Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-06-30
Buyer: Buskerud fylkeskommune
Country: NO
Region: NO085
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233100: Construction work for highways
Submission deadline: 2025-08-20
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003,  p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement:
The tenderer shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to implement the contract, and
shall also fulfil the following requirements:
• Tenderers shall have an equity ratio (equity/total equity and liabilities) in the percentage of
minimum 15 % for the last financial year.
Documentation requirement:
1. The tenderer's Annual Financial Statements, Annual Report and Auditor's Report for the last three years and recent
information (quarterly accounts) that are of importance for the tenderer's fiscal figures.
2. If relevant; a brief account of information on economic conditions.
or losses which are not documented elsewhere and which require documented in accordance with
Norwegian and/or international accounting standards.
3. If relevant; an overview of any newly executed, ongoing or imminent
tax or public reviews of the tenderer's activities.
4. An overview of any events of significance that have taken place since the publication of
the last revised annual accounts.
If a tenderer has a justifiable reason for not submitting the documentation that the contracting authority has
required, he can document his economic and financial capacity by presenting any other
document of relevance to the company's fiscal figures/economy and which the contracting authority deems suitable.
Tenderers shall justify why they cannot submit the documentation that the contracting authority has.
Necessary.
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall have sufficient experience of a relevant nature and degree of difficulty from the following works:
1. The main disciplines of the assignment include: Road construction
Documentation requirement:
A list of up to 5 and not less than 3 contracts that the tenderer has carried out or
executes during the last five years calculated from the tender deadline. The list shall, cf. the form be included in the
chapter E, include the following for each of the contracts:
• Name of the recipient (contracting authority)
• A description of what the contract work was like, including relevance to
qualification requirement points 1 and 2.
• What work was carried out by the tenderer and what work was carried out by the
sub-suppliers (contractual partners).
• Date of the delivery.
• The contract ́s value.
• Reference person/gender neutral preferred at the contracting authority with contact data (telephone number and email address) and a statement of the relevant role at the contracting authority during the contract. The tenderer is responsible for ensuring that the reference person is available and gives reference.
Qualification requirement:
Buskerud fylkeskommunes and other builders ́ experiences with the tenderer will be appraised.
Tenderers are required to show references to relevant contracts that they themselves have carried out in a satisfactory manner.
Conditions that can be assessed are related to, among other things:
• documentation of completed quality.
• fulfilment of contracts
• compliance with provisions and procedures for HSE
• compliance with provisions for wages and working conditions.
• keeping deadlines
• follow-up in the claims period.
• the use of apprentices
• use of skilled workers
Documentation requirement:
The qualification requirement is to be documented by certificates from references for at least three projects in the list described above in point B2.2.4.1.
HSE system
Qualification requirement: Tenderers shall have a system that shows that they work proactively for safeguarding health, safety and the environment, with relevance to equivalent works included in this competition. The system shall be subject to regular audits.
Documentation requirement:
1. Description of the tenderer's system for safeguarding HSE in accordance with the HSE regulations.
2. Documentation of the audit in recent years with confirmation from the person/persons who have made the audit.
Accident rate (H2-value)
Qualification requirement: The tenderer, and the companies that will use to fulfil the technical and professional qualification requirements in B2 point 2.4 cf. 4.1, shall have an average H2 for the last three years lower than 15.
If the H2-value is 15 or higher, an account shall be provided of the developing trend for the H2-value. In such cases the contracting authority will undertake an overall assessment based on the tenderer ́s account and will, based on this, still be able to qualify the tenderer at this point. Particular events and trends in the account will be emphasised in the overall assessment.
H2-verdi = (Number of injuries with and without absence / Total number of hours worked) * 1,000,000.
If the tenderer is a community of suppliers (supplier group), the requirements apply for each of the participants who will perform work on the contract.
Documentation requirement: An overview of the H2-value in the last three years for the tenderer and any entities that the tenderer will use to be qualified and for all participants in any supplier group who shall perform work under the contract.
