Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-19
Buyer: Forsvarsbygg [The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency]
Country: NO
Region: Oslo
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71200000 | 71240000 | 71310000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71311240
Estimated value: 150000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-08-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The scope of the contract continues to be subject to great uncertainty, and the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency has therefore estimated the value of the agreement between 150 — 800 000 000 NOK for the entire agreement period. The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency is not bound by any procurement or volume obligations.
The Norwegian Parliament has, through the presentation of Proposition No 151S (2015-2016) ‘Kampkraft og bærekraft’, suggested major structural alterations, and of which the Evenes area is 1 of several target areas.
The Norwegian Parliament recommends to establish a base for combat aircrafts and maritime surveillance resources protected by air and base defence. The Evenes area is also an area that is important for reception of allied forces. The preliminary plans shows an investment frame between 3 — 4 000 000 000 NOK. The contract period is 8 years.
The framework agreement shall be valid for all engineering design assignments in connection with new investments and renovation works for the development of the Evenes area Planning/zoning works for the air station shall, as a starting point not be included, as this is included in an existing agreement made by the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency. The planning/zoning works not included in existing agreement, may however be called-off under this framework agreement.
The measures are of varying scope and complexity, and must safeguard both national and international requirements. The scope will, in accordance to plan, be decided by Stortinget late autumn 2016. Initial works may be implemented autumn 2016, prior to the final decision made by the Storting.
The tenderer shall be creditworthy. The tenderer must have the financial capacity to carry out the contract.
The service provider (as a company) shall have very good expertise within engineering design of large buildings and plants.
If the tender requires use of sub-providers, or if several companies are submitting tenders jointly, the total joint competence is not required to be developed in co-operation between the various companies. The service provider shall have good delivery capacity for services required in the framework agreement.
The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency intends to invite between 3 and 8 tenderers who will be given the opportunity to submit tenders, as long as a sufficient number of qualified tenderers register. If the number of qualified service providers exceed the limit given by the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency, providers that best fulfil the requirements 5, 6, and 7 in point 4.1.I in the qualification documents will be selected.

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer shall be creditworthy. The tenderer must have the financial capacity to carry out the contract.
The service provider (as a company) shall have very good expertise within engineering design of large buildings and plants. If the tender requires use of sub-providers, or if several companies are submitting tenders jointly, the total joint competence is not required to be developed in co-operation between the various companies. The service provider shall have good delivery capacity for services required in the framework agreement.