Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-03
Buyer: Oslo kommune, Vann og Avløpsetaten (VAV) (Oslo municipality, The Agency for Water and Sewage Works)
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71210000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71320000 | 71322000: Civil engineering design services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2016-12-09
Award criteria: Price, Expertise and experience, Assignment comprehension

Technical requirements: Price
Expertise and experience
Assignment comprehension
Oslo municipality, the Agency for Water and Sewerage Works, has promoted a proposal on the redevelopment of Klosterenga Park. VAV shall, in cooperation with the Agency for Urban Development, the Agency for Culture and Gamle Oslo District, manage the project ‘Opening of Hovinbekken in Klosterenga Park’. The re-opening shall contribute to handling local surface water and to achieving the targets in the Water Regulations on good ecological and chemical water quality. The design of the stream with stone elements and the placement of pieces of art in accordance with the artist Bård Breivik's plans is an important part of the project. The artistic idea for the park is that the sculptural stone elements are connected by the use of water from the opening of the stream. The re-opening shall also fulfil Bård Breivik's property rights by designing the continued stream with new art and stone elements. The supply of water in and on the art elements is decisive for achieving a good, uniform completed concept.
It is an important political aim that Oslo's ever growing population is ensured good access to areas that give good possibilities for outdoor activities, recreation, sports and physical activities.
This project shall promote and strengthen Klosterenga Park's role and function as a central urban area and recreation area in Oslo.
The project shall develop nature qualities connected to the re-opened stream and the general footpath network through the park. The project shall see to existing landscape qualities and at the same time develop the park's role both as a transport corridor for pedestrians and as an outdoor area and social meeting place that promotes well-being.
In order to carry out the project ‘Opening Hovinbekken in Klosterenga Park’ in accordance with the adopted development plan, VAV shall, as the builder, together with the Agency for Urban Development (BYM), the Agency for Culture (KUL) and Gamle Oslo District (BGO), prepare a preliminary project. VAV requires resources and technical competence for the preparation of the preliminary project. Provided that the decision is made to implement the project, there will also be a need for assistance with detailed engineering design services and follow-up in the construction period. There will be a need for a multi-disciplinary consultancy team for the engineering design services.
The aim of the procurement is to cover the need for the services that the multi-disciplinary consultancy team shall assist the builder and the mentioned actors in this work with. The procurement covers the preliminary project with an option for the detailed project and follow-up in the construction period. The consultancy team shall cover all the elements in the project; Opening the stream, park development and facilitating the placement of art and stone elements. The work connected with the art deliveries will mostly be carried out in separate contracts that KUL has entered into. The consultant team shall have close cooperation and a clear interface with this delivery in cooperation with KUL's contracts/deliveries.
The multi-disciplinary consultancy team shall cover the following disciplines: Water and sewage, technical stream competence and LARK. With support of RIB, RIE, VEI and GEO.
The contract period for the preliminary project start as soon as possible, and runs throughout the 1st quarter of 2017. It is planned to trigger the option for detailed project in April 2017. If the option is triggered, the assignment will run until September 2019. The option will be taken up on the same terms.
There will be an option for the preparation of the detailed engineering design services and follow-up in the construction period. It is a prerequisite for the option that there is financing for the project after the preliminary engineering design services.
— Foreign companies: Proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established.
— The company's last 2 Annual Financial Statements including notes, the board's annual reports and audit reports, as well as new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures.
— Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The entire credit rating report must be submitted, and it must contain key figures for the last 3 financial years. A credit assessment/rating should be carried out by an officially approved credit rating institution.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: — The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. — Foreign companies: Proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established. Requirements — The tenderer must have the economic capacity to carry out the assignment/contract. Documentation requirement: — The company's last 2 Annual Financial Statements including notes, the board's annual reports and audit reports, as well as new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures. and/or — Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The entire credit rating report must be submitted, and it must contain key figures for the last 3 financial years. A credit assessment/rating should be carried out by an officially approved credit rating institution. Requirements — The tenderer's tax affairs shall be in order in relation to payment of tax and VAT. Documentation requirement: — Certificate for tax and VAT that is not more than 6 months old. The certificate can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. — Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities. Requirements — Relevant experience is required from equivalent assignments, including planning and engineering design services related to opening streams and park projects where water was an important part. Documentation requirement: — List of the most important deliveries and/or services performed during the past 3 years, including information on the value, date, and the name of the public or private recipients. If the services were for public contracting authorities, this should be documented by certificates issued or confirmed by the authority concerned. If the services were for private contracting authorities, certificates should be issued or confirmed by these. In the absence of this, a declaration from the tenderer will be accepted. Requirement: — Tenderers shall have sufficient capacity and the ability to fulfil the contract. Documentation requirement: — A statement of the tenderer's average workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management in the last 3 years. Requirement: — The tenderer shall have a quality assurance system adapted to the services that will be provided. Documentation requirement: The service provider shall give an account of the quality assurance system which will be used for the contract work in question. The account shall describe the system's main elements that are relevant for this contract and it shall give an overview (table of contents) that shows the system in it's entirety. If the tenderer's quality assurance system is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or another standard, it is sufficient to enclose a certificate thereof.
Requirements — The tenderer must have the economic capacity to carry out the assignment/contract. Documentation requirement: — The company's last 2 Annual Financial Statements including notes, the board's annual reports and audit reports, as well as new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures. and/or — Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The entire credit rating report must be submitted, and it must contain key figures for the last 3 financial years. A credit assessment/rating should be carried out by an officially approved credit rating institution. Requirements — The tenderer's tax affairs shall be in order in relation to payment of tax and VAT. Documentation requirement: — Certificate for tax and VAT that is not more than 6 months old. The certificate can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. — Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.
Requirements — The tenderer must have the economic capacity to carry out the assignment/contract. Documentation requirement: — The company's last 2 Annual Financial Statements including notes, the board's annual reports and audit reports, as well as new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures. and/or — Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The entire credit rating report must be submitted, and it must contain key figures for the last 3 financial years. A credit assessment/rating should be carried out by an officially approved credit rating institution.
Requirements — The tenderer's tax affairs shall be in order in relation to payment of tax and VAT. Documentation requirement: — Certificate for tax and VAT that is not more than 6 months old. The certificate can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. — Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.
Requirements — Relevant experience is required from equivalent assignments, including planning and engineering design services related to opening streams and park projects where water was an important part. Documentation requirement: — List of the most important deliveries and/or services performed during the past 3 years, including information on the value, date, and the name of the public or private recipients. If the services were for public contracting authorities, this should be documented by certificates issued or confirmed by the authority concerned. If the services were for private contracting authorities, certificates should be issued or confirmed by these. In the absence of this, a declaration from the tenderer will be accepted. Requirement: — Tenderers shall have sufficient capacity and the ability to fulfil the contract. Documentation requirement: — A statement of the tenderer's average workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management in the last 3 years. Requirement: — The tenderer shall have a quality assurance system adapted to the services that will be provided. Documentation requirement: The service provider shall give an account of the quality assurance system which will be used for the contract work in question. The account shall describe the system's main elements that are relevant for this contract and it shall give an overview (table of contents) that shows the system in it's entirety. If the tenderer's quality assurance system is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or another standard, it is sufficient to enclose a certificate thereof.