All awards of contract are subject to competition and the invitations to tender are on principle announced throughout Europe. Competition regulations apply without restriction, also for awards of contract in the area of restoration. Depending on the emphasis of the planned services to be undertaken, tenders will be invited within the framework of both the VOB (official contracting terms for the award of construction contracts) with a quota of restoration services and the VOF (official contracting terms for the award of self-employed service contracts) with a quota of skilled construction services. It is planned, that the contracts for the implementation of measures with an emphasis predominantly in restoration be awarded individually as spatially defined areas of a manageable size. The main focus is formed by 13 award of contract units (VE), which each include the complete, comprehensive trade services for one area (e.g. a group of rooms with 1 to 4 rooms). A particular comprehensive trade qualification profile is required of the applicants, comprising of a differing quotas of qualified restorers and skilled craftsman depending on the room group. The required number of staff as well as the qualification structure for the individual awards of contract will be specified in detail within the framework of the announcement. The spectrum of measures to be undertaken ranges from the implementation of repair works in small areas of unfinished brick surfaces, to the cleaning, stabilisation and completion of historic plaster and stucco works, to the implementation of high-quality painting works, to complicated restoration services in the area of finishing, retouching and mural restoration. Due to the scope of many of the contracts as well as the amplitude of the requirement profiles, very few individual tenderers can offer the services completely. The tenderers are therefore explicitly asked to form associations. It is the express desire that associations are formed, taking into account the different focal points of the project: e.g. the association of a “skilled construction oriented” company for the area of historic masonry and plaster with freelance restorers for the area of plaster conservation and the retouching of façades, or the association of “freelance” restorers specialised in different areas such as the conservation of plaster, façade retouching and painting restoration, in consultation with an “experienced” skilled worker. Within the framework of the reconstruction, contracts will be awarded not only for the predominantly restoration services but also for extensive services in the area of carcassing and interior work. These services partly involve high requirements in view of the qualification, experience and specialist suitability of the tenderer. Detailed evidence of specialist suitability is required with the submission of the bid. In individual cases a sample may be required as evidence of suitability. The exact requirements can be inferred from the relevant announcements.