Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-07-17
Buyer: Bodø kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71240000 | 71313000: Environmental engineering consultancy services | 71313200 | 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services | 71315000: Building services
Estimated value: 30000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-08-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting authority intends to enter into parallel framework agreements with 3 providers in ranked order for consultancy services (engineering design).
The contracting authority intends to enter into parallel framework agreements with 3 providers in ranked order for consultancy services (engineering design). The consulting engineer(s) must assist the municipalities with the implementation of relevant projects during the next few years. The projects include investment and maintenance projects, which shall be supported during all project stages, from initiation to completion, as well follow-up during the guarantee period. Furthermore, the consulting engineer must be able to lead the work on the feasibility study and construction programme.
The project portfolio is varied and consists of both large and small projects, new construction and renovation assignments of varying scope. The number and extent will depend on the approved investment budgets. The investment budgets always depend on the annual grants and can, thus, vary in the contract period.
Development assignments not related to a specific project may be relevant. The same competence requirements as required for the investment and construction projects are necessary and sufficient for this type of assignments as well. Examples thereof are project co-ordination or project development where the consulting engineer is given the overall responsibility for several projects or special projects within the following disciplines: RIA, RIB, RIBr, RIBfy, RIE, RiEn, RIG, RIM and RIV.
The Plan and Building Act (PBL) with regulations shall form the basis for all engineering design services. The consulting engineer(s) must co-operate with the architect for various technical solutions, as well as contribute with preparing plans for Health, Safety and the Work environment (HSA) regarding professional solutions that are low risk for unwanted incidents during the building's lifetime. All documentation must be in accordance with the current laws regulations, rules, guidelines and branch standards for the relevant discipline. The consultancy services are usually contracted early in the project, preferably already in the initiation phase of the project. The consulting engineer(s) shall follow the project through all stages, up until the guarantee period.
The consultant's tasks are as follows "RIF's performance descriptions". Unless otherwise stated in connection with call-offs for the framework agreements, all services must be included.
The framework agreement period will be 2 years. The contracting authority has an option to extend the framework agreement for a further one year + one year, a total maximum of four years.
Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have orderly conditions in relation to the payment of tax and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/person responsible for finance.
Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the law in the country where the tenderer is established.
A credit evaluation, given by an approved credit rating agency, based on the last known accounting figures.
The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain a credit assessment from a recognised credit rating company.
Financial strength is evaluated in relation to turnover, operating profit margin, solidity and liquidity.
2) Tenderers must have good experience from relevant and comparable deliveries. Relevant and comparable deliveries mean assignments of an equivalent scope and size.
3) Tenderers must have a documented and implemented satisfactory quality assurance/management system.
Tenderers must have sufficient implementation ability to fulfil the contract. A brief and general description of the business, including:

Eligibility requirements: 1) The tenderer must have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: For Norwegian tenderers: Tax and VAT certificate issued by the Tax Office via Altinn. For foreign tenderers: Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have orderly conditions in relation to the payment of tax and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/person responsible for finance. 2) The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate Foreign tenderers: Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the law in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 30000000