Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-04
Buyer: Bærum kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71322200 | 71800000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72242000 | 90470000
Submission deadline: 2021-01-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Services de conseil en matière d'approvisionnement en eau et services de conseil en matière de déchets
Bærum Municipality, Asker Municipality, Drammen Municipality, and Lier Municipality, hereafter called the contracting authority, invite tenderers to an open tender contest for contracts for a framework agreement for modelling services within sewage, surface water and surface. The participating municipalities intend to sign a contract with 1 tenderer basically for assignments related to sewage and surface water modelling. Other assignments can also be included, e.g., surface modelling of surface water/flood paths.
The contracting authority will enter into a contract with 1 tenderer for a framework agreement that will mainly include modelling services within sewage and surface water. The contract includes the hire of measuring equipment, (including placement, taking down, and operation during the hire period), processing measurements data, calibration of models, running calculations, and capacity assessments. In addition, a lot of emphasis will be put on the chosen tenderer being able to create an active modelling environment together with the four contracting authorities. Seminars and workshops will be arranged in cooperation with the tenderer, and training is an important part of the assignment.
— running models for major development projects in order to check capacity in the sewage network/surface water network, consequences for surface water drainage, flood routes, etc.
The annual amount of assignments under the framework agreement is expected to be an average of approx. 500 consultancy hours. In addition, the expectation is that between 80 and 100 water flow, level, and/or overflow meters will need to be hired by the four municipalities. There will be annual workshops/seminars. The amount of assignments can vary from year to year, and the distribution amongst the contracting authorities can vary.
The contract period is 2 years, starting 6 March 2021, with an option for an extension one or more times, for up to 2 years. The total contract period can be 8 years if the full option is taken up.
There are requirements regarding the tenderer's tax and duty documentation, organisational and legal position, economic and financial position, and technical and professional qualifications.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial solidity for the contracting authority to be assured that the tenderer will be financially viable throughout the contract period.
Expanded credit rating/report, not older than three months, from a publicly certified credit rating company with character A (credit worth) or equivalent or better rating. The report must be based on the last known fiscal figures. The date must be clear.
Companies without adequate credit rating, newly started companies with a credit score of AN, individual foreign companies or companies without reporting obligation to the Brønnøysund Register Centre will not always be able to document that the requirement is met. In such instances, they will be able to compensate with a satisfactory credit rating which provides an equivalent security for implementation ability. These alternative documents must be included with the tender.
If a tenderer has valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer can prove the economic and financial position with any other document that the contracting authority deems suitable.
The concept of a quality management system is that i.a., the tenderer is aware of quality objectives, planning, security, handling of deviations, quality improvement and data security.
A good and well-functioning management system is required for information security for the services that will be provided.
A description of the tenderer's technical personnel or technical units the tenderer has at their disposal to fulfil the contract, regardless of whether they belong to the company or not.
A statement of the tenderer's average workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management during the last 3 years.

Eligibility requirements: There are requirements regarding the tenderer's tax and duty documentation, organisational and legal position, economic and financial position, and technical and professional qualifications.