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FAIR, Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Germany
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Education & Research
Project

One of the world's largest research construction projects, managed through a single system.

FAIR combines building construction, accelerator technology, and experimental facilities into a single integrated schedule, involving many contractors, thousands of invoices per year, and multiple funding partners.

app.prob.is/research/fair
Overview
Invoices
Exam
Approval
Costs
Report
Budget
€104.5M
Commissioned
€101.3M
Billed
€66.9M
Forecast Variance
+1.2%
FAIR, Darmstadt
Incoming Invoices
New
RE-2026-0418
Rohbau Nord GmbH · PDF
Contract
300.01 Structural Work
Gross Amount
184,200.00 €
Service Period
09/2026
✓ Data detected
→ Assigned to a contract
Cash Flow Statement
Plan · Actual · Outflow
M1
M6
M12
M18
M24
Costs
2 out of 4 within budget
PackageBudgetProgramStatus
Structural Work & Core€38.2M€38.0MWithin budget
Facade€14.6M€15.3MAudit
TGA€27.9M€28.4MAudit
Expansion€16.4M€16.4MWithin budget
Projected cost upon completion: €105.8 million. Illustrative screenshot with fictitious demo data.
Cost per square meter
€3,480
Benchmark
€3,410
Cost Items
312
Comparative Projects
18
FAIR, Darmstadt
Estimate vs. Median
Structural Work
Facade
TGA
Expansion
Estimate
Median
Cost per square meter vs. comparable projects
18 projects
Low
Median
High
Cost Groups
3 out of 4 within the framework
Cost GroupEstimateMedianStatus
Structural Work & Core€38.2M€37.6MAs part of
Facade€14.6M€13.4MAbove
TGA€27.9M€27.1MAs part of
Expansion€16.4M€16.9MAs part of
Estimated value: €104.5 million, benchmarked against 18 comparable projects. Illustrative screenshot with fictitious demo data.
Projects
4
Total Budget
€412M
Early Warnings
2
Funding Coverage
96%
FAIR, Darmstadt
Early Warning
New
EW-2026-007
Riverside Campus · TGA Package
Forecast Variance
+7.1%
Responsible
Project Management
Decision Due
November 2026
✓ Automatically selected
→ Assigned to the person in charge
Budget per Project
Budget · Forecast
Northwind
Harbor
Elm St
Riverside
Portfolio
2 Early Warnings
ProjectBudgetVarianceStatus
Northwind Yards€104.5M+1.2%Within budget
Harbor Point€138M+3.8%Audit
Elm Street Lofts€61M−0.4%Within Budget
Riverside Campus€108M+7.1%Early Warning
Two early warnings triggered, each with a designated person in charge and a decision deadline. Illustrative screenshot with fictitious demo data.
Bids Received
5
Budget line item
€14.6M
Lowest vs. Budget
−3.4%
Change Orders
6
FAIR, Darmstadt
Change Orders
2 new
CO-2026-016
Facade Package · Meridian Facades
Reason
Change to the Glazing Specifications
Amount
+124,000.00 €
Recorded so far
6 · 420,000 €
✓ Within the budget line item
→ Awaiting approval
Bids vs. Budget Line Item
€14.6M Budget
Commandment 1
Commandment 3
Commandment 5
Award of the Facade Contract Package
Awarded for €14.3M
BidderBidvs. BudgetStatus
Alder Facades€14.1M−3.4%Non-compliant
Meridian Facades€14.3M−2.1%Awarded
Kestrel Envelope€14.8M+1.4%Shortlist
Norland Glass€15.9M+8.9%Rejected
Contracts awarded for €14.3 million against a budget allocation of €14.6 million. Illustrative screenshot with fictitious sample data.
FAIR, LLC
Customer
Control
Calculate
Contract
The Project

The Project in Numbers.

FAIR combines building construction, accelerator technology, and experimental facilities into a single integrated schedule, involving many contractors, thousands of invoices per year, and multiple funding partners.

FAIR combines building construction, accelerator technology, and experimental facilities into a single integrated schedule. With numerous contractors, thousands of invoices per year, and multiple funding partners, the project requires a verifiable overview of budgets, commitments, and cash outflows.

PROBIS Control is the central cost model: budgets by award unit and funding source, contracts, contract amendments, invoices, and cash outflows are all integrated into a single data structure. PROBIS Workflows routes each invoice through defined roles, using AI-powered document recognition and an SAP interface; IT consultants provide on-site support to the team.

The result is transparent cost accounting across all funders and partners. Budget amendments are clearly visible against the original plan, the use of public funds is fully auditable, and reporting to the governing bodies comes from a single source.

