NIn the flooded areas of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, not all damage is visible. However, many people have realized that reconstruction takes a long time and needs a lot of help. But where do the craftsmen and construction companies that need it come from, who is busy with previous orders, and who complains about the lack of materials? The desire to help can often be felt-also on construction sites. The main German construction industry association (HDB) announced that quick assistance is a top priority and must be implemented quickly. Last week, the regional associations questioned their member companies and relayed possible assistance to their respective municipalities.
Reinhard Quast, Chairman of the Central Association of the German Construction Industry (ZDH), the first task is to build shelters for people whose houses and apartments cannot live, and to free up roads and bridges for rescue transportation and rescue vehicles. “Under the current emergency situation, construction companies in various regions are ready to receive emergency crisis assistance and are doing their best to establish temporary infrastructure to carry out further rescue and rescue work in areas destroyed by floods,” he said. The construction industry provides equipment, machinery and building materials, which, according to Quast, can also be used for reconstruction and renovation.
The toilet and phone are broken
Clean-up work will be carried out before reconstruction. City Councillor Norbert Portz of the Town and Municipal Association personally went to Ahrweiler over the weekend to help friends and cleared buckets of dirt from the apartment. The first problem he saw was the frequent lack of basic water and electricity supplies. The toilet, telephone and refrigerator are all broken. “The Bundeswehr and THW must also quickly ensure the basic supply of the people here,” he said of this special situation. “By the way, in an already overloaded market, there are not enough merchants.”
Many of them are run by themselves. There are people who can make craftsmen at home, or someone who knows them personally, both have advantages. But there are almost no skilled workers on site. Therefore, they will have to travel long distances to places affected by the disaster, which may increase costs. “We must now bring together artisans from all over the world through coordinated activities,” Portz asked.
Local businesses have also suffered. Hans Peter Wollseifer, chairman of the Central Association of German Craftsmen (ZDH), talked about the flood disaster that destroyed the existence of many handicraft enterprises overnight, or permanently put them into question. They are currently trying to help you. He saw that many construction companies from nearby and remote areas are ready to carry out the necessary renovation and reconstruction work: “It turns out that the current large-scale procurement of construction materials and prices are an obstacle.” Wollseifer talked about flexible solutions at the municipal level. : The current price risk of building materials should not be unilaterally borne by the construction company. In addition, in this special case, the craftsman president is pushing for emergency rewards. Reconstruction procedures should also be streamlined. He also believes that this is critical to the future viability of the German economy.
The construction industry can postpone orders
For the construction industry, it is very important for the public sector to tell exactly what is needed when and where. “Then our company can reallocate, rearrange or increase their capabilities,” said the Construction Industry Association. The construction industry is preparing to postpone orders in response to this emergency. According to the association, if the service is particularly urgent, hand-painted rewards are also allowed within the disaster control framework.
Municipal expert Portz also believes that public infrastructure needs to be repaired urgently. Procurement procedures must be possible in emergency situations, regardless of whether the competition is authorized or not, to purchase directly from the appropriate company without complying with deadlines. “In any case, the absolute priority must be given to the rapid and flood restoration of public infrastructure, namely bridges, roads and buildings,” he demanded.
In addition, the large piles of rubble and rubbish in front of the house must be disposed of quickly.Potez worked hard for this Armed forces If the waste disposal company goes bankrupt, THW will also be taken into account. An old woman described the removal of all her belongings from her apartment and said: “Now my whole life is on the hill of rubble.” Photo albums, grandson’s rocking horse, souvenirs: it cannot be used when the flood comes.
