R‑Accords in Theater

The aim of the Competition is acquire the best idea proposal for the renovation of the Theater building located along Via del Guasto. 
On the one hand, the intervention will have to improve the functioning of the Municipal Theatre, satisfying some of the Theatre's specific needs and its specific activities and introducing new functions, with the aim of improve accessibility, especially for people with reduced mobility, and to expand the spaces intended for theatre staff and entertainment services. 
On the other hand, the public spaces inside and outside the building will have to be rethought, to activate new relationships with the physical and social context of via del Guasto, Largo Respighi and the entire university area. The value of the tender is 3 million euros, of which 2,4 are for the works and the rest for the design.

Subject of the Competition
The purpose of this Competition of Ideas is to acquire the best idea proposal for the redevelopment and enhancement of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and the urban context in which it is located. The Teatro Comunale is located in an area of ​​the city's historic center normally defined as "zone U", with reference to the presence of buildings and structures that house the offices and institutes of the University of Bologna: the redefinition of the relationship of the Theater with this urban context, the enhancement of the potential of its role as an "urban device", capable of opening up to its surroundings, activating and maintaining new relationships with the physical and social context over time are the purposes of the redevelopment and enhancement intervention.

The intervention must include:

• the reconfiguration of the physical and functional relationships between the Theatre and the urban surroundings, starting from the rethinking of the public spaces inside and outside the building;
• the satisfaction of some needs specific to the Theatre and its specific activities.

The conceptual proposal, although unified, must be divided into 2 phases, successive but autonomous from the implementation point of view: 5 the financing currently available will allow the implementation of the first phase (1st Functional Lot) and it is the intention of the Administration to find another financing, of the same amount, for the second phase. The general and specific characteristics, as well as the regulations and needs to be satisfied in the renewal project, are contained in the Preliminary Design Document and in the other attached documents available to participants. Pursuant to articles. 63, paragraph 4, and 156, paragraph 6, of the Code, the Calling Body reserves the right to entrust the winner of the competition, with a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a notice, with the drafting of the technical and economic feasibility project, as well as the definitive and executive design and coordination of safety during the design phase of the interventions relating to the 1st functional lot, having as its object the renewal of the systems, the consequent demolition of the no longer useful volumes and the reconfiguration of the Front on Via del Guasto. 1.5) Estimated cost for the construction of the work The estimated cost for the construction of the 1st functional lot of the work, including safety costs, is € 2.280.000,00, net of VAT 

Awards
The Competition will conclude with a merit ranking of the top ten best creative proposals and with the awarding of the following prizes and recognitions:

• 1st place prize: 12.000,00 Euro;
• 2st place prize: 10.000,00 Euro;
• 3rd place prize: 8.000,00 Euro.

The above amounts will be paid following the adoption of the administrative measure approving the final ranking. All other proposals placed in the merit ranking will be mentioned as deserving, a recognition that can be used for curricular purposes.

The competition, funded under the Pact for Metropolitan Bologna – Fund for Development and Cohesion 2014-2020, will remain open until 16 September 2019.

The competition is held entirely online through the competition platform of the Order of Architects of Bologna, a tool that has supported public administrations and private individuals since 2011. After "Ortipertutti", "Itabash calls Bologna" and the recently awarded competition for the ex Carracci schools, "R-Accordi in Teatro" is the fourth competition organized in collaboration with the Order of Architects.

For the competition procedures and for the relations between the Calling Body and the competitors, in order to guarantee anonymity and uniform conditions of participation, exclusively electronic means will be used, through the following website (specifically set up for the competition):
http://www.concorsiarchibo.eu/teatro-comunale-bologna
The system will guarantee the anonymity of the entire procedure. Participants should periodically consult the above internet address to check for any further communications. of relevance to the procedure.
The competition notice was: – transmitted to the Official Journal of the European Community on 14/06/2019; – published in the Official Journal of the Italian Republic on 19/06/2019 pursuant to art. 2, paragraph 6, of the Ministerial Decree of 2 December 2016 (GU 25.1.2017, n. 20); – published on the client's profile http://www.comune.bologna.it/, in the Bandi di gara section.

Deadlines
27 JUN 2019 Public session on the generation of computer keys
27 JUN 2019 Registration opens and submission of papers and administrative documentation
05 JUL 2019 Opening of the period for requests for clarifications
15 JUL 2019 Closing of the period for requests for clarifications
15 JUL 2019 Publication of minutes of requests for clarification and related responses
19 SEP 2019 By 23.59 pm – Closing of registrations and simultaneous sending of the papers and administrative documentation
22 OCT 2019 Work of the judging commission, with decryption of documents and proclamation of the provisional ranking
30 NOV 2019 Verification of the requirements, proclamation of the winner, together with the minutes of the Judging Committee

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