DDPS SAFETY LABORATORY PROJECT (SiLab)

Milestones

1996	Project proposal
1999	Visit to BSL4 laboratory in Canada
2001	Site chosen by the national defence directorate. Following an in-depth and thorough appraisal procedure, Spiez is selected as the site for the new SiLab
2002	Feasibility study on the planned Spiez site
2003	Political backing from the DDPS directorate. In view of departmental restructuring and the additional demands which the building of the SiLab would generate, the construction plans were presented to the directorate. It agreed that the project should continue as planned.
2003	Establishment of project specifications
2004/2005	Draft project phase with final documentation
2005/2006	Construction project phase with final documentation
2005/2006	Project submission - planning approval for military structures (MPV) Main environmental safety inspection – Real Estate Bill
2006	Submission of the Military Real Estate Bill on SiLab
2006	Detailed planning and preparations for the implementation phase
2006	Detailed engineering phase and preparation of construction documentation
2006	Parliamentary approval of the required funding during the reading of the 2007 DDPS Military Real Estate Bill
2007/2008	Call for tenders
Nov 2007	Ground-breaking ceremony and project launch
From mid - 2009	Commissioning / validation
From 2010	Fully operational SiLab