Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-06-02
Buyer: Statens vegvesen
Country: NO
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work
Submission deadline: 2023-07-03
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The project involves the improvement of approximately 3.3 kilometres of national road on the Søre Herefoss - Engebu section. The project involves upgrading the existing road to a width of 7.5 metres and geometry requirements in accordance with current road standards. The route of the new road mainly follows the current route.
One stream, Fjerdingsbekken, will be moved one metre because the road width will be increased by one metre. Here, the new stream course will be shifted parallel so that it has the same cross-section, just one metre further away from Herefossfjorden.
The work will otherwise consist of blasting, rock stabilisation, soil relocation, felling of trees, clearing terrain, laying of pipes, drains and culverts, asphalt work, natural stone masonry and railing work. To a large extent, it is planned to use the soil at the site for road construction.
The project involves the improvement of approximately 3.3 kilometres of national road on the Søre Herefoss - Engebu section. The project involves upgrading the existing road to a width of 7.5 metres and geometry requirements in accordance with current road standards. The route of the new road mainly follows the current route.
In one place, the Herefoss Fjord will be back filled, but otherwise all soil deposition will take place on land, in areas along the road. Permission for back filling in water will be obtained by the builder.
The goal of the project is to increase traffic safety and accessibility by improving turns, establishing soft side terrain, increasing the carrying load capacity of the road, and improving visibility.
One stream, Fjerdingsbekken, will be moved one metre because the road width will be increased by one metre. Here, the new stream course will be shifted parallel so that it has the same cross-section, just one metre further away from Herefossfjorden. The downstream migration of fish will also be better facilitated in the stream along this road. The stream runs under the road through a concrete pipe with an internal diameter of 2.4 metres.
The work will otherwise consist of blasting, rock stabilisation, soil relocation, felling of trees, clearing terrain, laying of pipes, drains and culverts, asphalt work, natural stone masonry and railing work. To a large extent, it is planned to use the soil at the site for road construction.
Tenderers must be a legally established company or consist of a group of contractors who are legally established companies. The requirement also applies to any sub-contractors that the tenderer will rely on, cf. the tender documentation chapter B2 point 4.
Tenderers must have a system that shows that they work pro actively to ensure safety, health and working environment (SHA), with relevance for equivalent work as that comprised in this competition. The system will be subject to periodic audits.
Tenderers and their central contractual partners should have an average H1 value lower than 15 for the last three years.
If the H1-value is higher than 15, an account shall be given of the developing trend of the H1-value and possibly the F-value, which will express the severity of any high H1-value.
If a tenderer is a working partnership (supplier consortium), the requirements apply for each of the participants.
The H1-value is defined as the number of work accidents with absence in relation to the hours worked multiplied by 10^6.
Tenderers must be certified, or in the process of being certified, in accordance with NS-EN ISO 14001:2015 Management systems for the environment - specification with guidance, EMAS - EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, or Eco-Lighthouse for the relevant traffic projects.

Eligibility requirements: Legally established enterprise: Tenderers must be a legally established company or consist of a group of contractors who are legally established companies. The requirement also applies to any sub-contractors that the tenderer will rely on, cf. the tender documentation chapter B2 point 4. SHA system: Tenderers must have a system that shows that they work pro actively to ensure safety, health and working environment (SHA), with relevance for equivalent work as that comprised in this competition. The system will be subject to periodic audits. Accident frequency (H1-value) Tenderers and their central contractual partners should have an average H1 value lower than 15 for the last three years. If the H1-value is higher than 15, an account shall be given of the developing trend of the H1-value and possibly the F-value, which will express the severity of any high H1-value. If a tenderer is a working partnership (supplier consortium), the requirements apply for each of the participants. The H1-value is defined as the number of work accidents with absence in relation to the hours worked multiplied by 10^6. The environment: Tenderers must be certified, or in the process of being certified, in accordance with NS-EN ISO 14001:2015 Management systems for the environment - specification with guidance, EMAS - EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, or Eco-Lighthouse for the relevant traffic projects. Quality Tenderers must be certified, or in the process of being certified, in accordance with NS-EN ISO 9001:2015 Management systems for quality - Requirement. The certified system must be relevant for equivalent transport projects.