Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-07-04
Buyer: Nordre Follo Renseanlegg
Country: NO
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45232421 | 45252200 | 45350000 | 51514110
Submission deadline: 2022-08-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Nordre Follo RA IKS shall increase the nitrogen purification capacity at the plant by constructing a new nitrogen purification level in its own new building. The existing nitrogen purification level will be taken out of operation and preserved for a few years before this plant is renovated and put back into operation due to the expected increase in the amount of wastewater to the plant.
7 contracts, as stated in table 1, are planned for the project 'Nytt nitrogenrensetrinn' ['New nitrogen purification level']. This invitation to tender includes contract 'M1 - Nytt nitrogenrensetrinn' ['New nitrogen purification level'].
A draft of the tender documentation is attached to this qualification documentation. The contracting authority reserves the right to make smaller, unsubstantial alterations of the documentation prior to inviting the tenderers to submit tenders.
7 contracts, as stated in table 1, are planned for the project 'Nytt nitrogenrensetrinn' ['New nitrogen purification level']. This invitation to tender includes contract 'M1 - Nytt nitrogenrensetrinn' ['New nitrogen purification level'].
Tenders cannot be submitted for parts of the assignment, and alternative tenders are not allowed. The contracting has considered dividing the assignment in accordance with the PPR  §19-4, but finds that it is not appropriate for this procurement.
Tenderers cannot, without written consent from the contracting authority, have more than one link in the chain of sub-suppliers under them. C.f. the PPR § 8-13.
The contracting authority reserves the right to accept more links in the supplier chain after the contract has been signed if, due to unforeseen circumstances, it is required to fulfil the contract.
Documentation requirement: Requirement for certificate of paid VAT, tax and social security contribution. A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's country, confirming that the tenderer has met the obligations in regard to payment of VAT, tax and social security contributions in the country where the tenderer/contractor has its headquarters the (Norwegian certificate for Tax and VAT is combined and ordered from altinn.no, RF-1507, previously RF-1244) in accordance with the legislation in the country where the tenderer is registered. The certificate must not be more than 6 months from the deadline for tenders.
The contracting authority is not allowed to request the certificate if already submitted, in accordance with the regulations, § 17-1(4). If you have submitted a tax certificate to the contracting authority and it is still valid at the time of the tender submission for this contest, you are not obliged to submit a certificate now. If this is the case, state when and to whom the certificate was previously submitted. You can, however, attach the certificate voluntarily if you want.
Tenderers must, in addition, present a tax certificate from all sub-suppliers if the contract sum for each individual sub-supplier exceeds NOK 500,000 excluding VAT, (Section 7-2(3)). This must be presented on the date the contract is signed at the latest.
Requirements regarding the tenderer´s economic and financial standing: The financial capacity to fulfil the contract is required (ESPD: Part IV B.58-3).
Documentation: The Contracting Authority will assess finances through the company and accounting information system Proff Forvalt (www.forvalt.no). The Contracting Authority reserves the right to collect supplementary information about the tenderer's finances.
Any need for support from other companies in order to fulfil this qualification requirement: If the tenderer is dependent on other providers in order to fulfil this qualification requirement, the necessary documentation must be presented. The contracting authority retains the right to collect supplementary information, bank guarantees or similar.
The supporting company must, in addition, submit a tax certificate and ESPD form. Add any such companies that you depend on under the step 'sub-suppliers' in Visma Tendsign, and complete an ESPD form for them.
The tenderer must have good experience from comparable assignments/deliveries (ESPD: Part IV B.58-4).