Why refurbishment is priced differently from new build
Refurbishment carries a risk new construction does not: nobody knows exactly what is behind the wall. Tender documents in this category are built around that uncertainty. Buyers commission condition and hazardous materials surveys before going to market and issue them with the bid pack, and bidders are normally required to attend a site visit that is a condition of admissibility rather than an option. A price submitted without the site visit is usually rejected, and a price submitted without reading the survey is usually regretted.
The pricing mechanism reflects the same uncertainty. Provisional sums and contingency allowances are written into the bill for work that can be foreseen but not quantified -- structural repair once finishes are stripped, asbestos removal, services that turn out not to match the record drawings. Those sums are expended against instruction and measured at agreed rates, so the rates a bidder offers for opening up and making good can matter more to the final account than the headline tender figure.
The constraint that most often drives cost is occupation. Much of this work happens in buildings that stay in use: schools during term, offices during business hours, wards that cannot close. That produces phased possession, temporary decant space, out-of-hours and weekend working, dust and noise limits, fire and escape route management around a live population, and separate security vetting for operatives. Heritage or listed status adds consents, specified materials and specialist trades on top. Bidders who price the work and not the phasing are the ones who claim for disruption later.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys renovation rehabilitation in Switzerland?
GlobalGov holds 241 renovation rehabilitation records from 143 distinct buying organisations in Switzerland. The most frequent publishers are Office fédéral des routes OFROU, Division Infrastructure routière Ouest, filiale Estavayer-le-Lac (14 records); Office fédéral des routes - Infrastructure routière Ouest Filiale Estavayer-le-Lac (11 records); Rhätische Bahn AG (11 records); Dienstelle für Immobilien und Bauliches Erbe Departement für Finanzen und Energie (6 records); Office cantonal des bâtiments (OCBA) (6 records); armasuisse Immobilien (6 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 22% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Office fédéral des routes OFROU, Division Infrastructure routière Ouest, filiale Estavayer-le-Lac | 14 | 5.8% |
| Office fédéral des routes - Infrastructure routière Ouest Filiale Estavayer-le-Lac | 11 | 4.6% |
| Rhätische Bahn AG | 11 | 4.6% |
| Dienstelle für Immobilien und Bauliches Erbe Departement für Finanzen und Energie | 6 | 2.5% |
| Office cantonal des bâtiments (OCBA) | 6 | 2.5% |
| armasuisse Immobilien | 6 | 2.5% |
How long do bidders get to respond to renovation rehabilitation tenders in Switzerland?
Across the 147 Switzerland renovation rehabilitation notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 42 days. A quarter of them allowed 39 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 53. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are renovation rehabilitation tenders published in Switzerland?
Switzerland publishes about 2 notices a month in this category, 25 in the last twelve months. That is 66% fewer than the 73 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 151, spread across 55 separate months of activity since 7 May 2021. March is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 30 March 2026, 185 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Switzerland compare with other renovation rehabilitation markets?
Among the 44 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable renovation rehabilitation market, Switzerland ranks 13th by number of records. The largest is Kenya (4,730 records against 241 here). Within Switzerland itself, renovation rehabilitation is the 16th largest of the 56 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Switzerland renovation rehabilitation records on this page come from?
These 241 records are collected from 1 official source: TED (241). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Renovation Rehabilitation tenders in Switzerland
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical renovation rehabilitation notice in Switzerland is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Switzerland – Building construction work – Complete renovation of the Auenfeld barracks, Wpl Frauenfeld, 3rd phase, BKP 242.9 Heating and cooling systems, (accommodation building UE)
Switzerland – Construction work for engineering works except bridges, tunnels, shafts and subways – Réfection du stade E. Parlier - Montreux Chailly
Switzerland – Architectural, engineering and planning services – Municipality of Meilen, Dorfmeilen lido, complete renovation of the lido building with restaurant, planner selection process
Switzerland – Engineering works and construction works – Pont CFF de Neyruz - Déviation des conduites noyées et renforcement par précontrainte (OA-0018-102)
Switzerland – Structural steelworks – 3. Verbrennungslinie 2K5 Sub. Nr. 2025-43: BKP 213.9 - Stahlbau 2 im selektiven Verfahren
Switzerland – Assembly and erection of prefabricated structures – Neubau 65/16-kV-Leitung Ackersand - Kalpetran_Montagearbeiten
Switzerland – Engineering works and construction works – N09.48 MP-160035 - Ant.Villars-Ste-Croix-Vennes - Lot 3 - GHGW partie GC (ID 10977)
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