Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-17
Buyer: Statens vegvesen
Country: NO
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work
Submission deadline: 2020-12-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The road will be developed in the open air and is planned as a 2/3 lane road with a central reservation. Most of the route is in virgin terrain. The contract includes some constructions, including eight subways/culverts dimensioned for agricultural machines, eight bridges between 15 and 90 metres, and a 100 m long 4-land environment tunnel.
For this tender conest, the contracting authority will select three to four qualified tenderers who will be invited to submit tenders and participate in the negotiations, c.f. chapter B3 of the tender documentation.
The selection of the tenderer will be based on the contracting authority’s evaluation of which qualified tenderer best fulfils the following selection criterium:
• the tenderer's technical and professional qualifications in accordance with qualification requirements, point 2.4.1 Relevant experience.
The assessment will be based on the documentation for similar qualification requirements, c.f. point 2.4.1 above.
The tenderer must be a legally established company or consist of a group of suppliers who are legally established companies.
• Company Registration Certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign tenderers can submit an equivalent certificate in accordance with the legislation in the tenderer's country of establishment.
Tax and VAT certificate issued by a competent body in the tenderer's home country, or the country where the tenderer is established, which substantiates that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax and duty obligations, c.f. the public procurement regulations Section 24-7, first paragraph, letter b), c.f. Section 24-2 (1), letter (b) and (3), letter (a). The certificate must not older than 6 months, calculated from the deadline for requesting participation.
In cases where the above-mentioned certificate is not issued in a tenderer's home country, or the country where the tenderer is established, or if they do not cover all the rejection grounds mentioned in the public procurement regulations Section 24-2 (1) letter (b) and (3) letter (a), tenderers must present a declaration given under oath or insurance that a competent organ in the tenderer's home country or the country where the tenderer is established, which confirms that such conditions do not exist, c.f., the public procurement regulations Section 24-7 (2).
Tenderers must be certified or is in the process of certification in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015), with relevance to comparable transport projects.
1) Certificate issued by independent bodies, documenting that the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015). The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian Accreditation or an equivalent body in another EEA state.
2) If the tenderer is not certified, documentation must be provided by an independent body substantiating that the tenderer is in a certification process. The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian Accreditation or an equivalent body in another EEA state. The documentation must show that the process will be initiated minimum 3 months prior to the tender deadline.
3) If a tenderer uses other companies to fulfil the requirement, the tenderer must also account for how the environmental management system of the supporting entity will specifically be incorporated in the relevant contract.
Tenderers must have adequate economic and financial capacity to comply with the contractual obligations and fulfil the following requirements:

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement: The tenderer must be a legally established company or consist of a group of suppliers who are legally established companies. The requirement also applies to any subcontractors. C.f. point 4. Documentation requirement • Company Registration Certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign tenderers can submit an equivalent certificate in accordance with the legislation in the tenderer's country of establishment. • Completed table in chapter E1 point 2.1 and possibly point 2.3. Tax and VAT certificate issued by a competent body in the tenderer's home country, or the country where the tenderer is established, which substantiates that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax and duty obligations, c.f. the public procurement regulations Section 24-7, first paragraph, letter b), c.f. Section 24-2 (1), letter (b) and (3), letter (a). The certificate must not older than 6 months, calculated from the deadline for requesting participation. In cases where the above-mentioned certificate is not issued in a tenderer's home country, or the country where the tenderer is established, or if they do not cover all the rejection grounds mentioned in the public procurement regulations Section 24-2 (1) letter (b) and (3) letter (a), tenderers must present a declaration given under oath or insurance that a competent organ in the tenderer's home country or the country where the tenderer is established, which confirms that such conditions do not exist, c.f., the public procurement regulations Section 24-7 (2). Qualification requirement: Tenderers must be certified or is in the process of certification in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015), with relevance to comparable transport projects. Documentation requirement: 1) Certificate issued by independent bodies, documenting that the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015). The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian Accreditation or an equivalent body in another EEA state. 2) If the tenderer is not certified, documentation must be provided by an independent body substantiating that the tenderer is in a certification process. The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian Accreditation or an equivalent body in another EEA state. The documentation must show that the process will be initiated minimum 3 months prior to the tender deadline. 3) If a tenderer uses other companies to fulfil the requirement, the tenderer must also account for how the environmental management system of the supporting entity will specifically be incorporated in the relevant contract. See the tender documentation for further information.