Urban. Solution for the wider city center of Karlovy Vary - announcement of competition

The statutory city of Karlovy Vary, as the contracting authority, announced on January 30, 2013, according to the Competitive Rules of the Czech Chamber of Architects, in their valid form, and appropriately according to the provisions of Act No. 137/2006 Coll., on public procurement, as amended, in accordance with Act No. 360/1992 Coll., on the practice of the profession of authorized architects and on the practice of the profession of authorized engineers and technicians engaged in construction, as amended,


The subject of this urban planning competition is the solution of the urban and transport concept of the area of the broader center of the city of Karlovy Vary. The contracting authority emphasizes the resolution of the functional and spatial arrangement of buildings and plots and the transport concept of the area. The impetus for announcing the competition was significant development projects for the given area, which, if implemented, would significantly change the entire appearance of the broader center of the city and its functional - especially transport - arrangement. The goal of the contracting authority is to achieve a fundamental advancement in finding the best solution for the urban and transport concept of the area of the broader center of the city of Karlovy Vary for the time horizon of the next 20 – 30 years.

The competition conditions and competition documents have been issued for this urban planning competition. On January 30, 2013, the Czech Chamber of Architects issued a confirmation of the regularity of the competition. The urban planning competition is announced in the Bulletin of Public Procurement, on the contracting authority profile, on the website of the Statutory City of Karlovy Vary, public procurement tab. Information about the urban planning competition is also published on the pages of the Czech Chamber of Architects and other specialized professional internet portals. The contracting authority believes that this competition will be perceived as an attractive professional challenge for urban planners and transport designers.