Bau und Service Oberursel

Bau & Service Oberursel (BSO) is the municipal enterprise (kommunaler Eigenbetrieb) of the town of Oberursel (Taunus) in Hesse, Germany. It is not a private commercial company but a legally and organisationally separate unit of the town administration, created to deliver a broad range of public services — the so-called Daseinsvorsorge — on behalf of local residents. Its self-description on its official website states that it is "als kommunaler Eigenbetrieb der Stadt Oberursel, Bau & Service Oberursel" and that it is responsible for the preservation and management of public buildings and municipal real estate, including new construction. The service portfolio is unusually wide for a single municipal operator. According to the company's own careers page, BSO covers waste disposal, the sewage treatment plant, water supply, cemeteries, playgrounds and sports grounds, green spaces, structural and civil engineering, and forestry. The welcome page adds responsibility for new-build and maintenance of playgrounds and kindergartens, upkeep of sports facilities and football pitches, care of parks, green areas and cemetery grounds, street and square cleaning, bulky-waste collection, emptying of bio, paper and residual waste bins, and legally mandated winter road-clearing duties. BSO also operates a recycling centre (Wertstoffhof) open to all Oberursel citizens, with published opening hours and access via Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 36. As a public body, BSO is subject to German and EU procurement law. Its central procurement office (Zentrale Vergabestelle) conducts both national below-threshold and EU-wide above-threshold tender procedures for construction, supply and service contracts, publishing notices via the Hessische Ausschreibungsdatenbank (HAD) and the subreport ELVIS platform. The website also carries current traffic notices, fibre-optic expansion information, damage reports and news items such as bridge renewals, green-waste collection registration and drinking-water advisories. BSO is an employer of around 135 people in a wide range of occupations, from administrative and commercial roles to engineers, technicians, mechanics, road builders, electricians, locksmiths, waste collectors, utility workers, foresters and gardeners. It offers training and internships, uses the INTERAMT application portal, and provides public-sector benefits such as TVöD pay, 30 days of leave, flexible working time and occupational health management. The organisation is part of the town's public infrastructure and positions itself as a service-oriented partner for a clean, well-maintained city, aiming to deliver strong services at moderate fees.

Bau & Service Oberursel (BSO) is the municipal enterprise of the town of Oberursel (Taunus) in Hesse, Germany. It operates as a kommunaler Eigenbetrieb, a form of municipal undertaking that is legally part of the town but managed with its own budget and organisational structure. The exact founding date is not provided in the available evidence, but the organisation is well established and describes itself as a long-standing partner for the town's public services. BSO's remit has grown to cover a broad spectrum of municipal infrastructure and environmental services. According to its own welcome page, it is responsible for the preservation and management of public buildings and municipal real estate, including new construction. Its duties also include the new-build and maintenance of playgrounds and kindergartens, upkeep of sports facilities and football pitches, and care of parks, green areas and cemetery grounds. It cleans streets and squares, collects bulky waste, empties bio, paper and residual waste bins, and fulfils legally prescribed winter service obligations. The Wertstoffhof recycling centre is open to all Oberursel citizens. The careers page adds further areas: waste disposal, the sewage treatment plant, water supply, cemeteries, playgrounds and sports grounds, green spaces, structural and civil engineering, and forestry. This breadth makes BSO a central provider of Daseinsvorsorge — services of general public interest — for the town. As a public contracting authority, BSO must comply with German and EU procurement law. Its central procurement office handles national below-threshold and EU-wide above-threshold procedures for construction, supply and service contracts. It publishes tenders via the Hessische Ausschreibungsdatenbank (HAD) and uses the subreport ELVIS electronic procurement information system. The website lists current threshold values effective from 1 January 2026: €216,000 net for supply and services and €5,404,000 net for construction works. BSO employs around 135 people in diverse roles, including administrative and commercial staff, engineers, technicians, mechanics, road builders, electricians, locksmiths, waste collectors, utility workers, foresters and gardeners. It offers training and internships, uses the INTERAMT application portal, and provides public-sector benefits such as TVöD pay, 30 days of leave, flexible working time and occupational health management. The organisation continues to adapt its services to future needs, aiming to deliver strong performance at moderate fees.

• New EU procurement thresholds take effect: €216,000 net for supply and services, €5,404,000 net for construction works.

• Renewal of the bridge at Portstraße completed and reopened to traffic.

• Green waste street collection begins requiring registration.

• BSO installs new railings at Taunengraben.

Municipal public-services provider for the town of Oberursel (Taunus), delivering Daseinsvorsorge with strong services at moderate fees.

• Wertstoffhof recycling centre

  Recycling centre open to all Oberursel citizens, located at Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 36.

• Waste collection

  Collection of bio, paper and residual waste bins, bulky waste and green waste.

• Water supply and sewage treatment

  Operation of water supply and the sewage treatment plant.

• Cemetery services

  Maintenance and management of municipal cemeteries.

• Playgrounds and sports grounds

  New-build and maintenance of playgrounds, kindergartens, sports facilities and football pitches.

• Green space and forestry

  Care of parks, green areas and cemetery grounds, and forestry services.

• Structural and civil engineering

  New construction and maintenance of public buildings and civil engineering works.

• Street cleaning and winter service

  Cleaning of streets and squares and legally mandated winter road clearing.

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