Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-02-01
Buyer: Ålesund kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34100000 | 34144900: Tram cars
Estimated value: 6000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2019-03-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: As preliminary documentation of the fulfilment of the qualification requirements, that there is no grounds for rejection and possible fulfilment of selection criteria, the supplier must complete the attached ESPD form. The form must be submitted together with the request for participation.
The Contracting Authority can at any point in the competition, ask the tenderers to deliver all or parts of the documentation evidence if it is necessary to ensure that the competition is implemented in the correct manner.
In order to have their qualification application assessed, the tenderer must submit a completed ESPD self-declaration stating that the tenderer fulfils all of the qualification requirements stated below. The tenderer who is chosen for the contract must, before the contract is signed, document fulfilment of the qualification requirements in accordance with the stated documentation requirements. The content of the requirements, as well as what is valid documentation are described in this document (qualification requirement), and stated in the notice.
Tenderers must have their tax, employer contribution and VAT affairs in order in accordance with the legal provisions.
For Norwegian tenderers: Tax and VAT certificate. The certificate must not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified (tenderers can obtain the electronic tax and VAT certificate themselves and it will immediately be sent by email).
Foreign tenderers: tenderers who are not established in Norway must present equivalent documentation issued by the authorities in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate shall preferably be translated into Norwegian, but it will also be accepted in Swedish, Danish and English.
The financial capacity to carry out the contract is required. Tenderers are required as a minimum to be credit worthy, A in accordance with Bisnode AS with the service CreditPro, or have the economic capacity to fulfil the contract based on the Contracting Authority's discretion in accordance with the attached documentation from the tenderer.
Newly established companies: newly established companies must have the economic capacity to implement the contract.
The Contracting Authority will carry out their own assessment of the Tenderer's finances through the business and account information system Bisnode AS (www.soliditet.no/creditcontrol) with the service CreditPro.
The Contracting Authority will not accept credit ratings from business and account information systems other than Bisnode AS with the service CreditPro in order to ensure an equal assessment of all tenderers.
Tenderers can enclose other necessary information in the tender offer if the tenderer believes that Bisnode/CreditPro does not provide a correct picture of the economic situation.
Newly established companies: Newly established companies that have not built up a basis for credit rating must enclose a declaration from a bank or similar financing institution regarding the company's financial and economic position.
To ensure compliance with environmentally relevant requirements in the contract, the Tenderer is required to have sufficient relevant environmental expertise, management systems and procedures for quality assurance of the services covered.
Tenderers must complete the “self-declaration form regarding environmental management” (Annex 4). This is to substantiate that the requirement is met.

Eligibility requirements: As preliminary documentation of the fulfilment of the qualification requirements, that there is no grounds for rejection and possible fulfilment of selection criteria, the supplier must complete the attached ESPD form. The form must be submitted together with the request for participation. The Contracting Authority can at any point in the competition, ask the tenderers to deliver all or parts of the documentation evidence if it is necessary to ensure that the competition is implemented in the correct manner. In order to have their qualification application assessed, the tenderer must submit a completed ESPD self-declaration stating that the tenderer fulfils all of the qualification requirements stated below. The tenderer who is chosen for the contract must, before the contract is signed, document fulfilment of the qualification requirements in accordance with the stated documentation requirements. The content of the requirements, as well as what is valid documentation are described in this document (qualification requirement), and stated in the notice.

Award value: 6000000