Freital-Saugrund landfill: construction of new lean gas treatment plant 2026 Tender
Original: Deponie Freital-Saugrund - Errichtung einer neuen Schwachgasbehandlungsanlage
Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Oberes Elbtal (ZAOE)
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This is a contract notice published by a government body covering construction and works. Bids are invited through an open procedure. Delivery covers Germany (Europe). It is classified under Methane and Super Pollutants and Circular Economy against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.
The Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Oberes Elbtal is tendering the design-and-build supply, installation, and commissioning of a new compressor and lean-gas treatment plant at the Freital-Saugrund landfill, to run autothermally on landfill gas with at least 3 vol% methane. It suits construction and process-engineering contractors experienced in landfill gas systems, with a planned build window of March to October 2027.
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About this tender
The Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Oberes Elbtal (ZAOE) is tendering a construction contract for a new compressor and low-calorific gas treatment plant at the Freital-Saugrund landfill (Schlammteich 2, Schachtstraße 107, 01705 Freital, Germany). The plant will run autothermally on landfill gas with at least 3 vol% methane. The installation is tendered as a functional specification with minimum equipment requirements. The target gas volume flow is 10 to 100 Nm³/h, and the thermal output should be controllable between roughly 10 kW and 100 kW. Design services are not required from bidders. Scope includes demolition and certified disposal of the existing plant, a reinforced-concrete precast garage structure. After construction, the contractor must carry out a trial operation of at least 10 days, a safety-technical acceptance inspection, and an emissions measurement. Maintenance work in the condensate shaft is also required. Execution period runs from 01.03.2027 to 31.10.2027. The tender is a single lot. Alternative (variant) bids and multiple main bids are permitted.
Bidder eligibility
Bidders must demonstrate suitability. Prequalified companies prove suitability by entry in the Präqualifikationsverzeichnis of the Verein für die Präqualifikation von Bauunternehmen e.V., supplemented by any project-specific individual evidence requested. Companies not prequalified must submit the completed 'Eigenerklärung zur Eignung' (Form 124) with their bid as provisional evidence, supplemented by any project-specific evidence requested. Subcontractors must be prequalified or meet the prequalification requirements, and their self-declarations must be provided on request. Shortlisted bidders must confirm their self-declarations with certificates from the competent authorities on request. Bidding consortia (Bietergemeinschaften) are jointly and severally liable and must appoint an authorised representative.
How bids are scored
The award criteria are stated in the tender documents (Vergabeunterlagen), which are not reproduced in the notice. The notice does not disclose a price/quality split or weightings. Alternative bids are admitted.
Key requirements
- ✓Supply and install a compressor and lean-gas treatment plant, 10-100 Nm³/h gas flow, 10-100 kW regulable thermal output
- ✓Dismantle and dispose of the existing reinforced-concrete precast gas garage, plus condensate shaft maintenance
- ✓At least 10-day trial operation, safety acceptance inspection, and emissions measurement after construction; electronic bids only
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Methane and super-pollutant funding covers detection, leak repair and emission cuts from oil and gas, agriculture, landfill and refrigerants. Money comes from public agencies, multilateral programmes and philanthropy focused on near-term warming. Applicants are usually asked how emissions will be measured before and after the work.
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