The Federal Council must wait even longer for the completion of its expansion and new visitor center due to ongoing delays and supply bottlenecks.
The project, which aims to close the gap between Leipziger Platz and the Prussian Manor, where the Federal Council has met since 2000, has a total estimated cost of around 223 million Euros. The construction period is rapidly approaching ten years.
According to the Federal Office for Construction and Spatial Planning (BBR), several major technical issues have derailed the timeline. To address the heating system for the building on Leipziger Straße in Berlin-Mitte, an extensive tendering procedure had to be abandoned and rerun because bidders failed to provide sufficient proof of competence. Furthermore, the installation of the complex metal and glass façade is causing delays. High safety requirements necessitate specialized planning and production processes, which consequently hinder other trades, such as the interior finishing work. In an effort to catch up, the BBR reported that most of the new building’s window openings had been provisionally boarded up.
Despite these efforts, construction has been further postponed. Originally scheduled for 2024 and then delayed until 2028, the handover is now anticipated for the end of the first quarter of 2029.