Location
Darmstadt, Germany
Time period
2017
Asset Class
Education & Research
Scope
Implementation, data migration, interfaces (including SAP), custom reporting, and on-site IT consultants; PROBIS Control and PROBIS Workflows with AI-powered document recognition.
Customer
FAIR, LLC
  • 1,100-meter ring accelerator SIS100
  • 17 m maximum depth below ground level
  • 600,000 m³ of concrete
  • 65,000 metric tons of steel
  • ~3,000 researchers
On the platform

The modules behind this project.

The PROBIS modules used in this project, displayed on illustrative screens with sample data.

Control
Forecast and actual figures are reconciled continuously, line item by line item.
Calculate
Cost calculation based on quantity surveying, starting from the earliest planning stage.
Contract
Contracts and commitments are tracked starting from the pre-construction phase, not from the first invoice.
app.prob.is/projects/
fair-darmstadt
Overview
Invoices
Exam
Approval
Costs
Report
Budget
€104.5M
Commissioned
€101.3M
Billed
€66.9M
Forecast Variance
+1.2%
FAIR, Darmstadt
Incoming Invoices
New
RE-2026-0418
Rohbau Nord GmbH · PDF
Contract
300.01 Structural Work
Gross Amount
184,200.00 €
Service Period
09/2026
✓ Data detected
→ Assigned to a contract
Cash Flow Statement
Plan · Actual · Outflow
M1
M6
M12
M18
M24
Costs
2 out of 4 within budget
PackageBudgetProgramStatus
Structural Work & Core€38.2M€38.0MWithin budget
Facade€14.6M€15.3MAudit
TGA€27.9M€28.4MAudit
Expansion€16.4M€16.4MWithin budget
Projected cost upon completion: €105.8 million. Illustrative screenshot with fictitious demo data.
Cost per square meter
€3,480
Benchmark
€3,410
Cost Items
312
Comparative Projects
18
FAIR, Darmstadt
Estimate vs. Median
Structural Work
Facade
TGA
Expansion
Estimate
Median
Cost per square meter vs. comparable projects
18 projects
Low
Median
High
Cost Groups
3 out of 4 within the framework
Cost GroupEstimateMedianStatus
Structural Work & Core€38.2M€37.6MAs part of
Facade€14.6M€13.4MAbove
TGA€27.9M€27.1MAs part of
Expansion€16.4M€16.9MAs part of
Estimated value: €104.5 million, benchmarked against 18 comparable projects. Illustrative screenshot with fictitious demo data.
Bids Received
5
Budget line item
€14.6M
Lowest vs. Budget
−3.4%
Change Orders
6
FAIR, Darmstadt
Change Orders
2 new
CO-2026-016
Facade Package · Meridian Facades
Reason
Change to the Glazing Specifications
Amount
+124,000.00 €
Recorded so far
6 · 420,000 €
✓ Within the budget line item
→ Awaiting approval
Bids vs. Budget Line Item
€14.6M Budget
Commandment 1
Commandment 3
Commandment 5
Award of the Facade Contract Package
Awarded for €14.3M
BidderBidvs. BudgetStatus
Alder Facades€14.1M−3.4%Non-compliant
Meridian Facades€14.3M−2.1%Awarded
Kestrel Envelope€14.8M+1.4%Shortlist
Norland Glass€15.9M+8.9%Rejected
Contracts awarded for €14.3 million against a budget allocation of €14.6 million. Illustrative screenshot with fictitious sample data.
Projects
4
Total Budget
€412M
Early Warnings
2
Funding Coverage
96%
FAIR, Darmstadt
Early Warning
New
EW-2026-007
Riverside Campus · TGA Package
Forecast Variance
+7.1%
Responsible
Project Management
Decision Due
November 2026
✓ Automatically selected
→ Assigned to the person in charge
Budget per Project
Budget · Forecast
Northwind
Harbor
Elm St
Riverside
Portfolio
2 Early Warnings
ProjectBudgetVarianceStatus
Northwind Yards€104.5M+1.2%Within budget
Harbor Point€138M+3.8%Audit
Elm Street Lofts€61M−0.4%Within Budget
Riverside Campus€108M+7.1%Early Warning
Two early warnings triggered, each with a designated person in charge and a decision deadline. Illustrative screenshot with fictitious demo data.
Control
Calculate
Contract
The Customer
FAIR, LLC

FAIR GmbH, in collaboration with the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, is building one of the world’s largest research construction projects, supported by international partners and approximately 3,000 researchers.

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