(2021-128) Project administrative assignments, framework agreement

The contest concerns delivery of a framework agreement for project administrative assignments covering the municipalities´ needs within the disciplines of project management, engineering design management, construction management, building administration and program review.

See point 1.1.1 for a description of the participants in the procurement.

The contract value is estimated to be above the EEA threshold. The need is uncertain. The contracting authority has previously traded for NOK 60 million excluding VAT per year for various consultancy services carried out in the municipalities. The contracting authority does not have a joint procurement system specified within the various framework agreements for recent years. The volume can be both higher and lower, and will depend on, amongst other things, the contracting authority's needs, activities, budgetary situation and other framework factors.

Maximum value including any options and expected price increases: NOK 55 million excluding VAT.

See the procurement documents for further information.

Groups:

Tenders can be submitted for parts of the assignment, i.e., tenders for the following lots:

Group 1: Project Administration Building

Group 2: Project Administration Roads, Water and Sewage Group

Group 3: SHA Manager

Framework agreement

The procurement will be regulated by the attached framework agreement.

The framework agreement duration is from and including 01.04.2022 until and including 31.03.2024 with the opportunity for the contracting authority to further extend for up to two years, 12 months at a time.

The contracting authority will enter into a contract with up to four suppliers per group, as along as a sufficient number of qualified tenderers submit tender offers.

The contracting authority expects that the tenderer studies the contractual terms and makes the required internal clarifications in such a way that a contract can be signed if awarded.

2 extensions, each for 12 months

Tax and VAT certificates

Tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order (ESPD: Part II A.e).

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 be no more than 6 months old.

The contracting authority is not allowed to request the certificate if he has already received it, 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 deadline for this contract 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, attach the certificate voluntarily if you want.

Other economic and financial requirements: Economic and financial standing

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 obtain 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 providers in order to fulfil this qualification requirement, the required documentation thereof must be presented. The contracting authority retains the right to collect supplementary information, bank guarantees or similar.

There are requirements regarding the tenderer's technical and professional qualifications.

The tenderer must have good experience from comparable assignments/deliveries to municipalities and/or public contracting authorities (ESPD: Part IV B.58-4).

Documentation requirement: Description of up to five of the tenderer’s most relevant assignments during the last three to five years. The description must include an indication of assignment value, date, recipient (name, telephone number and e-mail address) and a description of tenderer's role in the delivery. It is the tenderer's responsibility to confirm relevance through the description.

Mercell notice: https://opic.com/id/afxhvvshig