Konkurranse om OPS-kontrakt for Rv. 3/rv. 25 Ommangsvollen — Grundset/Basthjørnet

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Konkurranse om OPS-kontrakt for Rv. 3/rv. 25 Ommangsvollen — Grundset/Basthjørnet.

The purpose of the procurement is to fulfill the need for a new road from Ommangsvollen in Løten municipality to Grundset and Grindalsmoen/Basthjørnet in Elverum.

The procurement is carried out through qualification and tendering with negotiations.

The project includes:

The design, financing, construction, operation, management and maintenance of the project rv. 3 from Ommangsvollen in Løten to Grundset in Elverum, and new rv. 25 Åkroken — Grindalsmoen in Elverum, including associated intersections and roadside facilities

The planning, financing and construction of diverted local roads and tracks, as well as footpaths and cycle paths adjacent to the new main road network.

Design, financing and construction of the inspection site at Ånestad in Løten.

Upon traffic opening the supplier will receive capital contribution of 2 600 000 000 000 NOK form the client. The operating period of the project is 20 years.

The purpose of the procurement is to fulfill the need for a new road from Ommangsvollen in Løten municipality to Grundset and Grindalsmoen/Basthjørnet in Elverum.

The procurement is carried out through qualification and tendering with negotiations.

The project includes:

The design, financing, construction, operation, management and maintenance of the project rv. 3 from Ommangsvollen in Løten to Grundset in Elverum, and new rv. 25 Åkroken — Grindalsmoen in Elverum, including associated intersections and roadside facilities

The planning, financing and construction of diverted local roads and tracks, as well as footpaths and cycle paths adjacent to the new main road network.

Design, financing and construction of the inspection site at Ånestad in Løten.

Upon traffic opening the supplier will receive capital contribution of 2 600 000 000 000 NOK form the client. The operating period of the project is 20 years.

Selection criteria:

The supplier or the parties that jointly constitute the supplier must be legally established businesses.

Documentation requirements:

1. Certificate from the Register of Business Enterprises or equivalent certificate of statutory registration in the country where the supplier (if established) or the actors who jointly will constitute the supplier are established.

2. A statement showing the supplier's ownership and ownership structure.

Selection criteria:

The supplier must have good economic and financial capacity in order to implement the contract.

It is the organisational unit that represents the overall financing or guarantee capacity that is evaluated, i.e. the parent company that provides guarantees if the financing capacity rests on such a guarantee.

Good economic and financial capacity will be assessed against the ratios set out below.

The person or actors at the supplier who is/are primarily responsible for carrying out construction work must meet the following minimum requirements:

— Annual turnover of at least 3 500 000 000 000 NOK for each of the three preceding financial years. If several parties will have primary responsibility for the construction, and they collectively but not individually meet the requirement, the requirement for this applies to them collectively, provided that they can document joint and several liability towards the supplier for the construction work.

— Current ratio of 0.5 or more each for each of the three previous fiscal years. The requirement applies to each individual party.

— Adjusted long-term debt-equity ratio of 2 or less for each of the three previous fiscal years. By adjusted long-term debt ratio it is meant the long-term debt less cash divided by equity. The requirement applies to each individual party.

— Interest coverage (EBITDA/payable interest) must be equal to 1.5 or higher, for each of the three previous fiscal years. The requirement applies to each individual party.

The person or parties at the supplier who will be included as co-owners of the supplier must meet the following minimum requirements:

— Accumulated net worth (total value of assets minus all liabilities) must be equal to 600 000 000 NOK or more in each of the preceding three fiscal years. This requirement applies collectively for all co-owners.

How the criterias are to be documented is described in B2 in the tender documents.

3.4.1 Experience from similar projects.

Selection criteria:

The supplier must have extensive experience in infrastructure projects with works of a similar nature and complexity as the current contract, including design, construction, and operation and maintenance. The supplier must have experience in all phases of project implementation.

The supplier must have experience of model-based design.

The supplier must have experience with the implementation of infrastructure projects with a contract value over 700 000 000 NOK excluding VAT.

The supplier must have completed infrastructure projects in a way that demonstrates good ability, good contract management and a good ability to cooperate with former and current clients.

Circumstances that will be assessed include previous experience with:

— The organisation and management of contract work,

— The safeguarding of safety, security, health and the environment,

— Planning for progress and compliance with contract deadlines,

— Compliance with contract requirements for quality and documentation of this,

— Ability to collaborate with the client(s) and other stakeholders in the project documented in the reference projects.

The client will also place importance on information from their own assessment of the supplier and their subcontractors from previous work undertaken for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and other public clients.

Experience of financing PPP projects.

Selection criteria:

The supplier must have experience of arranging debt financing for at least one equivalent PPP project that has reached the operational phase.

The supplier must have experience in obtaining equity financing for at least one corresponding PPP project that has reached the operational phase.

The supplier must have experience of ownership of at least one corresponding PPP project that has reached the operational phase.

By equivalent PPP project it is meant a long-term infrastructure project delivered by long-term private financing in a contract between the public sector and a private operator, where a significant proportion of the financial, structural and operational risk in the project is transferred to the private party.

Organisational capacity and the necessary expertise.

Selection criteria:

The supplier must have the organisational capacity to fulfill the contract, with adequate staffing and the necessary expertise to implement all phases of the contract.

System for safety, health and working environment (SHA).

Selection criteria:

The supplier must have a system that shows that the supplier is working pro-actively on safeguarding safety, health and the working environment (SHA), with relevance to equivalent transportation projects. The system must be subject to periodic revisions.

Accident rate (H1-value).

Selection criteria:

The supplier or its key sub-contractors must have an average H1 for the last three years that is lower than 10.

The H1-value is defined as the number of work accidents with absence relative to the hours worked multiplied by 10^6.

Environmental.

Selection criteria:

The supplier must have a well-functioning and well-developed environmental management system based on ISO 14001:2004 (2015), the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme for environmental management (EMAS) or equivalent.

Quality control.

Selection criteria:

The supplier must have a well-functioning quality management system for the delivery, based on ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent, with relevance to equivalent transportation projects. The system must be subject to periodic revisions.

How the criterias are to be documented is described in B2 in the tender documents.