Bonn - The big tremor in the Bonn City Hall: How are the costs of the Kennedy Bridge?
40 million euro cost the renovation, 16 million of them remain in the city hängen.Problem number one: the extreme rise and fall in steel prices. From at least 3380 tons of this material will be installed at and in the bridge.
"Problem number two: The town has with the company" Steel Eiffel agree not fixed, had to procurement reasons, a so-called "Steel price Gleitklausel complete. Means that the steel used at the time X is more expensive, must be paid more. Matched, the price charged with the figures of the Federal Statistical Office.
Lo and behold, costing a ton welded steel or 132 euros in July 2007, there are already 247 Euro in July 2008. This is an increase of 87 percent saturated. Relief in the Town Hall, then as from the middle of last year, prices fell again. But currently cheering the steel industry: The prices pull back strong.
"It is in fact so that prices rise again" says Monika Frömbgen the press office. "According to recent calculations, we remain at the Kennedy Bridge in the budget." But, so far the city is only a part of the steel calculations. Only in November, the giant parts come for the south side of the bridge.
Well, because then it makes a difference whether the 3380 strike by 446,160 tonnes of euros. Or with 834,860.
Frömbgen: "If it is established that there is an increase in the price, will of course be informed of the project advisory board." The ups and downs of commodity prices. This had already led to the exploding costs at the World Conference Center Bonn. Namely from 140 to 180 million euros!
