Overview
- The state published a Europe-wide procurement notice seeking a Totalunternehmer to assume both planning and construction.
- The award will run in two stages with several negotiation rounds before final bids are submitted.
- Officials plan to award the contract by the first quarter of 2027 at the latest.
- The revised schedule targets construction completion in 2029 and regular operation from early 2030.
- The 820-bed facility, a joint project of Saxony and Thuringia, is paused following serious defects and a breakdown with the previous general planner, up from an initial cost estimate of about €150 million.