Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-07
Buyer: Statens vegvesen
Country: NO
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work
Submission deadline: 2020-11-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contract mainly consists of the establishment of an overtaking lane in the steepest gradients on the south side of Ørskogfjellet, through a width expansion along the existing route. Otherwise the project also includes improvements to the curvature along the route, in accordance with the current road norms. This will mean that a minor part of the stretch, approx. 200 m, must be engineered outside the existing road line. The project's total length is approx. 2.8 km, of which approx. 1.8 km is a 3-lane road with an overtaking lane that covers pr. 3485-6320.
Tenderers must be a legally established company or consist of a group of suppliers who are legally established companies. The requirement also applies to any sub-contractors. C.f. point 4.
1) certificate from the register of business enterprises, or equivalent certificate of legal registration in the country where the tenderer, or the companies that together make up the tenderer, cf. point 4.2, is/are established, as well as for all supporting companies, cf. point 4.1;
Tenderers must present a tax and VAT certificate with their tender issued by a competent body in the tenderer's home country or the country where the tenderer is established, which demonstrates that the tenderer has fulfilled their obligations to pay taxes, duties and social security contributions prior to any contract signing.
Norwegian tenderers can order the certificate via the Norwegian Tax Authority's website, www.skatteetaten.no.
Tenderers must be certified or is in the process of being certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015) with relevance to comparable public transport projects.
1) certificate issued by independent bodies, documenting that the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015). The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian Accreditation or an equivalent body in another EEA state;
2) if the tenderer is not certified, documentation must be provided by an independent body substantiating that the tenderer is in a certification process. The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian Accreditation or an equivalent body in another EEA state. The documentation must show that the process will be initiated minimum 3 months prior to the tender deadline;
3) if a tenderer uses other companies to fulfil the requirement, the tenderer must also account for how the environmental management system of the supporting entity will specifically be incorporated in the relevant contract.
1) the tenderer's annual financial statements, annual report and audit report for the last 3 years and recent information (quarterly accounts) which is of importance to the tenderer's fiscal figures;
2) a brief statement regarding information on the economic conditions or losses that are not documented other places, and that are required to be documented in accordance with Norwegian and/or international accounting standards;
3) an overview of any newly performed, ongoing or impending tax or public reviews of the tenderer’s business;
4) an overview of any significant incidents that have occurred after the most recently audited financial statements are issued.
If the tenderer has valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer can document his economic and financial capacity by presenting any other document that is relevant to the fiscal figures/economy and that the contracting authority deems suitable. Tenderers must substantiate why they can’t present the documentation required by the contracting authority.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company or consist of a group of suppliers who are legally established companies. The requirement also applies to any sub-contractors. C.f. point 4. Documentation requirement: 1) certificate from the register of business enterprises, or equivalent certificate of legal registration in the country where the tenderer, or the companies that together make up the tenderer, cf. point 4.2, is/are established, as well as for all supporting companies, cf. point 4.1; 2) completion of the table given in chapter E2, point 3.1. possibly point 3.4. Tenderers must present a tax and VAT certificate with their tender issued by a competent body in the tenderer's home country or the country where the tenderer is established, which demonstrates that the tenderer has fulfilled their obligations to pay taxes, duties and social security contributions prior to any contract signing. Norwegian tenderers can order the certificate via the Norwegian Tax Authority's website, www.skatteetaten.no. The certificate must not be older than 6 months when it is presented upon request. Tenderers must be certified or is in the process of being certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015) with relevance to comparable public transport projects. Documentation requirement: 1) certificate issued by independent bodies, documenting that the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015). The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian Accreditation or an equivalent body in another EEA state; 2) if the tenderer is not certified, documentation must be provided by an independent body substantiating that the tenderer is in a certification process. The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian Accreditation or an equivalent body in another EEA state. The documentation must show that the process will be initiated minimum 3 months prior to the tender deadline; 3) if a tenderer uses other companies to fulfil the requirement, the tenderer must also account for how the environmental management system of the supporting entity will specifically be incorporated in the relevant contract. See the tender documentation for further information.