Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-09
Buyer: Norther NV
Country: BE
Region: Arr. Oostende
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 66000000 | 66510000 | 66513200 | 66519000 | 66519200
Submission deadline: 2016-03-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Norther Project is a future offshore wind farm that will be realised mainly in the Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone and partially in the territorial waters, about 22 km offshore from Zeebrugge (hereafter: ‘the Project’). The Norther concession area is situated in the Belgian zone for offshore wind farms. The Project is currently under development by Norther NV (hereafter: ‘the Employer’), a special purpose company of which 50 % of the shares are owned by Eneco Wind Belgium NV (a 100 % Eneco company) and 50 % by ELNU NV (a 100 % Elicio company). Eneco Wind Belgium NV and ELNU NV are the Sponsors of the Project.The wind farm has a currently anticipated capacity of 370 MW. Norther NV holds all the project rights (permits, grid connection) and will be the contracting entity for the construction contracts and other project contracts required to build and operate the Project.
The scope of the contract will be the acceptance of an insurance package, covering the risks of the Norther Project during the building period (of approximately two years) and a subsequent period of 3 years for operations. The applicable coverage will apply to a combined insurance for Construction All Riks (including Delay in Start-Up) and Operational All Risks (including Property-, Machinery Damage and Business Interruption). The contract will be split in 2 separate parcels, 1 for the Leading insurer and 1 for the following insurers.
The Leading insurer will be the insurer who agreed to obtain for a ‘leading’ share in the applicable combined insurance.
The participation to parcel 1 or parcel 2, and thus the position of Leading/Following insurer, has to be marked by the prospective insurers in Appendix 1. The Employer emphasizes that, while participation to both parcels is allowed, it will not be possible to become both Leading and Following insurer (the appointment as Leading insurer will imply automatic exclusion to be appointed as Following insurer).
The Following insurer will be the insurer who agreed to obtain for a ‘to follow share’ in the applicable combined insurance.
The participation to parcel 1 or parcel 2, and thus the position of Leading/Following insurer, has to be marked by the prospective insurers in Appendix 1. The Employer emphasizes that, while participation to both parcels is allowed, it will not be possible to become both Leading and Following insurer (the appointment as Leading insurer will imply automatic exclusion to be appointed as Following insurer).
For further information and documentation to be procured: see section 3.3 of the Selection Guidelines.
Application is made of article 43 of the Belgian Royal Decree of 24 June 2013 concerning the competition within the European Union for certain contracts for works, supplies and services, in the water, energy, transport and postal sectors.
For further information and documentation to be procured: see section 3.4 of the Selection Guidelines.
The prospective insurer must be entered in the professional or trade register according to the regulations of the member state in which the prospective insurer is established, both on the day of the invitation to tender and on the day the contract is awarded.
For the implementation of the insurance agreement, the prospective insurer must be in possession of the necessary permits to undertake insurance business in the Belgium, as laid down in the FSMA-regulations or equivalent foreign financial supervision legislation and/or regulations.
For further information and documentation to be procured: see section 3.5 of the Selection Guidelines.
Over the past 3 years prior to the date of the publication of the present tender, the prospective Leading insurer must have acquired experience with three comparable orders in size, in the same nature of business activities, construction of offshore or onshore energy projects.
The prospective Leading insurer must demonstrate the competence of its personnel to the extent that in the acceptance department, the claims department and the engineering department the candidate has sufficient personnel specialized in the business activities of offshore wind farms. The claims department must have not less than 3 CAR-claims handlers, dedicated to handle all claims and they will confirm the applicable claims handling agreement.
The Following insurers should show experience and competence in the same nature of business activities, construction of offshore or onshore energy projects. The prospective Following insurers will demonstrate the above by a brief description of a reference project.