Clearing, levelling and the surveys that decide what a site costs
Site preparation is the work that happens before anyone builds, and it is priced almost entirely off information gathered before the tender. Topographic survey, ground investigation, and desk study of previous uses determine the earthworks quantities, whether cut and fill can balance on site, and whether material leaving the site is clean or contaminated. The difference between reusing material on site and carting it to a licensed facility is one of the largest single variables in the price, and it is decided by testing rather than by opinion.
The consents and clearances sit with different parties and have different lead times. Demolition of existing structures brings asbestos and hazardous material surveys, structural surveys and notification requirements; vegetation clearance is constrained by nesting and protected species seasons; archaeology may require a watching brief or full excavation with the power to stop the work. Existing services under the site are located by survey and then confirmed by hand, and striking one is the accident this trade is most exposed to.
Contractually the work is measured, not lump sum, because the quantities genuinely move. Bidders price rates for excavation by material type, disposal by classification, filling and compaction to a specified standard, and the temporary works that hold everything up while it happens. Environmental controls -- dust suppression, wheel washing, surface water management and noise limits -- are conditions with enforcement attached rather than good practice, and the reinstatement or handover standard the site must reach is usually specified in testable terms.
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 site preparation in Croatia?
GlobalGov holds 20 site preparation records from 5 distinct buying organisations in Croatia. The most frequent publishers are HEP-Operator distribucijskog sustava d.o.o. (16 records); Fond Za Zaštitu Okoliša I Energetsku Učinkovitost (1 record); Grad Koprivnica (1 record); HEP–Operator distribucijskog sustava d.o.o. (1 record); Ministarstvo Prostornoga Uređenja, Graditeljstva I Državne Imovine (1 record). Between them the 5 largest account for 100% of everything published, so buying here is concentrated in a few authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HEP-Operator distribucijskog sustava d.o.o. | 16 | 80% |
| Fond Za Zaštitu Okoliša I Energetsku Učinkovitost | 1 | 5.0% |
| Grad Koprivnica | 1 | 5.0% |
| HEP–Operator distribucijskog sustava d.o.o. | 1 | 5.0% |
| Ministarstvo Prostornoga Uređenja, Graditeljstva I Državne Imovine | 1 | 5.0% |
What are site preparation contracts worth in Croatia?
20 of the 20 records publish a contract value. The median is $17.8M and the largest single published value is $56.4M. By size, 1 between $100k and $1M, 2 between $1M and $10M, 17 above $10M. The remaining 0 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 0 | 0.0% |
| between $100k and $1M | 1 | 5.0% |
| between $1M and $10M | 2 | 10% |
| above $10M | 17 | 85% |
How long do bidders get to respond to site preparation tenders in Croatia?
Across the 9 Croatia site preparation notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 34 days. A quarter of them allowed 33 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 35. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are site preparation tenders published in Croatia?
Croatia has published nothing in this category in the last twelve months. Over the last three years there were 11, spread across 16 separate months of activity since 29 June 2021. May is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 28 August 2025, 399 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Croatia compare with other site preparation markets?
Among the 19 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable site preparation market, Croatia ranks 19th by number of records. The largest is Germany (5,694 records against 20 here). Within Croatia itself, site preparation is the 48th largest of the 48 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Croatia site preparation records on this page come from?
These 20 records are collected from 1 official source: TED (20). 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 Site Preparation tenders in Croatia
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 site preparation notice in Croatia is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
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