Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-12-14
Buyer: Vestland fylkeskommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45221100: Bridge construction works | 45221110 | 71310000
Estimated value: 600000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-01-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Vestland County Municipality - County Rd. 606 Ytre Steinsund bridge - turnkey contract The work includes the engineering design and construction of a new cantilevered bridge over Ytre Steinsund. The bridge has a length of approximately 870 m and spans from Hesteneset to Guridneset in Solund municipality.
The work includes the engineering design and construction of a new cantilevered bridge over Ytre Steinsund. The bridge has a length of approximately 870 m and spans from Hesteneset to Guridneset in Solund municipality.
Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate. 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.
Tenderers must not be a unit that is affected by the ban in section § 8n in the Ukraine Sanction Regulations. Documentation: Completed self-declaration regarding the relationship with current sanction legislation, cf, Chapter E1 Annex 3.
Tenderers must have orderly conditions with regard to payment of tax, employer's national insurance contributions and VAT. Documentation: Tax Certificate, not older than six months from the application deadline. For Norwegian tenderers: A tax and VAT certificate issued by the Tax Collection Office via Altinn. 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 should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/person responsible for finance.
Financial strength will be evaluated in relation to turnover, operating profit margin, solidity and liquidity.
The tenderer's annual financial statements including notes with the board's and auditor's reports from 2019, 2020 and 2021.
The tenderer must have experience from engineering design and construction of bridges of a relevant type, size and complexity. Relevant type means cantilever bridges over sea. Relevant size means bridges greater than one span. In this context, relevant complexity means an environment that requires construction technology, including the coastal environment and logistics. Relevant nature, size and complexity must not be fulfilled in the same delivery.
Deliveries in this context mean both completed and ongoing deliveries where the tenderer has supplied a significant part of the construction.
• A short description of the delivery with enough information for an evaluation of the tenderer´s (and any sub-contractors´) concrete contributions.
• A description of why the reference project is relevant for this assignment as well as the transferable value.
Any subcontractors that the tenderer relies on to fulfil the qualification requirement must deliver reference projects that document requested experience for the part of the assignment for which the supplier relies on the subcontractor and a declaration of commitment, see Chapter E1 Annex 1.
Tenderers must have a satisfactory and well-functioning management system for quality. Documentation: A description of the tenderer's quality assurance methods.
If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent quality assurance certificate, it is sufficient to attach a copy of the valid certificate.
Tenderers must have a documented and well-functioning HSE system. Documentation: The tenderer must submit the table of contents for their HSE system, and this and any detailed description of the system must satisfy the requirements in the Internal Control Regulations.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate. 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. Tenderers must not be a unit that is affected by the ban in section § 8n in the Ukraine Sanction Regulations. Documentation: Completed self-declaration regarding the relationship with current sanction legislation, cf, Chapter E1 Annex 3. Tenderers must have orderly conditions with regard to payment of tax, employer's national insurance contributions and VAT. Documentation: Tax Certificate, not older than six months from the application deadline. For Norwegian tenderers: A tax and VAT certificate issued by the Tax Collection Office via Altinn. 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 should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/person responsible for finance.

Award value: 600000000