Bunnik, the Netherlands, 24 January 2012 - BAM Deutschland AG, the German non-residential building company of Royal BAM Group, has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of the expansion of the offices of the European Southern Observatory (ESO - the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere) in Garching, thirteen kilometres north-east of Munich. The project value is approximately €24 million. The project will be completed by BAM Deutschland in August 2013.