Construction cost of property access road realistic?

Oops... I'm getting old. My progressive glasses are already ordered.

Hello everyone,

currently a double driveway is being built between us and our neighbors with an approximate width of 6 meters and 2 meters depth (new development area former military site). The excavation is about 40 cm. Previously, there was a normal sidewalk. Now we have received a first cost estimate by phone from the city of 6000-8000€ just for our half (3 meters wide). That means the entire driveway is supposed to cost between 12,000 and 16,000€.

So 12m² of paving should cost 12,000-16,000 euros?!?

Hello construction expert,

it’s only about the driveway. Sewer, electricity, etc. have already been handled with a separate bill (15,000)

Berlin seems to be an expensive place...

12 m^2 paving for 12,000 euros?

And why the hell did I study?????

Well, if these aren't gold leaf-coated marble mosaics laid by one-armed voodoo priests under a full moon, that's more than just expensive. There's about a factor of 10 compared to a real price. That should already fulfill the criteria of usury....

You should ask again what they are really doing there, maybe the development costs are included after all?

And if the city wants to recover its airport costs there: Can't you have it done yourself? Or do you have to let the city do it?

Best regards,

Andreas

Hello,

For comparison:
In Hamburg, we paid just under €3,000 for our approximately 9m wide and 1.5m deep driveway crossing. This was done directly through a construction company. The city (the path supervisor) inspected it but was not the contractor.

Regards,
Michael

I would first check with the office to see if they might have made a mistake.

Berlin is an expensive place

Can only agree.