If the H2 value is 15 or higher:
a) A statement of the developing trend of the H2 value of the business and central contractual partners in the last three years.
b) A separate description of whether improvement measures have been implemented, and if there is, documentation on the effect of the measures based on "fresh" accident rates.
Outer environment
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall be certified in accordance with ISO 14001, EMAS (EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme for Environmental Management), or The Eco-Lighthouse, with relevance to equivalent transport projects.
Documentation requirement:
1. Certificate issued by an independent body that documents that the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001: 2015, EMAS (EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme for environmental managment) or The Environmental Lighthouse Scheme. The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian accreditation or equivalent bodies in other EEA countries.
2. If the tenderer will use other companies to fulfil the requirement, the tenderer shall, in addition, give an account of how the environmental management system
Quality assurance
Qualification requirement:
The tenderer shall be certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2015, with relevance for equivalent transport projects.
Documentation requirement:
1. Certificate issued by an independent body that documents that the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2015. The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian accreditation or equivalent bodies in other EEA countries.
2. If the tenderer relies on other companies to fulfil the requirement, the tenderer shall, in addition, give an account of how the quality management system of the supporting company shall be concretely incorporated into the relevant contract.
The organisational and legal position of the tenderer.
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall be a legally established company, or consist of a community of suppliers who are legally established companies.
The requirement also applies to entities that the tenderer will use, cf. B2 point 4.1.
Tenderers shall not be a unit that is affected by the ban in § 8n in the sanctions regulations of Ukraine.
Documentation requirement:
1. Certificate from the Register of Business Enterprises or an equivalent certificate of statutory registration in the country where the tenderer or the entities that jointly constitute the tenderer, cf. B2 point 4.2, has been established, as well as an equivalent certificate for all entities that the tenderer will use to be qualified, cf. B2 point 4.1.
2. Completed table in chapter E2 point 3.2, possibly completed points 3.3 and 3.4.
3. A completed self-declaration on the relation to the current sanctions law, see Annex 2.
4. Upon request from the contractor, the tenderer shall document who are real right holders in the tenderer, companies in the tenderer's group or companies that the tenderer has controlling ownership or authority in, companies that the tenderer relies on, contractual partners and any other in the supplier chain, as well as information on who is the general manager, chairman and other senior employees at the supplier.
Award criterion:
The supplier's tender amount.
Documentation requirements:
The following documentation must be submitted on the following form in chapter E2:
1. Description with completed prices, cf. form E3
2. Price form: Hourly rates for crew and machinery, cf. form E4
3. Completed tender form, cf. form E5
The verified tender amount is used as the tender amount (K1) in the calculation of the competition amount.
Any deviations may be given weight during the evaluation.
Award criteria:
Quality of the supplier's project organization and the experience of the key personnel.
Documentation requirements:
The following documentation must be delivered and marked "K2":
1. A description of the supplier's project organization for the contract, including the organization plan and key personnel.
2. A description of how the planned organization, staffing and capacity ensure effective
management of the contract work, both for planned activities and unforeseen circumstances. The position fraction in % for active presence on the project must be stated in the organization chart.
3. CVs of the offered key personnel for the project.
Key personnel for this project are defined as:
- Project Manager
- Construction Manager
- Responsible BIM/Surveyor
- HSE Manager
The CV must contain at least:
-Education, years, job title and areas of responsibility.
-Description of previously completed assignments, stating the client, size, value, type/kind and the employee's role.
For key personnel, a reference list must be provided with a minimum of 2 relevant
reference projects per key person. Contact information (e-mail and telephone) must be provided on the references.
The client reserves the right to check selected references. The supplier is responsible for ensuring that the specified reference persons respond to any inquiries from the client.
The client reserves the right to emphasize its own experience with the offered personnel
regardless of the references provided by the supplier.
See chapter C2 3.2 Key personnel and C2 3.3 Replacement and presence of key personnel.
Deduction amount for weighting criterion K2
The answer to K2 can give a deduction of up to NOK 6,000,000 from the supplier's bid sum when calculating the bid's competitive bid sum. Suppliers are only paid for matters that represent a concrete and binding added value in connection with the contract. A bid that does not represent any added value for the client will not be given any deduction.