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We have won a 4-year framework agreement together with Dall & Lindhardtsen concerning client consultancy on both new developments, refurbishment and renovation projects for Byggeri København. The agreement is estimated to be worth DKK 250 million.

In the City of Copenhagen, the unit Byggeri København is the official owner of the municipal buildings including schools, childcare centres, sports facilities and cultural institutions. Byggeri København manages 150-200 construction projects annually and is one of the biggest public property owners in Denmark. We have a large portfolio of tasks ahead of us with this agreement that is estimated to be worth DKK 250 million.

Business Manager | Client Consultancy at Artelia, Dorthe Søeberg Hovmand, looks forward to the next 4 years of collaboration:

Artelia has worked with Byggeri København on several occasions and we now get to take the collaboration to the next level. We have a large team of client consultants at Artelia, and we continue to grow. We recently expanded on the area for municipal consultancy with a new team that develops zoning plans and assists clients with the authorities’ processing. This means that we are well equipped to take on this project in collaboration with Dall & Lindhardtsen that is part of our usual team of collaborators.
Dorthe Søeberg Hovmand
Dorthe Søeberg HovmandBusiness Manager
Client Consultancy

Peter Johansson Jørgensen, architect and partner at Dall & Lindhardtsen agrees, and he also looks forward to the collaboration with Byggeri København and Artelia: ”Dall & Lindhardtsen is specialised when it comes to architecture for educational facilities and social housing projects. We look forward to this collaboration with an ambitious client and a professional collaborative partner to develop sustainable solutions that are important for our welfare society and for children and the educational system.”

In control of costs
The client consultancy tasks will consist of cost management, preparation of construction programmes, technical inspections and commissioning among other things. Cost management will play an important role, and our team consists of specialists and quantity surveyors who work on cost management in all project phases. To have a strong basis for comparison for costs and calculations, our cost management department has set up a cost database built from data from our many other projects. The database makes it possible to benchmark projects with reference to all types of construction projects that might be relevant.

Strategic consultancy
The department is also skilled when it comes to managing the life cycle costs including the costs of operation. These are long term cost calculations, yet they work as a natural addition to the life cycle assessments that focus on carbon emissions. DGNB and circular economy are some of Byggeri København’s focus areas. Nina Marquardsen is a trained DGNB consultant and client consultant who is used to promoting green solutions in municipal construction projects:

Sustainability should be incorporated from the beginning of the project to which the client consultant plays an important role. We have the advantage that we can draw on our specialists’ skills concerning LCA and energy optimisation. Thus, we can help screen the projects and determine their green potential regardless of whether they are refurbishment projects or new development. If necessary, we can also go all the way and prepare a Sustainable Due Diligence report where we bring in even more experts.
Nina Marquardsen
Nina MarquardsenHead of Department
Client Consultancy