Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-27
Buyer: Moss kommune (Moss municipality)
Country: NO
Region: Østfold
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71210000 | 71240000 | 71245000 | 71248000 | 71300000
Estimated value: 18000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-10-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Contracting Authority for this procurement is Moss municipality, c/o the municipal department for planning, the environment and engineering. The procurement also includes Rygge municipality.
The framework agreement period is 2 year with unilateral right for the contracting authority to extend the agreement with 1 + 1 year (option).
The objective of the framework agreement is to solve the Contracting Authority's requirement for planning, engineering design/detail engineering design, zooning, consultancy, preparation and quality assurance of the tender documents, construction management and architect/landscape architect services for the subject areas water/sewage, transport and communication as well as planning/building. It may also be relevant to implement measures on bridges and road structures. The listing of subject areas is not exhaustive.
Larger municipal plans are expected to be subject to competitive tendering outside this framework agreement.
The Contracting Authority intends to enter into a contract with a maximum of 3 providers that will be prioritised as no 1, no 2 and no 3.
Each provider is expected to acquire local knowledge about Moss and Rygge municipalities without costs for the 2 municipalities.
The main rule of call-offs is that they are implemented in accordance with a prioritised list, which means that provider no. The 1
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to use mini tender contests where the priority list is being released, in those cases where the Contracting Authority requires it, for the sake of the procurement's size, complexity or where the Contracting Authority, due to other considerations, deems it most appropriate. The contract award criteria in mini-tender contests can be price, assignment comprehension, the offered quality and delivery time.
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The estimated contract value is 4 500 000 NOK per annum over a 2 year contract period. Option for prolongation of the contract with 1 year + 1 year. The total contract value, including the option period is 18 000 000 NOK. The estimated annual value is not binding for the Contracting Authority.
Tenderers shall have submitted their tax settlements and paid taxes, employer contributions and VAT. Documented by: Certificate for tax and VAT. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-suppliers, tax certificates must be provided for them as well.
The tenderers shall be a legally established company: Documented by: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre or equivalent from the tenderer's country of origin.
The tenderer's management and employees and any sub-contractors shall have high ethical standards and professional business conduct. Documentation: A self-declaration of ethical requirements. See the attached template.
The tenderer (firm) must be creditworthy. Documented by: An extended credit rating/report, not older than 3 months, from a publicly certified credit company, which includes a credit rating of the tenderer, typically given by a letter or short text, as well as an explanation thereof. The report shall be based on the last known accounting figures.
The tenderer must have the financial capacity to carry out the assignment/contract. Documented by: The company's most recent annual report, including any new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers shall have submitted their tax settlements and paid taxes, employer contributions and VAT. Documented by: Certificate for tax and VAT. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-suppliers, tax certificates must be provided for them as well. The tenderers shall be a legally established company: Documented by: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre or equivalent from the tenderer's country of origin. The tenderer's management and employees and any sub-contractors shall have high ethical standards and professional business conduct. Documentation: A self-declaration of ethical requirements. See the attached template. The tenderer (firm) must be creditworthy. Documented by: An extended credit rating/report, not older than 3 months, from a publicly certified credit company, which includes a credit rating of the tenderer, typically given by a letter or short text, as well as an explanation thereof. The report shall be based on the last known accounting figures. The tenderer must have the financial capacity to carry out the assignment/contract. Documented by: The company's most recent annual report, including any new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures. Experience is required from contracts of similar size and complexity. This shall be documented by given a description of 3 equivalent assignments during the 3 last years. The described assignments shall also be used as references for the tenderer. Documented Norwegian capability is required, (written and oral), for both workers and management, as work shall be carried out on critical infrastructure. Documented by: A self-declaration. Tenderers shall have a quality assurance system. The tenderer shall confirm and document the quality assurance system by presenting a description containing maximum 2 A4 pages or submitting a copy of the system certificate issued by an accredited certification body or equivalent.
The tenderer (firm) must be creditworthy. Documented by: An extended credit rating/report, not older than 3 months, from a publicly certified credit company, which includes a credit rating of the tenderer, typically given by a letter or short text, as well as an explanation thereof. The report shall be based on the last known accounting figures. The tenderer must have the financial capacity to carry out the assignment/contract. Documented by: The company's most recent annual report, including any new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures.
Experience is required from contracts of similar size and complexity. This shall be documented by given a description of 3 equivalent assignments during the 3 last years. The described assignments shall also be used as references for the tenderer. Documented Norwegian capability is required, (written and oral), for both workers and management, as work shall be carried out on critical infrastructure. Documented by: A self-declaration. Tenderers shall have a quality assurance system. The tenderer shall confirm and document the quality assurance system by presenting a description containing maximum 2 A4 pages or submitting a copy of the system certificate issued by an accredited certification body or equivalent.