Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-01-03
Buyer: Statens vegvesen
Country: NO
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work
Submission deadline: 2025-02-10
Award criteria: cost, quality

Technical requirements: Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement?  Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Is the tenderer in a bankruptcy situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
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 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)
Has the tenderer entered into agreement(s) with other tenderers with the intention of turning the competition?

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out
the contract and it shall also fulfil the following requirements:
1. Tenderers shall have equity of minimum NOK 30 million.
2. Tenderers shall have an equity percentage of at least 10%.
3. Tenderers shall have an average annual turnover of minimum NOK 120 million in the last three financial years.

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 significant for the tenderer's fiscal figures.
2. A brief account of information on financial conditions or losses.
which are not documented elsewhere and are required to be documented in accordance with
Norwegian and/or international accounting standards.
3. 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 after publication.
of the last revised annual accounts.
5. Completed table in chapter E1 point 4.
If the tenderer has a justifiable reason for not submitting the documentation
the contracting authority has demanded, he can document his economic and financial capacity by presenting any other document that is of relevance to the company's fiscal figures/finances and which the contracting authority deems suitable. Tenderers shall justify why they cannot submit the documentation that the contracting authority has required.
other
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall have an HSE system that fulfils the requirements in the Regulations on systematic health, environment and safety work in entities (the Internal Control Regulations). The system shall be subject to regular audits.

Documentation requirement:
1. Description of the tenderer's system for safeguarding HSE and possibly AN ISO 45001 certificate.
2. Documentation of the audit in recent years with confirmation from the person/persons who have made the audit.
Qualification requirement:
the tenderer and the suppliers that they will use to fulfil the technical and
professional qualifications in B2 point 2.4 cf. 4.1 shall have an average H2-value for the
the last three years lower than 12.
If the H2-value is higher than 12, 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, be able to qualify the tenderer at this point. Particular events and trends in the account will be emphasised in the overall assessment.
If the tenderer is a working partnership (supplier consortium), the requirements apply for each of the participants.
The H2-value is defined as the number of work accidents with and without absence, divided by the hours performed multiplied by 106.

Documentation requirement:
1. An overview of the H2-value for the last three years for the tenderer and for any tenderers that he will use to fulfil the requirement for technical and professional qualifications in B2 point 2.4 cf. 4.1.
2. If the H2-value is higher than 12, an account shall be provided of the developing trend for the H2-value. A separate description shall be given in the tender of whether improvement measures have been implemented, and if there are, documentation shall be enclosed on the effect of the measures based on "fresh" accident rates.
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall be certified in accordance with ISO 14001 (2015), EMAS (EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme for Environmental Management), or The Eco-Lighthouse Scheme, 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. Other documentation for equivalent environmental management measures will be accepted if the tenderer is unable to obtain such certificates by the deadline, and this is not due to the tenderer himself. It is a prerequisite that the tenderer documents that these measures are equivalent to the requested environment systems or standards. Tenderers shall justify why they did not have the opportunity to receive such certificates by the deadline and what this is due to.
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers 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
in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015). The independent body must be accredited by The Norwegian Language.
accreditation or equivalent bodies in other EEA states.
2. Other documentation for equivalent quality assurance measures will be accepted if the tenderer is unable to obtain such certificates by the deadline, and this is not the tenderer himself. It is a prerequisite that the tenderer documents that these measures are equivalent to ISO 9001 (2015). Tenderers shall justify why they did not have the opportunity to obtain such certificates by the deadline and what this is due to.
The contracting authority will select at least 3 and a maximum of 5 qualified tenderers for this competition.
suppliers who will be invited to submit a tender and participate in the negotiations, cf.
the tender documentation chapter B3.
The selection among the qualified tenderers will be based on the contracting authority ́s evaluation of
which of the qualified tenderers best fulfil the following selection criteria:
• The tenderer ́s technical and professional qualifications in accordance with the qualification requirements B2 point
2.4.1.
The assessment will be based on the documentation for equivalent qualification requirements, cf. B2
point 2.4.1.
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall be a legally established company or consist of a community of
tenderers 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 for statutory registration in the
the country where the tenderer or the entities that will jointly make up 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 E1 point 3.2, possibly completed points 3.3 and 3.4.
3. A completed self-declaration on the relation to applicable sanctions law.
4. Upon request from the builder, 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 in which the tenderer is established.
relies on, contract helpers and anyone else in the supplier chain, as well as information on who is the general manager, chairman and other senior employees at the supplier.