Competitive procedure with negotiation concerning West Bridge Bearing Refurbishment (WBBR)

Eignungskriterien

• • •Total annual turnover
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  • •The candidate must submit the European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") with the candidate's total annual turnover in the three (3) latest financial years available.
  • •As a minimum requirement, a total annual turnover of at least EUR 33,5 million is required in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available.
  • •If the candidate relies on the capacities of other entities, the turnover is to be calculated as the total turnover of the candidate and such other entities in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available. For groups of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the turnover is calculated as the total turnover of the suppliers in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available. The information is to be stated in section IV.B of the ESPD.
  • •In this procedure, the candidate may rely on the economic and financial capacity of other operators to fulfill the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their economic and financial capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender material, see “Prequalification Template A”.
  • •If the candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities in relation to the fulfilment of minimum requirements, see above, the candidate and the entities in question will be required by the Contracting Entity to undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the Contract, see “Prequalification Template A”.
  • •The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum suitability requirements in respect of economic and financial capacity.
  • •Before the award decision is made, the candidate to whom the Contracting Entity intends to award the Contract must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate.
  • •Upon the Contracting Entity’s request, the following documentation of economic and financial capacity must be submitted: A statement regarding the supplier's total turnover in the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available, depending on when the supplier was set up or started trading, if the figures for this turnover are available. For groups of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the information in the three latest annual reports/financial statements available must be submitted for each participating supplier in the group. Where an supplier relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities (e.g. a parent company, a sister company or a subcontractor), information for such other entities must be provided as well.

• Equity ** The candidate must submit the European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") with the candidate's equity in each of the three (3) latest financial years available. As a minimum requirement, an equity is required of at least EUR 33,5 million in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available. If the candidate relies on the capacities of other entities, the equity is to be calculated as the total equity of the supplier and such other entities in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available. For groups of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the equity is calculated as the total equity of the suppliers in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available. The information is to be stated in section IV.B of the ESPD. In this procedure, the candidate may rely on the economic and financial capacity of other operators to fulfill the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their economic and financial capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender material, see “Prequalification Template A”. If the candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities in relation to the fulfilment of minimum requirements, see above, the candidate and the entities in question will be required by the Contracting Entity to undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the Contract, see “Prequalification Template A”. The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum suitability requirements in respect of economic and financial capacity. Before the award decision is made, the candidate to whom the Contracting Entity intends to award the Contract must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate. Upon the Contracting Entity’s request, the following documentation of economic and financial capacity must be submitted

  • •The supplier's balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets in the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available if publication of the balance sheets is required under law in the country in which the supplier is established, or other documentation of the size of the equity.
  • •For groups of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the information in the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available must be submitted for each participating supplier in the group. Where a supplier relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities (e.g. a parent company, a sister company or a subcontractor), information for such other entities must be provided as well.

• References ** The candidate must submit the ESPD with a list of the five (5) most significant comparable works that the candidate has carried out in the latest 5 years before the expiry of the deadline for submission of application. As a minimum requirement, the candidate must have documented experience within the last 5 years with two or more references that covers the following

  • •- Projects involving major refurbishment works of bridges over open water.
  • •- Projects involving refurbishment or replacement of bridge bearings involving no less than 25 bearings.
  • •- Projects involving lifting of bridge decks or similar.
  • •Two of the references must each document two out of the three of the abovementioned bullets.
  • •Only references relating to works carried out at the time of submitting application will be given importance in the evaluation of whether the minimum requirements regarding technical and professional capacity have been complied with, see above. Hence, in the case of an ongoing task, only the part of the supplies already performed at the time of application will be included in the evaluation of the reference.
  • •Each reference is requested to include a brief description of the deliveries made. The description of the works should include 1) a clear description of the works, including details on execution, planning and logistics management, and 2) the candidate's role(s) in the performance of the works. The reference is furthermore requested to include the 3) financial value of the works (amount), the 4) date of delivery of the works and the name of the customer (recipient), and 5) the country where it was performed.
  • •When indicating the date of the delivery of the works, the candidate is requested to indicate the date of commencement and finalisation of the works. If this is not possible, for example if the tasks were performed on a continuous basis under a framework agreement, the candidate is asked to indicate how the date is specified.
  • •No more than five (5) references may be stated, irrespective of whether the candidate is a single supplier, whether the candidate relies on the technical capacity of other entities or is a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium). Where more than five (5) references are stated, only the most recent five (5) references will be taken into account. Any additional references will be disregarded. If it is not possible to decide which references are the most recent five (5) references, the references will be selected by drawing lots.
  • •In this procedure, the candidate may rely on the technical capacity of other operators to fulfill the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their technical capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender material, see “Prequalification Template A”.
  • •If the candidate relies on the professional experience of other entities for the performance of specific parts of the works comprised by the contract, such specific parts of the works under the contract must be performed by the entity on which the candidate relies.
  • •The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum suitability requirements in respect of technical and professional ability, see above. No additional documentation of technical and professional capacity will be required from the candidate. However, the Contracting Entity reserves the right to contact the candidate or the customer stated in the reference for verification of the information stated in the reference, including the dates of the reference indicated.
  • •The candidate may support the ESPD regarding the technical and professional ability with a reference checklist. Please find a template in the folder on EU Supply, see “Prequalification Template C - Reference Checklist”.

• Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates. ** The Contracting Entity will select three (3) candidates by applying the selection criterion, unless the Contracting Entity receives no more than three (3) compliant applications for participation. The selection of candidates invited to tender will be based on an evaluation of comparable works covered by the contract based on the references provided in the ESPD, cf. above. The relevance assessment will be made on the basis of the extent to which the references document experience in the delivery of comparable works. Emphasis will be put on (not prioritized)

  • •- Projects involving major refurbishment works of major bridges with a length of 500 meters or more over open water.
  • •- Projects involving refurbishment or replacement of bridge bearings involving more than 25 bearings.
  • •- Projects involving lifting of bridge decks or similar with a weight of 2500 tons per lift or more.
  • •In the evaluation of which candidates have documented the most relevant deliveries of comparable works, the extent to which the references, in total (incl. scale and volume) document relevant experience will be considered.

Zuschlagskriterien

• Price: See the Instructions to Tenderers.

• Solution description: See the Instructions to Tenderers.

• Organisation and staffing: See the Instructions to Tenderers.