Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-04-15
Buyer: Horten kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71310000 | 71500000 | 71541000: Construction project management services
Submission deadline: 2022-05-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The invitation to tender concerns a framework agreement for the delivery of technical consultancy services.
The contract value is estimated to be above the EEA threshold value. The estimated value is not binding for the contracting authority. The need is uncertain. The contracting authority has previously procured consultant engineering services, planning and construction/project management services for approx. NOK 7.5 million excluding VAT per year during the last 3 years. The volume can be both higher and lower, and will depend on, among other things, the contracting authority's needs, activities, budgetary situation and other framework factors.
Tenders can be submitted for one or more of the groups below. Lots cannot be submitted within individual groups, nor alternative tenders.
Group 1: RIV [Consulting engineer heating, ventilation and sanitary installations; HVAC and plumbing], RIE [Consulting engineer electrical engineering], Construction manager and project manager (Estimated annual value: NOK 4 million excluding VAT. Maximum contract value: NOK 25 million excluding VAT).
Group 2: RIB [Construction engineer] (Estimated annual value: NOK 1 million excluding VAT. Maximum contract value: NOK 6 million excluding VAT).
Group 3: RIBR [Consulting engineer fire-proofing] (The estimated annual value: NOK 600.000 excluding VAT) Maximum contract value: NOK 4 million excluding VAT).
Group 4: RIG [Geotechnical engineer] (The estimated annual value: NOK 700,000 excluding VAT. Maximum contract value: NOK 4 million excluding VAT).
Group 5: Planning consultant, (The estimated annual value: NOK 1 million excluding VAT. Maximum contract value: NOK 6 million excluding VAT).
The framework agreement has a duration from and including 2022-08-01 until and including 2024-07-31 with the option for the contracting authority to extend for up to a further 2 years, for 12 months at a time.
The contracting authority expects that the tenderer is familiar with the contract provisions and makes the necessary internal clarifications in such a way that a contract can be signed if awarded.
Documentation requirement: Requirement for certificate of paid VAT, tax and social security contribution. A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's country, confirming that the tenderer has met the obligations in regard to payment of VAT, tax and social security contributions in the country where the tenderer/contractor has its headquarters the (Norwegian certificate for Tax and VAT is combined and ordered from altinn.no, RF-1507, previously RF-1244) in accordance with the legislation in the country where the tenderer is registered. The certificate must not be more than 6 months from the deadline for tenders.
The contracting authority is not allowed to request the certificate if already submitted, in accordance with the regulations, § 17-1(4). If you have submitted a tax certificate to the contracting authority and it is still valid at the time of the tender submission for this contest, you are not obliged to submit a certificate now. If this is the case, state when and to whom the certificate was previously submitted. You can, however, enclose the certificate voluntarily if you want.
Requirements regarding the tenderer´s economic and financial standing: The financial capacity to fulfil the contract is required (ESPD: Part IV B.58-3).
Documentation: The Contracting Authority will assess finances through the company and accounting information system Proff Forvalt (www.forvalt.no). The Contracting Authority reserves the right to collect supplementary information about the tenderer's finances.
Any need for support from other companies in order to fulfil this qualification requirement: If the tenderer is dependent on other companies to fulfil this qualification requirement, an account thereof shall be given below. In such cases the contracting authority will assess the finances of the supporting company in the same way. The contracting authority retains the right to collect supplementary information, bank guarantees or similar.