Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-16
Buyer: Vågan Kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34144210: Road-sweeping vehicles | 34144212 | 34144213
Estimated value: 5000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-11-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Vågan Kommune [Vågan Municipality] invites tenderers to participate in an open tender contest for the delivery of a fire engine in accordance with absolute requirements and the requirement specifications presented in the tender documentation. A contract will be signed with Vågan Municipality.
The vehicle will be delivered in accordance with Norsk Standard NS 11060.2019 [Norwegian Standard NS 11060:2019] ‘Brann og redningskjøretøyer Funksjonelle og tekniske krav’ [Functional and Technical Requirements concerning Fire and Rescue Vehicles]. The fire engine must be CE certified and documentation of the tenderer's fulfilment of all laws and regulations that are valid for such equipment in Norway. (This can be the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority's regulation 555 — Use of work equipment, vehicle regulations, etc.).
The fire engineer must be operable under all weather conditions in Norway, and must be designed and constructed for the anticipated lifetime stated by the tenderer as a minimum number of years. Provided it is used and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions.
The design and construction of the entire vehicle must generally fulfil the requirement of being easy to maintain with easy access to daily check points.
As part of reducing the number of units of mobile equipment and to utilise the space in the fire engine, the contracting authority's advice to tenderers is to place emphasis on solutions where equipment has multi-functions.
NB: that all solutions offered must give special consideration to clean and secure work environments, hereunder i.a. Insurance of mobile equipment and general placement of equipment in the cabin.
The vehicle will be delivered fully registered with number plates, supplier controlled and ready to use (DDP-incoterms 2020). The vehicle will be used as a first response vehicle with crew cabin with place for five crew in full fire protection clothing, as well as be equipped with water tanks of at least 3 000 litres.
The vehicle must have automatic gears and sufficient engine power in order to cover emergency driving with a fully loaded vehicle. Tyre equipment will be summer tyres and winter tyres with studs. These must be of good quality.
This technical requirement specification reflects, in summary, Vågan brann- og feiervesen’s [Vågan fire and sweeping service's] need to strive for technically sound solutions in terms of function, safety and operation. See the requirement specification. The requirement specification must be answered as it will be weighted in the award criteria.
Requirements concerning the vehicle are listed in the requirements and requirement specification. I.e., what will be the content of the delivery. Tenders are requested for a solution with a double cabin, with sitting space for five persons.
The delivery has the following ‘must requirements’. These requirements must be met in order to participate in the further contest. Other specification are presented as award criteria and will be evaluated.

Eligibility requirements: See the tender documentation.

Award value: 5000000