Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-05-27
Buyer: Kristiansund kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 24951220 | 34221000 | 35110000: Fire-fighting and safety equipment | 35111000: Fire-fighting equipment | 44613300
Estimated value: 2800000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2021-06-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This is a competition with negotiation and begins with a qualification phase. Only tenderers who meet the qualification requirements and who thereafter are invited, will be able to submit tenders. Therefore the price form and requirement specification will not be completed in this phase. Price form and requirement specification are attached only for information.
Kristiansund kommune [Kristiansund Municipality] on behalf of NIBR (Nordmøre Interkommunale Brann- og redningstjeneste) [Nordmøre Inter municipal Fire and Rescue Service] extends an invitation to participate in a competition with negotiation in connection with the procurement of a gas-powered Container based fire simulator. The simulator will provide the opportunity to develop/train in fundamental extinguishing techniques.
The gas-powered Container based fire simulator will provide the opportunity to develop and train in fundamental extinguishing techniques.
The container based fire simulator will be 40 foot. It must be insulated and suitable for Nordic conditions. The facility must be new and must be delivered complete and ready for use at hand-over.
Maximum budget limit for the total delivery is NOK 2.8 million excluding VAT (NOK 3.5 million including VAT).
A more detailed description of NIBR's expectations and requirements concerning the delivery are in the tender documentation and requirement specification.
NB: since this is a competition with negotiation the requirement specification and price form are attached for information only. Only the tenderers who satisfy all qualification requirements and who are invited to participate in the competition will have the opportunity to fill out the requirement specification and price form.
NIBR has budgeted funds intended for the training container. However, the funds will not be available before autumn 2021 (October/December).
Since the funds will first be available in autumn 2021, and final ordering can take placed then, the contracting authority wants an extra long abidance period. At the same time, the contracting authority makes reservation that if the funds are not given the competition will be cancelled. Tenderers submit tenders at their own risk without cost to the contracting authority. The winning tenderer will therefore not being production of the goods before a clear signal is given by the contracting authority.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established.
Foreign companies: verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement.
The contracting authority will obtain information on the credit rating via Bisnode CreditPro (soliditet.no). It is therefore unnecessary to submit these details. (Soliditet.no contains key information about all enterprises in Norway). Tenderers are requested to check if such information is available at Bisnode CreditPro.
Description of up to three of the tenderer's most relevant assignments during the last three years. The list must include a statement of the assignment value, dates and recipients (name, telephone number and e-mail address). It is the tenderer's responsibility to document relevance through the description. Tenderers can document experience by referring to the competence of the personnel at disposal for this assignment, including experience that has been acquired while the personnel performed services for another service provider.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established. Norwegian companies: company registration certificate. Foreign companies: verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 2800000