Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-06-21
Buyer: Fluxys Belgium n.v.
Country: BE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 60424100 | 60440000: Aerial work | 71700000 | 79961200
Submission deadline: 2021-07-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of this contract is to detect, survey and register all potential threats to the Fluxys Belgium gas transmission pipelines. This includes (non-exhaustive list) detecting:
— ongoing or recently finished activities carried out by third parties (announced and un-announced works),
— farming activities at a depth of more than 50 cm, such as the installation of drainage pipes, deep plowing, soil drilling, specific soil cultivation techniques,
— changes in ground surface due to erosion or other effects having a potential impact on the initial coverage of the pipelines,
This lot contains eleven (11) flight routes, spread over the entire Belgian territory, and representing approx. 50 % of the total flight volume. Additional details about these routes can be found in Annex H – Scope of Services.
This lot contains a second set of eleven (11) flight routes, for which additional details are given in Annex H – Scope of Services.
For this lot Fluxys foresees a stable estimated volume during the first year of the contractual term.
— the candidate shall provide a copy of his Air Operator’s Licence valid for ‘aerial photography’ and ‘aerial monitoring’.
1) Proof of the candidate's economic and financial standing may be furnished by one or more of the following references:
— the presentation of financial statements or extracts from the financial statements, where publication of financial statements is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established,
— a statement of the economic operator's overall turnover of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading.
1) The candidate must have an average yearly turnover of at least EUR 1 000 000. This criterion applies to the candidate as a whole, i.e. through the combined capacity of all members of the group in case of a group of economic operators.
In addition, the ratio between assets and liabilities must be above 1.0 (+ bank guarantee if ration insufficient. This criterion applies to each member of the group in case of a group of economic operators.
The contractor shall buy all necessary and compulsory insurances with respect to his professional activities. More in particular, the following insurance policies will be written and maintained during the whole period of the contract:
Demonstration a experience of 2 years in aerial observation flights (with a min of 500 h/year) including inspection/observation flights of linear infrastructure (pipelines, power lines, railways,....). The candidate needs to provide certificates of satisfactory execution of these missions.

Eligibility requirements: — The candidate shall provide a copy of his own Air Operator’s Certificate, — the candidate shall provide a copy of his own Specialized Operations high risk authorization, — the candidate shall provide a copy of his Air Operator’s Licence valid for ‘aerial photography’ and ‘aerial monitoring’.