45f2-8e57-78eb805a2b63", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-11T22:25:49.258420+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-11T22:25:02Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/ae55aaee-dec3-45f2-8e57-78eb805a2b63/design-competition-for-the-rapperswil-jona-vocational-and-continuing-education-centre", "locale": "en", "title": "Design competition for the Rapperswil-Jona vocational and continuing education centre", "summary": "The Canton of St. Gallen is holding an open design competition for a new vocational and continuing education centre in Rapperswil-Jona. 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Offener Projektwettbewerb; Sprache der Ausschreibung, Unterlagen und Beiträge: Deutsch.\n\nBeschreibung\nIm «Südquartier» in Rapperswil soll das neue Berufs- und Weiterbildungszentrum (BWZR) entstehen, um für rund 1’600 Lernende einen lebendigen Treffpunkt des Lernens zu schaffen. Dafür ist auf 8’682 m² Raumprogrammfläche ein vielfältiges Angebot an differenzierten Lern- und Begegnungsräumen vorgesehen. Eine weitere Stärkung des Bildungsstandorts wird durch die Unterbringung der Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung (BLB) unter dem gleichen Dach angestrebt. Gesucht werden Projektvorschläge für einen identitätsstiftenden Neubau, dessen Gebäudestruktur auch zukünftigen Anforderungen der Berufsbildung gerecht wird. Das St.Galler Stimmvolk stimmte am 8. März 2026 einem entsprechenden Kredit zu.\n\nTeilnahme\nPlanerteams aus den Fachbereichen Architektur und Landschaftsarchitektur mit Wohn- und Geschäftssitz in der Schweiz oder in einem Vertragsstaat des WTO-Übereinkommens über das öffentliche Beschaffungswesen. Anmeldung bis 27. November 2026; eine Anmeldung ist während der gesamten Ausschreibungsdauer möglich. Bietergemeinschaften sind zugelassen; Subunternehmen sind nicht zugelassen.\n\nEinreichung\nGemäss Ausschreibungsunterlagen per Post, wobei das Datum des Poststempels gilt. Persönliche Abgabe am Empfang des Bau- und Umweltdepartements während der Öffnungszeiten ist möglich. Fax- oder E-Mail-Einreichung ist nicht zulässig.\n\nFragen bis 23. Oktober 2026; Antworten ab 6. November 2026.\n\nProjektbeitrag\nPläne und Dokumente bis 5. Februar 2027. Modell bis 5. März 2027.\n\nEignung\nLeistungsfähiges Unternehmen mit Erfahrung in Architektur und Landschaftsarchitektur in Bezug auf Komplexität, Grösse und Nachhaltigkeit.\n\nZuschlagskriterien\n1. Situation, städtebauliches und freiräumliches Gesamtkonzept; Architektur, Gestaltung des Baukörpers und architektonischer Ausdruck; Qualität der Aussenräume, Begegnungszonen und Erschliessung.\n2. Erfüllung des Raumprogramms; Funktionalität der betrieblichen Abläufe und Flexibilität für unterschiedliche Lehr- und Lernformen; inneres Erschliessungssystem und Mehrfachnutzung; Qualität der Innen- und Begegnungsräume und Tageslichtführung.\n3. Erstellungskosten und Lebenszykluskosten gemäss Vorgaben; Flexibilität der Gebäudestruktur und Einfachheit der Tragkonstruktion; Wertbeständigkeit der Konstruktion und Materialien; Nachhaltigkeit.\n\nVarianten und Teilangebote sind nicht zugelassen. 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