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The Danish Building and Property Agency, which manages and leases buildings to institutions like the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), has not been able to manage the construction of the Niels Bohr Building and other major construction works.<\/p>\n

The Niels Bohr Building, according to the latest calculation, will cost DKK 1.3 billion more than originally planned, at a total price of\u00a0 DKK 2.9 billion<\/secret>.<\/p>\n

This is according to the auditors Ernst & Young in a report <\/a>(in Danish) published on 1st November.<\/p>\n

The investigation \u2013 an “external scrutiny”, as the ministry calls it \u2013 was commissioned before the summer when it became clear that the budget and schedule had been overrun on several of the Building and Property Agency\u2019s projects, including the Niels Bohr Building and the (now almost completed) Maersk Tower. At the same time, the Agency had been tied up in legal disputes over all ongoing major construction cases at the University of Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

Instead of the Building and Property Agency, the Danish Road Directorate is now to ensure that the existing construction projects are completed. At the same time, the Director of the Building and Property Agency has resigned.<\/p>\n

After the University Post and since then the news site Politiken have written about the problems with the Niels Bohr Building, pressure has increased on the Building and Property Agency and its politically responsible Minister for Transport, Building and Housing Ole Birk Olesen (LA).<\/p>\n

The Minister is to explain the problems in parliament<\/h3>\n

Ole Birk Olesen is to explain the delays and cost overruns in a closed session of the parliamentary finance committee, where questions will include one from the committee’s vice-chairman, the social democrat Benny Engelbrecht:<\/p>\n

\u00bbWill the minister explain the role of the Building and Property Agency in the light of the cases of cost overruns on buildings at the University of Copenhagen, including whether he considers that the role of both the property owner and property administrator is appropriate?\u00ab<\/p>\n

As for the last part, the minister will be able to answer that the Agency no longer owns certain projects, as they now reside with Road Directorate.<\/p>\n

However, it still leaves the question of who will pay for the expensive buildings. According to the so-called SEA scheme, which the University of Copenhagen as a tenant of the state is subject to, the university will pay the bill \u2013 through its rent payments \u2013 no matter how much the Building and Property Agency exceeds its budget.<\/p>\n

However, UCPH has (often) protested against this scheme, and, Chairman of the Board Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen recently informed the Agency that UCPH will \u00bbclaim compensation for overruns \/ additional costs after May 2018, imposed on the University of Copenhagen as a result of the situation with the Niels Bohr Building,\u00ab writes Politiken<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even before the threat of a lawsuit against the Building and Property Agency, UCPH has made it clear that it might never take over the Niels Bohr Building<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Building and Property Agency, however, has played hardball and announced that UCPH has contractually committed itself to renting the Niels Bohr Building for 10 years. This dispute is not automatically solved just because the Road Directorate assumes responsibility for construction.<\/p>\n

UCPH management had \u00bbno comment\u00ab 1st November to the news on the Building and Property Agency.<\/p>\n

New message from the minister<\/h3>\n

The University Post asked the Minister of Transport who it is that will pay the bill for construction projects with cost overruns.<\/p>\n

Ole Birk Olesen says to Politiken on 2nd November that UCPH does not have to pay the majority of the additional costs for the Niels Bohr Building.<\/p>\n

\u00bbPart of the cost overrun is due to the fact that the university has required some changes to the construction, and the university has to pay for this of course. But that’s not most of it. The largest part of the extra bill comes from having to replace a contractor and carry out new plumbing and electrical work,\u00ab says Ole Birk Olesen to Politiken. He puts no precise figure on how much UCPH does not have to pay.<\/p>\n

Opening for ownership debate<\/h3>\n

The placement of responsibility for the debacle on the Building and Property Agency will give new ammunition to the UCPH management\u2019s long fight to take over ownership \u2013 and responsibility \u2013 for the university buildings, which other universities like the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have.<\/p>\n

In 2015, all three governing parties were supporters of UCPH ownership<\/a>. The Liberal Party, however, changed its position when the party came into government that year. The reason for the change of mind was a secret.<\/a><\/p>\n

The current system, where the University of Copenhagen and other tenants lease their buildings from the state, brings in a half a billion kroner surplus <\/a>\u2013 i.e. money for education and research that goes straight back to the treasury.<\/p>\n

