Tender for a Construction Agreement regarding Passing Tracks Kalvebod (Sub-project 2) Track and Catenary

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 latest financial year(s) available. As a minimum requirement, a total annual turnover of at least DKK 200 million is required in each of the three latest annual report(s)/financial statement(s) 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 report(s)/financial statement(s) available. For groups of operators (e.g., a consortium), the turnover is calculated as the total turnover of the operators in each of the three latest annual report(s)/financial statement(s) 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 fulfil the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their economic and financial capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment, see further in the Tender Specifications. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the Tender Specifications (Appendix D - Letter of Commitment).
  • •If the candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities in relation to the fulfilment of requirements, see below, 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 Appendix D - Letter of Commitment.
  • •The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum 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 operator's overall turnover in the three latest annual report(s)/financial statement(s) available, depending on when the operator was established or started trading if the figures for this turnover are available. If the candidate participates as a group of operators (e.g., a consortium) or relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities, the documentation must be submitted for each entity 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 DKK 50 million in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available. If the candidate relies on the capacities of other entities or participates as a group of operators (e.g. a consortium), the equity is calculated as the total equity of the candidate and such other entities. 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 fulfil the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their economic and financial capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment, see further in the tender specifications. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the Tender Specifications (Appendix D - Letter of Commitment). If the candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities in relation to the fulfilment of requirements, see below, 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 Appendix D - Letter of Commitment. The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum 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 operator's balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets in the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statement available, if publication of the balance sheets is required under law in the country in which the operator is established, or other documentation of the size of the equity. If the candidate participates as a group of operators (e.g., a consortium) or relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities, the documentation must be submitted for each entity as well.

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

  • •• A railway project involving minimum two of the following disciplines: (i) construction work along the railway, (ii) construction of new railway or maintenance work of a scale comparable to new railway construction, and (iii) railway safety.
  • •• A construction project carried out near an operational railway.
  • •• Construction works involving overhead line system.
  • •Only references relating to works carried out at the time of the deadline for application will be given importance in the evaluation of whether the requirements regarding technical and professional capacity have been complied with, see below. Hence, in the case of an ongoing task, only the part of the works already performed at the time of the deadline for 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 delivery should include 1) a clear description of the works to which the delivery relates and 2) the candidates role(s) in the performance of the delivery. The reference is furthermore requested to include 3) the financial value of the delivery (amount), the 4) date of delivery and the name of the customer (recipient).
  • •When indicating the date of the delivery, the candidate is requested to indicate the date of commencement and finalisation of the delivery. 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 5 references may be stated, irrespective of whether the candidate is a single operator, whether the candidate relies on the technical capacity of other entities, or is a group of operators (e.g. a consortium). Where more than 5 references are stated, only the most recent 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 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 fulfil the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their technical capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment, see further in the tender specifications. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender specifications (Appendix D – Letter of commitment).
  • •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 requirements in respect of technical and professional ability. 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.

• Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates. *** The Contracting Entity will select (3) candidates by applying this selection criterion, unless the contracting entity receives no more than three (3) compliant requests for participation. The shortlisting of candidates invited to tender will be based on an evaluation of which candidates have documented the most relevant comparable works, of the services 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)

  • •• Experience with works whose complexity imposes strict requirements on project logistics. Complexity is understood as works carried out under a tight schedule, in a confined workspace, and on/near an operational rail-way.
  • •• Experience with similar works with a contract value exceeding DKK 150 million.
  • •• Experience with the following disciplines (i) construction work along the railway, (ii) construction of new railway or maintenance work of a scale comparable to new railway construction, (iii) railway safety and (iv) construction works involving an overhead line system. The more disciplines covered, the more positively it will be weighted.
  • •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 Tender specifications

• Organisation and Key Personnel: See Tender specifications

• Time Schedule: See Tender specifications