The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior - Building Administration

Central Concerns of the Board of Building and Public Works

Streamlining the Building Administration: New approaches, new initiatives

The central department of the Board of Building and Public Works is responsible for the organization, budget and personnel of the State Building Administration. In addition to the Board of Building and Public Works, as the ministerial echelon, there are other administrative offices, including the building departments of the seven district governments and the two regional revenue offices, 28 bureaus dealing with building construction, as well as 23 building authorities and two freeway authorities responsible for roadworks. Altogether, the State Building Administration employs around 11,000 persons, just on 80 % of which are blue-collar workers or salaried employees. With federal and state investments and subsidies, the State Building Administration puts an annual EUR 5.9 billion into construction.

In all areas of public construction, planning the total labor force and personnel qualification are crucial. For this purpose, the Board of Building and Public Works sets up guidelines for training new civil service personnel for every type of civil engineering career, whether for the Bavarian state or the municipalities. As a rule, contract work is put out to tender, and the officials of the State Building Administration award building contracts to the party that makes the most cost-effective offer. After all, our highest principle is always that of economy in the use of public resources.

Of course, all echelons of the State Building Administration are equipped and networked with state-of-the-art information and communication technology. In all our building projects we attach great importance to landscape conservation and environmental planning. No matter how much we save and cut back on resources, nature conservancy and landscape protection enjoy high priority.