DTU has 1st November inaugurated a new DKK 1.1 billion research building which, according to the University Post\u2019s information, was built on time and within budget.
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Minister says that UCPH does not have to pay the largest part of extra costs.","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":true,"contributors":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The Danish Building and Property Agency, which manages and leases buildings to institutions like the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), has not been able to manage the construction of the Niels Bohr Building and other major construction works.<\/p>\n<p>The Niels Bohr Building, according to the latest calculation, will cost DKK 1.3 billion more than originally planned, at a total price of\u00a0 <secret text=\"The auditors' conclusion about the root cause of the problem is: \u00bbThe procurement strategy, the contracts entered into, the risk and financial management, the reserves level, and the organization of the owner function had not been adapted to the complexity of the project. Furthermore, the absence of consistent reporting on the major risks of the project meant that the project's steering committee had not been aware of the project's state of affairs. In addition, cooperation between the Building and Property Agency and the University of Copenhagen has been characterized by mistrust resulting in an inappropriate use of both management and project management resources.\u00ab\">DKK 2.9 billion<\/secret>.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to the auditors Ernst & Young in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trm.dk\/da\/publikationer\/2017\/granskning-af-niels-bohr-bygningen\"> report <\/a>(in Danish) published on 1st November.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation \u2013 an “external scrutiny”, as the ministry calls it \u2013 was commissioned before the summer when it became clear that the budget and schedule had been overrun on several of the Building and Property Agency\u2019s projects, including the Niels Bohr Building and the (now almost completed) Maersk Tower. At the same time, the Agency had been tied up in legal disputes over all ongoing major construction cases at the University of Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of the Building and Property Agency, the Danish Road Directorate is now to ensure that the existing construction projects are completed. At the same time, the Director of the Building and Property Agency has resigned.<\/p>\n<p>After the University Post and since then the news site Politiken have written about the problems with the Niels Bohr Building, pressure has increased on the Building and Property Agency and its politically responsible Minister for Transport, Building and Housing Ole Birk Olesen (LA).<\/p>\n<h3>The Minister is to explain the problems in parliament<\/h3>\n<p>Ole Birk Olesen is to explain the delays and cost overruns in a closed session of the parliamentary finance committee, where questions will include one from the committee’s vice-chairman, the social democrat Benny Engelbrecht:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWill the minister explain the role of the Building and Property Agency in the light of the cases of cost overruns on buildings at the University of Copenhagen, including whether he considers that the role of both the property owner and property administrator is appropriate?\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>As for the last part, the minister will be able to answer that the Agency no longer owns certain projects, as they now reside with Road Directorate.<\/p>\n<p>However, it still leaves the question of who will pay for the expensive buildings. According to the so-called SEA scheme, which the University of Copenhagen as a tenant of the state is subject to, the university will pay the bill \u2013 through its rent payments \u2013 no matter how much the Building and Property Agency exceeds its budget.<\/p>\n<p>However, UCPH has (often) protested against this scheme, and, Chairman of the Board Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen recently informed the Agency that UCPH will \u00bbclaim compensation for overruns \/ additional costs after May 2018, imposed on the University of Copenhagen as a result of the situation with the Niels Bohr Building,\u00ab writes <a href=\"http:\/\/politiken.dk\/indland\/art6180857\/K%C3%B8benhavns-Universitet-varsler-retssag-mod-staten-i-byggeskandale\">Politiken<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the threat of a lawsuit against the Building and Property Agency, UCPH has made it clear that it migh<a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/ucph-may-have-to-give-up-niels-bohr-building-after-delays\/\">t never take over the Niels Bohr Building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Building and Property Agency, however, has played hardball and announced that UCPH has contractually committed itself to renting the Niels Bohr Building for 10 years. This dispute is not automatically solved just because the Road Directorate assumes responsibility for construction.<\/p>\n<p>UCPH management had \u00bbno comment\u00ab 1st November to the news on the Building and Property Agency.<\/p>\n<h3>New message from the minister<\/h3>\n<p>The University Post asked the Minister of Transport who it is that will pay the bill for construction projects with cost overruns.<\/p>\n<p>Ole Birk Olesen says to Politiken on 2nd November that UCPH does not have to pay the majority of the additional costs for the Niels Bohr Building.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbPart of the cost overrun is due to the fact that the university has required some changes to the construction, and the university has to pay for this of course. But that’s not most of it. The largest part of the extra bill comes from having to replace a contractor and carry out new plumbing and electrical work,\u00ab says Ole Birk Olesen to Politiken. He puts no precise figure on how much UCPH does not have to pay.<\/p>\n<h3>Opening for ownership debate<\/h3>\n<p>The placement of responsibility for the debacle on the Building and Property Agency will give new ammunition to the UCPH management\u2019s long fight to take over ownership \u2013 and responsibility \u2013 for the university buildings, which other universities like the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, all three governing parties were supporters of <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/det-mener-partierne-om-kus-oenske-om-selveje\/\">UCPH ownership<\/a>. The Liberal Party, however, changed its position when the party came into government that year. The reason for the change of mind <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/regeringen-moerklaegger-selveje-proces\/\">was a secret.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The current system, where the University of Copenhagen and other tenants lease their buildings from the state, brings in a <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/staten-lever-ikke-op-til-eu-maal-for-forskning\/\">half a billion kroner surplus <\/a>\u2013 i.e. money for education and research that goes straight back to the treasury.<\/p>\n<p>DTU has 1st November inaugurated a new DKK 1.1 billion research building which, according to the University Post\u2019s information, was built on time and within budget.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"Dansk","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Receive a weekly newsletter in your inbox","button_text":"Tilmeld nu","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Banner","img":false,"url":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":false,"references":false,"category":false,"theme":false,"number_of_posts":"4","style":"default"}],"expression":{"term_id":15,"name":"News Article","slug":"news_article","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"expression","description":"","parent":0,"count":11489,"filter":"raw"},"enable_comments":true,"align_content":"alignleft","feature_color":""},"taxonomyData":{"category":[{"term_id":48,"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":48,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1035,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":203,"name":"Bygninger","slug":"bygninger-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":203,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":375,"name":"Bygningsstyrelsen","slug":"bygningsstyrelsen-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":375,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":874,"name":"Maersk Tower","slug":"maersk-tower","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":874,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":447,"name":"Niels Bohr Building","slug":"niels-bohr-building","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":447,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":376,"name":"Niels Bohr Bygningen","slug":"niels-bohr-bygningen-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":376,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":902,"name":"Selveje","slug":"selveje-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":902,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw"}],"post_format":[],"expression":[{"term_id":15,"name":"News Article","slug":"news_article","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"expression","description":"","parent":0,"count":11489,"filter":"raw"}],"translation_priority":[]},"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nbbapril2016akkdragoerluftfotobygningsstyrelsen-1280x948.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58244"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58253,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58244\/revisions\/58253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}