Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-24
Buyer: Sandnes kommune (Sandnes municipality)
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45220000 | 71247000 | 71300000 | 71310000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services
Estimated value: 48000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-05-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Framework agreements for consulting engineer services for investment and maintenance projects related to buildings.
The Contracting Authority annually executes several major and minor investment and maintenance projects based on the at any given time applicable financial plan.
In this connection the Contracting Authority intends to enter into framework agreements for consulting engineer services for the following disciplines:
The Contracting Authority intends to enter into framework agreements with 3 tenderers per discipline, presuming that there are 3 suitable tenderers and tender offers.
Framework agreements for consulting engineer services for 12 disciplines in accordance with the tender documentation and annex.
The duration of the framework agreements is 2 years. The Contracting Authority shall, in addition, have an option to extend the agreements for a further 1 year + 1 year on verbatim terms, so that the total contract length is 4 years.
The Contracting Authority shall have an option on environment and building physics in connection to the discipline of construction engineer (RIB) and rock engineering in connection to Geo Engineering (RIG). For all disciplines the Contracting Authority shall have an option on independent control.
Documentation Requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign companies: Registration certificate in a professional register as determined by legislation in the country where the tenderer is established.
Requirement: The tenderer shall not have significant tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented.
Documentation Requirement: Norwegian companies: Tax and VAT certificate. The certificate can be ordered and obtained from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. Foreign companies: Certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's home country certifying that the tenderer has fulfilled his obligations regarding taxes and fees in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established.
The certificate must be presented before the tender deadline and must not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline.
As documentation, the contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian (the contracting authority subscribes to services from Experian). The tenderer is expected to have familiarised himself with registered information about the company and by submission of the tender accepts that the information will be obtained and form the basis of the assessment of the tenderer's financial situation.
When submitting a tender offer, the tenderer can enclose a credit assessment/credit rating from a certified credit rating company showing that the tenderer fulfils the requirement in column A. The credit assessment shall be based on the last available accounting figures.
If for valid reasons a tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer may prove his economic and financial standing with any other document that the contracting authority is able to accept.
The tenderer shall have settled financial conditions and financial capacity to carry out the contract, and shall as a minimum achieve a rating of creditworthy.

Eligibility requirements: Company Registration Certificate: Requirement: The tenderer is required to be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign companies: Registration certificate in a professional register as determined by legislation in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate shall be available by the tender deadline and it must not be older than 12 months calculated from the tender deadline. Tax and VAT certificates: Requirement: The tenderer shall not have significant tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented. Documentation Requirement: Norwegian companies: Tax and VAT certificate. The certificate can be ordered and obtained from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. Foreign companies: Certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's home country certifying that the tenderer has fulfilled his obligations regarding taxes and fees in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must be presented before the tender deadline and must not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline. As documentation, the contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian (the contracting authority subscribes to services from Experian). The tenderer is expected to have familiarised himself with registered information about the company and by submission of the tender accepts that the information will be obtained and form the basis of the assessment of the tenderer's financial situation. When submitting a tender offer, the tenderer can enclose a credit assessment/credit rating from a certified credit rating company showing that the tenderer fulfils the requirement in column A. The credit assessment shall be based on the last available accounting figures. If for valid reasons a tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer may prove his economic and financial standing with any other document that the contracting authority is able to accept. The tenderer shall have settled financial conditions and financial capacity to carry out the contract, and shall as a minimum achieve a rating of creditworthy. Experience: This shall be documented by presenting a list of the most important relevant assignments for the last 3 years in each discipline covered in the tender offer, including specific information about: — The assignment (brief description) — Contract value in NOK, excluding VAT — Area in m2 — Point in time (year) of the assignment — Name of the contracting authority Based on the list(s), the tenderer shall state the name and e-mail address of a contact person for the 2 most relevant assignments. The references will only be contacted if required. Capacity: A statement shall be enclosed regarding the tenderer's average workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management during the last 3 years. Quality assurance system: As documentation, the tenderer shall enclose certificates for the company's quality assurance system/quality management system issued by independent bodies that confirm that the tenderer meets recognised quality assurance standards such as ISO 9001:2008 or equivalent. The Contracting Authority also accepts other documentation that demonstrates that the tenderer has a well functioning system for ensuring quality customised to the nature and scope of the assignment. As a minimum,the tenderer must present a general description of the contents of the system including an overview of control plans and check-lists that are relevant for this assignment. Experience: The tenderer shall have experience from at least two relevant assignments for delivery of consulting services in each of the disciplines covered by the tender, in regard to scope and degree of difficulty. Capacity: The Contracting Authority requires the tenderer to have sufficient capacity to execute the anticipated assignment quantity in the disciplines covered by the tender. Quality assurance system: The Contracting Authority requires tenderers to have a well-functioning system for ensuring quality customised to the assignment's nature and scope.
