Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-09-10
Buyer: Ålesund kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71310000 | 71315200 | 71320000 | 71500000
Estimated value: 45000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-10-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Background for the procurement: Ålesund Municipality plans to construct a new water treatment facility in order to strengthen the water supply security in the region. The facility will be located in Brusdalvegen 208 with an accompanying pump station in the recreational area in Fremmerholen. The source for the new water treatment facility will be Brusdalsvannet. The aim of the contract is to cover the contracting authority's need for a consultant who can follow the project through the entire process from the preliminary project to commissioning, in accordance with the requirements specification.
The contract is split into two phases (preliminary project and detailed engineering design services) and it will be based on NS 8402:2010
Background for the procurement: Ålesund Municipality plans to construct a new water treatment facility in order to strengthen the water supply security in the region. The facility will be located in Brusdalvegen 208 with an accompanying pump station in the recreational area in Fremmerholen. The source for the new water treatment facility will be brusdalsvannet. The aim of the contract is to cover the contracting authority's need for a consultant who can follow the project through the entire process from the preliminary project to commissioning, in accordance with the requirements specification.
The contract is split into two phases (preliminary project and detailed engineering design services), and it will be based on NS 8402:2010
It is difficult to estimate the value of the project/contract. The contracting authority's estimated project cost at the time of this notice (for both phases) is between NOK 40 — 45 000 000 excluding VAT.
• Tax and VAT certificate: Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: Tenderers must give consent in their tender to Tendsign obtaining information and the contracting authority getting information on the above-mentioned via Tendsign. If a tenderer does not give consent, the tenderer must attach a tax and VAT certificate. The tax certificate(s) shall not be older than 6 months, from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. (Tenderers can obtain the electronic tax and VAT certificate themselves and immediately receive it by email).
Documentation issued by the authorities in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate shall preferably be translated into Norwegian, but it will also be accepted in Swedish, Danish and English.
• Credit Rating: Documentation Requirement: The contracting authority will implement an assessment of the tenderer's finances through the company and accounting information system Bisnode AS (www.soliditet.no/creditcontrol) with the service CreditPro. The contracting authority is not accepting credit ratings from other company and accounting information systems than Bisnode AS with the service CreditPro so that the Tenderers can be assessed on equal terms.
Tenderers can enclose other necessary information in the tender offer if the tenderer believes that Bisnode/CreditPro does not provide a correct picture of the economic situation.
Newly established companies: Newly established companies who have not worked up a basis for a credit assessment must enclose a declaration from a bank or similar financial institution on the company's financial and economic standing. This also applies to foreign tenderers.
• Tax and VAT certificate: Requirement: Tenderers must have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order, in accordance with the legislation.
• Credit rating: The economic capacity to fulfil the contract is required. A minimum requirement is that the tenderer is credit-worthy with a score of A in accordance with Bisnode AS using the service CreditPro, or that the tenderer has the financial capacity to implement the contract, based on the contracting authority’s assessment in accordance with the attached documentation from tenderers. Newly established companies must have the financial capacity to implement the contract.
• Experience: documentation requirement: a reference list must be attached of engineered drinking water facilities, including detailed engineering design services of precipitation facilities for drinking water in Norway in the last 15 years. For the three most relevant reference assignments, information must be provided on the assignment's content, scope, value, date, duration, contracting authority, and contact person at the contracting authority with an e-mail address and telephone number. References will be contacted if necessary.
• Experience: tenderers or their employees are required to have experience from equivalent assignments. Equivalent means assignments of the same nature and scope (facilities from 20 000 p.e. and larger) in Norway in the last 15 years.
• due to the complexity of the project, the assignment is subject to being stopped if the cost calculations for the project show that the total cost will be too high, or if, for example, a political decision is taken to stop the project, or that further collaboration with a consultant/supplier is not possible. The tender documentation describes the assignment with the starting point that phases 1 and 2 will be completed. The chosen tenderer will always be paid for the part of the assignment that has been completed. The tenderer will not be able to demand compensation for remaining/unfinished work if the project is stopped after phase 1.


Award value: 45000000