Procurement of a wheeled loader 19-23 tons with a service contract

Background Avfall Sør Husholdning AS is a part of Avfall Sør konsern, which is owned 100% by Kristiansand and Vennesla municipalities in Agder. The company provides waste and sanitation services to all inhabitants in the owner municipalities and serves approx. 55,500 residential units with dunk sanitation, 5,000 residential units with buried systems and 3,700 cabin subscribers. In addition, the company operates three recycling stations and a large waste facility at Støleheia with various treatment activities such as sorting, composting, tiling and depositing. Avfall Sør Husholdning AS is the contracting authority for this competition. Read more about Avfall Sør at: www.avfallsor.no Description of the assignment Avfall Sør Husholdning AS needs to replace an existing wheeled loader and thus makes a procurement that includes the delivery of one new wheeled loader in the weight class 19-23 tonnes including a service contract for Avfall Sør Husholdning AS ́ waste facility at Støleheia in Vennesla municipality. The wheel loader is a central part of daily operations and it is used for handling and loading waste and matter. It is therefore important for the Contracting Authority to procure a machine that is robust, reliable and adapted to use under demanding and varying operational conditions, including dust, dirt and other loads typical of a waste facility. The objective of the procurement is to cover the company's ongoing need for machine capacity through an overall delivery that supports secure, flexible and efficient operation. Read the contracting authority ́s requirement specifications and other competition documents for further information.