As documentation, the contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian (the contracting authority subscribes to services from Experian). The tenderer is expected to have familiarised himself with registered information about the company and by submission of the tender accepts that the information will be obtained and form the basis of the assessment of the tenderer's financial situation. When submitting a tender offer, the tenderer can enclose a credit assessment/credit rating from a certified credit rating company showing that the tenderer fulfils the requirement in column A. The credit assessment shall be based on the last available accounting figures. If for valid reasons a tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer may prove his economic and financial standing with any other document that the contracting authority is able to accept. The tenderer shall have settled financial conditions and financial capacity to carry out the contract, and shall as a minimum achieve a rating of creditworthy.
As documentation, the contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian (the contracting authority subscribes to services from Experian). The tenderer is expected to have familiarised himself with registered information about the company and by submission of the tender accepts that the information will be obtained and form the basis of the assessment of the tenderer's financial situation. When submitting a tender offer, the tenderer can enclose a credit assessment/credit rating from a certified credit rating company showing that the tenderer fulfils the requirement in column A. The credit assessment shall be based on the last available accounting figures. If for valid reasons a tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer may prove his economic and financial standing with any other document that the contracting authority is able to accept.
The tenderer shall have settled financial conditions and financial capacity to carry out the contract, and shall as a minimum achieve a rating of creditworthy.
Experience: This shall be documented by presenting a list of the most important relevant assignments for the last 3 years in each discipline covered in the tender offer, including specific information about: — The assignment (brief description) — Contract value in NOK, excluding VAT — Area in m2 — Point in time (year) of the assignment — Name of the contracting authority Based on the list(s), the tenderer shall state the name and e-mail address of a contact person for the 2 most relevant assignments. The references will only be contacted if required. Capacity: A statement shall be enclosed regarding the tenderer's average workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management during the last 3 years. Quality assurance system: As documentation, the tenderer shall enclose certificates for the company's quality assurance system/quality management system issued by independent bodies that confirm that the tenderer meets recognised quality assurance standards such as ISO 9001:2008 or equivalent. The Contracting Authority also accepts other documentation that demonstrates that the tenderer has a well functioning system for ensuring quality customised to the nature and scope of the assignment. As a minimum,the tenderer must present a general description of the contents of the system including an overview of control plans and check-lists that are relevant for this assignment. Experience: The tenderer shall have experience from at least two relevant assignments for delivery of consulting services in each of the disciplines covered by the tender, in regard to scope and degree of difficulty. Capacity: The Contracting Authority requires the tenderer to have sufficient capacity to execute the anticipated assignment quantity in the disciplines covered by the tender. Quality assurance system: The Contracting Authority requires tenderers to have a well-functioning system for ensuring quality customised to the assignment's nature and scope.
Experience: This shall be documented by presenting a list of the most important relevant assignments for the last 3 years in each discipline covered in the tender offer, including specific information about: — The assignment (brief description) — Contract value in NOK, excluding VAT — Area in m2 — Point in time (year) of the assignment — Name of the contracting authority Based on the list(s), the tenderer shall state the name and e-mail address of a contact person for the 2 most relevant assignments. The references will only be contacted if required. Capacity: A statement shall be enclosed regarding the tenderer's average workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management during the last 3 years. Quality assurance system: As documentation, the tenderer shall enclose certificates for the company's quality assurance system/quality management system issued by independent bodies that confirm that the tenderer meets recognised quality assurance standards such as ISO 9001:2008 or equivalent. The Contracting Authority also accepts other documentation that demonstrates that the tenderer has a well functioning system for ensuring quality customised to the nature and scope of the assignment. As a minimum,the tenderer must present a general description of the contents of the system including an overview of control plans and check-lists that are relevant for this assignment.
Experience: The tenderer shall have experience from at least two relevant assignments for delivery of consulting services in each of the disciplines covered by the tender, in regard to scope and degree of difficulty. Capacity: The Contracting Authority requires the tenderer to have sufficient capacity to execute the anticipated assignment quantity in the disciplines covered by the tender. Quality assurance system: The Contracting Authority requires tenderers to have a well-functioning system for ensuring quality customised to the assignment's nature and scope.