Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-12-22
Buyer: Statens vegvesen
Country: NO
Region: NO083
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45221000: Engineering works for bridges and tunnels | 45221241 | 45315100 | 48921000
Submission deadline: 2026-01-12

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003,  p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

Eligibility requirements: The contractor shall be a legally established company or consist of a community of
contractors who are legally established companies.

The requirement also applies to entities that the contractor will use, cf.  point 4.1 below.

The contractor shall not be a unit affected by the ban in the sanctions regulations of Ukraine § 8n, nor should it rely on entities in violation of § 8n.

Documentation requirement:

1. Certificate from the Register of Business Enterprises or an equivalent certificate of statutory registration in the country where the contractor or the entities that will jointly constitute the contractor, cf. B2 point 4.2, has been established, as well as an equivalent certificate for all entities that the contractor will use to be qualified, cf. B2 point 4.1.

2. Completed table in chapter E1 point 3.2, possibly completed points 3.3 and 3.4.

3. A completed self-declaration on the relation to applicable sanctions law, cf. E1 point 3.6. 

4. Upon request from the builder, the contractor shall document who are real right holders in the contractor, companies in the contractor's group or companies that the contractor has controlling ownership or authority in, companies that the contractor will use, contractors and any other in the supplier chain, as well as information on who is the general manager, chairman and other senior employees at the contractor.
Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract, and shall also fulfil the following requirements:

Tenderers shall have equity of minimum NOK 20 million.
Tenderers shall have an equity ratio of at least 10%.
Tenderers shall have an average annual turnover of minimum NOK 200 million in the last three financial years.

Documentation requirement:

1. The tenderer's annual financial statement, annual report and auditor's report for the last three years and recent information (quarterly accounts) that is of importance to the tenderer's fiscal numbers. 

2. A brief account of information on economic conditions or losses that are not documented elsewhere and which is required to be documented in accordance with Norwegian and/or international accounting standards. The account shall also include any events of significance that have occurred after the last revised annual accounts.

3. An overview of any recently executed, ongoing or pending tax or public reviews of the contractor's activities. 

4. Completed table in chapter E1 point 4.

If the contractor has a justifiable reason for not submitting the documentation that the builder has demanded, he can document his economic and financial capacity by presenting any other document of relevance to the company's fiscal figures/economy and which the builder deems suitable. The contractor shall justify why he cannot present the documentation the builder has demanded.
Tenderers shall have sufficient experience with management and execution of road projects of a relevant nature and degree of difficulty. 

The contractor shall, in addition, have sufficient experience of a relevant nature and degree of difficulty from the following central works:

1. Electro technical installations (Elkraft) in the tunnel renovation project (establishment, installation and commissioning).
2. Ekom and automation in the tunnel renovation project and connection to the Road Traffic Centre.
3. Construction and concrete work in the road tunnel.
4. Water and frost protection in the road tunnel.
5. Ditch work in the road tunnel.
6. Traffic deviation (ÅDT &gt;30,000).
7. Work notification and work protection on high traffic roads (ÅDT &gt;30,000).

The contractor shall have experience from the execution of the central works as mentioned above. If the contractor only has experience from, for example, managing contract helpers, the contractor must rely on other entities that have the necessary experience from the execution of the relevant central works, see B2 point 4.1.

Documentation requirement:
1. A list of up to 10 and not less than 3 contracts that the contractor has carried out or execute during the last ten years calculated from the deadline for submitting tenders to the competition.  The minimum and maximum limit applies to the total number of reference projects, and is the same regardless of whether the tenderer fulfils the qualification requirement alone or relies on others to fulfil the qualification requirement. The list shall, cf. the form included in chapter E1 point 5.1, contain the following for each of the contracts: 

• Name of the recipient (contracting authority)
• A description of what the contract work was like, including relevance to the qualification requirement.
• What work was carried out by the contractor himself and what work was carried out by sub-suppliers.
• Date of the delivery.
• The contract ́s value.
• Reference person/gender neutral preferred at the contracting authority with contact data (telephone number and email address) and a statement of the person in question ́s role at the builder during the contract. The gender neutral preferred may be contacted in order to verify that the information in the form is correct. The contractor will be responsible for ensuring that the reference person is available.

2. Completed form in chapter 2. E1 point 5.1.
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall be certified in accordance with ISO 14001 (2015), EMAS (EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme for Environmental Management), or The Eco-Lighthouse Scheme, with relevance to equivalent transport projects.  

Documentation requirement:
1. Certificate issued by an independent body that documents that the contractor is certified in accordance with ISO 14001 (2015), EMAS (EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme for Environmental Managment) or The Environmental Lighthouse Scheme. The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian accreditation or equivalent bodies in other EEA countries.

2. Other documentation for equivalent environmental management measures will be accepted if the contractor is unable to obtain such certificates by the deadline, and this is not due to the contractor himself. It is a prerequisite that the contractor documents that these measures are equivalent to the requested environment systems or standards. The contractor shall justify why he did not have the opportunity to receive such certificates by the deadline, and what this is due to.
Qualification requirement:
The contractor shall be certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015), of relevance for equivalent transport projects.  

Documentation requirement: 
1. Certificate issued by an independent body that documents that the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015). The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian accreditation or equivalent bodies in other EEA countries.

2. Other documentation for equivalent quality assurance measures will be accepted if the contractor is unable to get such certificates by the deadline, and this is not due to the contractor himself. It is a prerequisite that the contractor documents that these measures are equivalent to ISO 9001 (2015). The contractor shall justify why he did not have the opportunity to receive such certificates by the deadline, and what this is due to.
See the tender documentation
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration currently has challenges with keeping the existing technical installations in the Fløyfjell tunnel in operation. The automation plant lacks access to critical spare parts and emergency stations connected to the tunnel has exceeded its lifetime.
The existing installations are old and compound, this involves a high risk of errors and system failures. The upgrading project must be carried out without significantly touching the existing installations.

The E39 Fløyfjell tunnel is located in Bergen municipality and is the main thoroughfare from the north and east to the centre of Bergen. The southern lane (towards the centre) was opened for traffic in 1989 and has a length of 3,195 metres. The northern lane (from the centre) was opened for traffic in 1988 and has a length of 3,825 metres. Annual daily traffic (ÅDT) for the tunnel was approx. 48,000 in 2024.

Work to be carried out (not exhaustively): New automation installations, new emergency power supply and new emergency stations shall be established and commissioned before the old facility can be removed. The automation installations shall have the capacity to handle the complete tunnel installations. New emergency power installations shall be established in new technical rooms that are supplied directly from respective network station, with new subscriptions.
New conveying roads shall be established from new emergency power rooms towards new pipes in the new banquet in the tunnel.
E39 Fløyfjell tunnel in Bergen