The city of Strasbourg announced a call for tenders on September 11 for the management of a temporary accommodation center. Candidate associations are invited to visit the former F1 hotel at the Port du Rhin on September 30 or October 2, before drafting a proposal that includes "technical operation, maintenance, cleaning, and security for the residents." The deadline for submitting proposals is set for October 27, with the contract beginning on November 30. The call for tenders states that the duration of the contract will be "one year renewable three times, totaling four years." The maximum amount that can be awarded to the service provider will be 900,000 euros, excluding VAT, for the first year. Paul Meyer, deputy for housing under Mayor Catherine Trautmann (Socialist Party), said the city plans to open 300 emergency accommodation places, with a "majority to be opened before winter. The others will be available by the end of the first year of the mandate [end of March]." The largest site will be the former F1 hotel, with 130 places, while the remaining 170 emergency accommodation places will be distributed throughout all the neighborhoods of Strasbourg. The city of Strasbourg provides housing at its own expense for more than 1,000 people following an emergency housing policy initiated during the mandate of Roland Ries (2014-2020) and accelerated by the former mayor and ecologist Jeanne Barseghian. The new administration states that existing measures are being expanded and has identified housing to be mobilized in the vacant property belonging to the municipality. Paul Meyer does not wish to specify where all these accommodations will be located to avoid "exposing the people." Applications for shelter are expected to increase during the last quarter of 2026 since the prefecture of Bas-Rhin is eliminating 822 accommodation places intended for people waiting for regularization. Some of these people, in a very precarious situation since they cannot work, will therefore find a solution through the city's programs. However, several hundred of them will not have a solution following this decision by the state. They may have to pay rent to a sleep merchant, finding money through illegal work. "This is what we want to avoid," assures Paul Meyer. The city has initiated legal proceedings for the dismantling of the Krimmeri camp. Some families who had set up a tent or shelter there could therefore be relocated by the municipality. In general, the state, which is responsible for housing all people who request it, only offers solutions to people with a residence permit or an ongoing asylum application. The former team of Jeanne Barseghian even took legal action against the state for its shortcomings in this area. However, the state does not seem to be changing its policy at this stage.