Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-07-07
Buyer: Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE)
Country: NO
Region: NO081
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45220000 | 45223000 | 45223100 | 45223210
Estimated value: 120000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-08-25
Award criteria: price, quality

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: Requirement: Tenderers shall have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: Tax certificate not older than six months from the tender deadline. Tax certificate means:

Norwegian tenderers:
• Tax and VAT certificate issued by the tax office via Altinn.

Foreign tenderers:
• Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have an arrangement for the payment of taxes and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer shall submit a statement which states that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration shall be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for Finance.

Tax certificates shall also be submitted for any sub-suppliers who will carry out work under the contract for more than NOK 500,000 excluding VAT, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations § 7-2 third paragraph.
Requirement: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers:
•Registration

Norwegian tenderers do not need to submit a company registration certificate, the contracting authority will obtain this from the Brønnøysund Register Centre itself.

Foreign tenderers:
• Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the law in the country where the tenderer is established.
Requirement: The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to be able to fulfil the contract. The financial strength will be assessed in relation to turnover, operating degree, solidity and liquidity. Documentation requirement: The tenderer's Annual Financial Statements including notes with the Board's and auditor's reports from 2022 and 2023. Norwegian tenderers do not need to deliver annual accounts, the contracting authority will obtain this from the Brønnøysund Register Centre.

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to carry out a credit assessment itself.

If a tenderer has a justifiable reason for not submitting annual accounts, the tenderer can instead document financial strength by presenting other appropriate documentation. For example, recently merged companies may present approved accounts from the companies before the merger.
Requirement: Tenderers must have sufficient and relevant experience and competence for the assignment. Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall present an overview of projects/contracts that the tenderer has carried out or carry out during the last 5 years calculated from the tender deadline. At least 2 of the projects shall be described in detail. Documentation of the reference projects shall be filled in the annex "Annex 5 - 
Template for a description of the reference project"

The projects/contracts shall, in total, show experience within the following areas:
• Drilling holes, foundations, assembling and spawning anchors for preliminary buildings against avalanches, rock leaps or similar. Applies to anchoring in uncompacted matter and on rock.
• Construction/assembly of support extensions (rigid or flexible support extensions) and/or stone warp fences in connection with avalanche protection. 

If the tenderer is planning to use sub-contractors for supporting buildings etc., one or several reference projects shall be carried out by the sub-contractor.
Requirement: The tenderer shall be certified or in the process of being certified ISO 9001 or equivalent.
In the certification process:
Tenderers shall have a documented quality management system.

Documentation requirement: A copy of a valid certificate. 

Tenderers in the certification process shall submit: 
• Description of the tenderer's quality assurance methods.
• Documentation that the process started before the competition was announced, together with the final deadline for certification.
Requirement: Tenderers shall be certified or in the process of being certified ISO 14001, Miljøfyrtårn [Eco-Lighthouse] or equivalent.
In the certification process:
Tenderers shall have a documented environment system.

Documentation requirement: A copy of a valid certificate. 

Tenderers in the certification process shall submit: 
• The table of contents of the company's environment system in which it is stated (possibly from a detailed description) that the system safeguards the outer environment, cf. the laws, regulations and standards.
• Documentation that the process started before the competition was announced, together with the final deadline for certification.
Requirement: The tenderer shall be certified or in the process of being certified ISO 45001 or equivalent.
In the certification process:
Tenderers shall have a documented HSE system.

Documentation requirement: A copy of a valid certificate. 

Tenderers in the certification process shall submit: 
• The table of contents of the company ́s HSE system in which it is stated (possibly from a detailed description) that the system will comply with the requirements in the internal control regulations.
• Documentation that the process started before the competition was announced, together with the final deadline for certification.
All prices shall be stated in NOK excluding VAT.
Under this criteria, 1) Assignment comprehension is assessed (10%), including planned flow, quality and progress, 2) Key personnel (10%), including offered key personnel and planned use of offered personnel and 3) HSE (10%), including focus on safeguarding HSE. Documentation: Tenderers shall deliver the following: 1) Completed "Part 2 H.1 Annex 1 Annex 1 - Template for description of the execution", 2) completed "Part 2 - H.1 Annex 1 Annex 2 - Template CV - implementation, 3) progress plan, 4) project specific HSE plan and 5) rigging plan.
The contract shall be carried out with as least possible direct emissions from machines and vehicles - including transport of materials up the mountainside, emissions from helicopters by transporting to Honningsvåg, removal of uncompacted matter, internal transport and transport of material to the construction area. There is no up to 400V on the mountainside. When using electricity, the tenderer must facilitate this. 

The following five points are assessed under the criterion climate and environment: 
1) Emissions - work in the site area (30%), use of climate-friendly machines and vehicles to carry out deliveries in accordance with this contract. Tenderers shall describe a % way of the assignment that shall be carried out with machines and vehicles with the various energy carriers that are offered. Documentation: Completed "Part 2 - H.1 Annex 1 Annex 4 - Vehicle Form", tab "transport - site area".

2) Emissions - helicopter (20%), tenderers shall state an estimate of the number of km the tenderer will calculate to fly by helicopter during the entire contract period. Documentation: Completed "Part 2 - H.1 Annex 1 Annex 4 - Vehicle Form", tab "helicopter".

3) Logistics responses (10%). Documentation requirement: Completed "Part 2 - H.1 Annex 1 Annex 5 - Template for a description of climate and environmental criteria".

4) Outer environment (30%). The project will be carried out in an environment of vulnerable nature. All pollution from the measures, including emissions to air and water as well as waste, is undesired. There is vulnerable vegetation in some zones. Tenderers shall familiarise themselves with, and follow the requirements and guidelines in the MOP plan and the report from Biofokus. The following points within the YM will be emphasised: 1) Planned measures to avoid damage to natural values, cultural monument values and untouched vegetation. Including preventive measures that are implemented to reduce the environmental risk during both rigging, operation and site execution in vulnerable areas. 2) Location specific risk assessment for own initiative systems and a plan for fuel, emission and waste management. Documentation: Completed "Part 2 - H.2 Annex 1 Annex 5 - Template for a description of climate and environmental criteria".

5) Dedicated sustainability resource (10%). Tenderers ought to offer one dedicated resource with competence within climate and the environment, who will be responsible for following-up that the environment is taken into account in the contract phase.