Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-12-12
Buyer: Bærum kommune
Country: NO
Region: NO084
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45112700 | 45112730 | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45230000
Submission deadline: 2026-01-15
Award criteria: price

Technical requirements: 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 of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
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 legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
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)
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 legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers are registered in a company register or a trade register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Minimum qualification requirements
Requirement 2 - Registered in a trade register or company register. 
Tenderers shall be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. 
Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate

Foreign companies: Documentation that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established.
Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Minimum qualification requirements
Requirement 3 - Finances
The tenderer is required to be financially solvent, which gives the contracting authority the security that the tenderer will be financially viable throughout the period of the agreement.
Documentation requirement: 
 A complete credit assessment/report, not older than three months, from a publicly certified credit rating company, with score A (credit worthy) or an equivalent or better rating. The report shall be based on the last known accounting figures. The date must be clearly stated. 

Companies without a satisfactory credit rating, newly established companies with a credit rating of AN, some foreign companies or companies without reporting obligation to the Brønnøysund Register Centre will not always be able to document that the requirement is fulfilled. In such cases, they will be able to compensate with a satisfactory credit rating which provides an equivalent security for implementation ability. Such alternative documentation shall be included with the tender.

If the tenderer has valid reasons for not submitting the documentation requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer can prove his economic and financial position with any other document that the Contracting Authority deems suitable.

Sole proprietorships must submit a credit rating of the sole proprietorship.

The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain updated credit assessments from a publicly certified credit rating company and emphasise this in the evaluation.
Only for services: In the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and allow experience from the previous three years to be taken into consideration.
Minimum qualification requirements
Requirement 5 - Experience
Experience from relevant assignments is required. Relevant assignments means relevant mechanical road operations, for example edge cutting/twigs and/or snow clearing along public roads. Experience assignments shall either be of a similar size, or there can be several different relevant experience assignments that, in total, are of equal scope and value.  Documentation requirement: 
List of the most important deliveries or services performed during the past three years, including information about the value, time, and the name of the public or private recipients with contact information.

Documentation of relevant deliveries or services that the tenderer has carried out more than three years ago can also be considered. 

For newly established companies, the key personnel's experience from previous working conditions can be equated with the tenderer's.
Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Minimum qualification requirements
Requirement 4 - Implementation ability
Tenderers are required to have an organisation that has the capacity to fulfil the contract.

Documentation requirement: 
 A description of the tenderer's technical personnel and technical units the tenderer has at their disposition to fulfil the contract, regardless of whether they belong to the company or not.

and

A statement of the tenderer's average workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management during the last three years.
The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Minimum qualification requirements
See requirement 4 on implementation ability.
The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Minimum qualification requirements
See requirement 4 on implementation ability.
100% price.
See the information about the waiting period in the tender documentation. See the law and regulations on public procurements.
Roadside grass cutting and roadside pruning/trimming is to be carried out along Bærum municipality ́s road network, which is approx. 500 km and consists of roads, foot and cycle paths, stairs and tracks. The assignment is organised in 5 routes (sub-contracts), and tenders can be submitted for each, several or all lots (sub-contracts). See the tender documentation and annexes for further details on the competition and the requirements for the assignment.
Bærum municipality