The “Baumschulenstraße - Köpenicker Landstraße” area is to become more attractive, lively and livable again with funds from the urban development program “Living Centres and Neighborhoods” (former: “Active Centres”). The services of the Area Officer are necessary to support the administration. He/she is to support the State of Berlin during the program period (2022-2024) in project execution and implementation of the program, organize public relations and participation, and project management for
carry out the individual measures.
The area backdrop includes the Baumschulenweg district center with the surrounding residential quarters as well as the settlement areas east and west of the Köpenicker Landstraße in the Plänterwald district.
The integrated urban development concept (ISEK) for the assisted area forms the basis for the use of subsidies as well as a central planning and management tool for administration.
The “Baumschulenstraße - Köpenicker Landstraße” support area decided by the Berlin Senate in coordination with the Treptow-Köpenick District Office in the “Living Centres and Neighborhoods” urban development program (Senate resolution of 25.6.2019) is to be strengthened and further developed in its functions overall.
There is a need for action to stabilize and strengthen the Baumschulenweg district centre as well as the settlement areas in Plänterwald. In addition to the Baumschulenstraße business street, the focus is on the supply of common use facilities, transport and complementary new housing, squares and green spaces and their sensible networking, green connections, climate protection and adaptation throughout the support area.
The use of subsidies and a central planning and management tool for administration is based on the “Integrated Urban Development Concept (ISEK) for the Baumschulenstraße - Köpenicker Landstraße development area in the Treptow-Köpenick district”, which can be made available in the 2nd stage of the process.
The following task fields are to be worked on (in detail, see Appendix 1 to the Program Guide):
1. General tasks for the implementation of the overall urban development measure
(further development/specification of the integrated urban development concept; cost and financing overview; execution of the funding procedure);
2. project development and implementation (participation in the preparation and implementation of projects, support of specialist offices and other sponsors);
3. public relations, participation, networking (territorial and action-related public relations; program-related public relations; participation structure; establishment of networking structures and strategic partnerships);
4. Coordination/process control (annual work plan, coordination and control rounds,
reporting to third parties);
5. monitoring and evaluation;
6. Special services (legal processes and approval procedures; assistance in informing and advising owners).
The area representative should operate a local office in which the
commercial street management is based. Business street management is assigned separately, but close coordination between the area officer (s) and commercial street management is required.
According to the financing commitment of the Senate Department for Urban Development and Housing, the order volume for the Area Representative (s) is EUR 450,000 gross for the term 2022-2024, i.e. around EUR 150,000 gross/year (including material costs). The term can be extended.
The area representative is financed through the funding program from funds from the state of Berlin and the federal government in accordance with the applicable “Administrative Agreement on the Granting of Federal Financial Aid to the Länder in accordance with Article 104b of the Basic Law for the Promotion of Urban Planning Measures (VV Urban Development)”. The administrative agreements are concluded annually. There is a financing commitment up to and including 2024.
The project agents should be available for the entire service period so that continuous development is guaranteed in cooperation with the client and the other parties involved.
The following documents are available on the Internet (see Section I.3): Program Guide Living Centres and Neighborhoods as of 02/2021; draft contract including attachment area map.
Fundamentals and working aids, including the program guide, are available for download on the website of the responsible Senate Administration
(https://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/staedtebau/foerderprogramme/lebendige_zentren/de/service/index.shtml)
Knowledge is not required for the application process.
Expected time frame: 1. Order: 02/2022; 2. Processing: 2022-2024 with option of extension (see points II.2.7 and II.2.11).