The subject of the contract to be awarded are engineering services in the field of technical building equipment in accordance with §§ 53 ff. HOAI "Technical Equipment" for LPH 2 – 9.
Services of the following plant groups are to be commissioned:
WG 1: Sewage, water and gas plants,
AG 2: Wärmeversorgungsanlagen,
WG 3: Ventilation systems,
WG 4: High voltage systems,
WG 5: Telecommunication and information technology systems,
AG 6: Conveyor Systems
WG 7: Usage-specific systems
WG 8: Building automation
The upper cost limit for the construction costs of new construction measures for the aforementioned plant groups (KG 400) amounts to approx. € 22 million net. The estimated total construction costs (KG 200 to 700) amount to approx. € 47 million net.
The remuneration is based on the HOAI on the basis of predefined parameters that are the same for all applicants (the fee zones and the fee rates for the individual asset groups can be found in the enclosed fee calculation). The details of the services to be awarded as well as for the remuneration can be found in the draft contract provided.
More detailed and important information on the planning services to be awarded (object of the contract) is described under point II.2.4) of this announcement.
The Max Planck Society plans to build a superordinate central data center for all Max Planck Institutes at the site of the future 'Life Science Campus Martinsried'.
The Martinsried Research Campus, located on the southern outskirts of Munich, was built between 1968 and 1986. It has biological-medical laboratories, offices and common areas. The entire building fabric is technically and energetically in great need of renovation. On the basis of a new urban structure that has yet to be developed, the existing research buildings will be replaced by future-proof and sustainable buildings in several construction phases in the 'Life Science Campus Martinsried' project.
The aim of the new DATA Center is to develop a future-proof, efficient data center concept. In addition, the customer's claim is to ensure that operation is as energy-efficient as possible with the most favorable CO2 balance possible, also in order to keep operating costs as low as possible. In connection with the 'Life Science Campus', synergies are to be exploited with regard to sustainability (e.g. use of waste heat for campuses, etc.).
The data center is operated by the Max Planck Computing and Data Facility (MPCDF, formerly RZG). The MPCDF is a cross-institutional competence center of the Max Planck Society for the support of computer and data sciences. The MPCDF operates a state-of-the-art supercomputer, several midrange computing systems and data repositories for various Max Planck Institutes and provides a modern infrastructure for data management including long-term archiving. MpCDF currently operates a data center in Garching with a capacity of approx. 5 MW.
The Max Planck Society is a pioneer and preparer for new technologies. This obliges to ensure that even when building a new data center, it is necessary to use the resources that must be spent on the construction and operation of a data center as efficiently as possible. The data center is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2026 with a connected load of approximately 7 MW. When planning, it must be taken into account that the data center is to be further expanded after 2026 in several expansion stages up to a possible connected load of 20 MW in the final expansion in 2035. All structural requirements are to be provided for the final expansion in terms of area, the technical expansion is planned in 3-4 stages.
The location for the DATA Center of the MPCDF of the MPG is located in the northeastern part of the campus site at the site of a former greenhouse facility, which will soon be demolished. The construction site is located on an old refilled gravel pit. (Thickness replenishment up to approx. 15 m; loads according to LAGA up > Z2).
The campus site is designated in the land use plan as a special area (SO) for science. In the valid development plan (B.-Nr 54), a usable area of 1,750 m² with a maximum wall height of 8 m (WH 8.0) is specified at the intended location. In the further course of planning, it must be clarified whether deviations from the requirements of the B plan will be necessary (the municipality of Planegg is positive about the project in principle).
Currently, there are still divisions and technical systems of various media on the construction site to a small extent, which must be secured in the course of the construction project and, if necessary, relocated or removed.
The space program for the new data center includes approx. 1,550 m² server space, approx. 100 m² IT offices as well as approx. 30 m² for a workshop and approx. 50 m² lounge and meeting rooms
In total, the usable area (NUF 1-7) is approx. 1,900 m². A gross floor area (GFA) of approx. 5,500 m² on 2 levels and a gross volume (BRI) approx. 71,000 m³ is to be expected.
It is the customer's claim that the most energy-efficient operation possible is ensured in order to keep operating costs as low as possible. In the future, it should be possible, among other things, to use waste heat from this building for other existing and new buildings on campus.
In addition to high-performance and cluster computers (without UPS and emergency power system), the data center will also operate highly available storage, server, tape systems, etc. (with UPS and emergency power system). The planning of the BUILDING services is to be based on DIN EN 50600.
The planning of the mentioned high-performance and cluster computers as well as the storage, servers, tape systems, etc. is not part of the planning scope of this order, but is provided by the client.
The technology of the data center is to be built or expanded in a total of 4 construction goals one after the other:
In the first quarter of 2026, the data center is expected to have a connected load of approx. 7 MW go into operation (construction target 1).
The further technical expansion is planned as follows:
Bauziel 2: 2029: ca. 14 MW
Bauziel 3: 2031: ca. 17 MW
Construction target 4: 2035: approx. 20 MW (final expansion)
The contract tendered here includes the planning (LPH 2-4) for the final expansion (2035) taking into account the intermediate expansion stages (start expansion (2026), 1st expansion stage (2029) and 2nd expansion stage (2031)), the realization (LPH 5-9), on the other hand, only for construction goal 1.
The planning of the ELT trade comprises the plant groups high-voltage power, telecommunications technology and conveyor technology. The services include the planning of the entire electrical installation for the new construction of the data center (such as medium-voltage main distribution, transformer station, low-voltage main distribution, UPS and emergency power systems, lightning protection and earthing systems, lighting systems, fire alarm system, access control system, burglar alarm system, fire alarm system, etc.) in the gradual growth in the construction goals 1-4.
In the area of low-voltage systems, in addition to the safety-related systems (BMA and EMA), an access control system and the passive network of the data center must also be planned. The building shall be equipped with elevator systems for the transport of persons and loads necessary for the functioning of the building.
The planning of the HKLS trade includes the plant groups wastewater, water and gas plants, heat supply systems, ventilation systems, use-specific and process-specific plants as well as building automation. The services include the planning of the entire HVAC installations for the new construction of the data center (such as sewage, water, sanitary facilities, building heating system, partial air conditioning systems, refrigeration systems, hot water cooling (approx. 5 MW construction goal 1) in the gradual growth in the construction goals 1 – 4. The construction of the cold water supply (approx. 1 MW in construction target 1) is to be carried out for the first expansion stage from the refrigeration centre of the Martinsried campus.
When planning, not only the special requirements with regard to the technical systems, but also the work processes customary for such objects must be taken into account.
Planning must be carried out at least in accordance with the generally accepted rules of technology. The planning must also take into account economic and energy management aspects such as the possibility of extensive heat recovery as well as sustainability criteria.
By submitting a request to participate, the applicants declare that they are in a position to provide the services within the period (see II.2.7) and, in particular, that they have the necessary professional, personnel, material and temporal resources at their disposal. The special requirements for the provision of services may make it necessary to be available frequently/at short notice at the request of the client for coordination discussions on site or in Munich.