Invitation to Tender (ITT) Procurement of AutoPASS charging point equipment for E6 Kolomonen – Moelv E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal Open procedure Invitation to Tender – toll collection solution E6 Kolomoen – Moelv, E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal, E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal Content 1 General Description .................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Background .................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 The Customer ................................................................................................................ 7 1.4 Description of deliverables .......................................................................................... 7 1.5 Options ............................................................................................................................ 8 2 Rules for conducting the competition ................................................................................... 8 2.1 Procurement Process ................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Timetable for procurement .......................................................................................... 8 2.3 Additional information, questions and answers ...................................................... 9 2.4 Competition Announcement Tool .............................................................................. 9 2.5 Costs for participating in the competition................................................................. 9 2.6 Partial bids ...................................................................................................................... 9 2.7 Alternative bids .............................................................................................................. 9 2.8 Non-disclosure agreement .......................................................................................... 9 2.9 Public Access ............................................................................................................... 10 2.10 Language ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.11 Notice of chosen Bidder ............................................................................................ 10 2.12 Complaints .................................................................................................................... 10 2.13 Competition close........................................................................................................ 10 3 European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) .......................................................... 10 3.1 General information about ESPD ............................................................................ 10 3.2 National grounds for rejection .................................................................................. 10 3.3 Overall statement for all qualification requirements in the ESPD form ........... 11 4 Qualification Requirements ................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 11 4.2 Bidders registration, authorisation, etc................................................................... 11 4.3 Bidders economic and financial capacity............................................................... 11 4.4 Bidders technical and professional qualifications ................................................ 12 4.5 Tax and VAT certificate ............................................................................................. 12 4.6 Collaborative bids........................................................................................................ 12 4.7 Support from other businesses ................................................................................ 13 5 Award of contract .................................................................................................................... 13 5.1 Award Criteria .............................................................................................................. 13 6 Contract ..................................................................................................................................... 14 6.1 Contract templates ...................................................................................................... 14 6.2 Contract document structure .................................................................................... 15 6.3 Requirements for salary and working conditions ................................................. 17 7 Delivery of bids and bid format............................................................................................. 17 7.1 Delivery of bids ............................................................................................................ 17 7.2 Bid format ...................................................................................................................... 17 7.3 Redacted bids .............................................................................................................. 17 7.4 Check-list before submitting the bid ........................................................................ 17 Page 2 of 19 Invitation to Tender – toll collection solution E6 Kolomoen – Moelv, E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal, E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal 7.5 Reservations ................................................................................................................ 18 8 Attachments .............................................................................................................................. 18 Page 3 of 19 Invitation to Tender – toll collection solution E6 Kolomoen – Moelv, E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal, E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1.1 Introduction Vegfinans AS invite Bidders to the Open Procedure for procurement of delivery, installation and maintenance of Charging Point Equipment (CPE) for the toll collection systems in: • E6 Kolomoen – Moelv • E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal • E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal (hereafter referred to as the "solution"). Vegfinans AS (the Regional Toll Company for Region East) is responsible for the technical solution for the projects E6 Kolomoen – Moelv and E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal. Ferde AS (the Regional Toll Company for Region West) is responsible for the technical solution for the project E18 Arendal – Tvedestrand. Vegfinans will on behalf of Ferde AS, manage the Tender for the project E18 Arendal – Tvedestrand. This is a joint tender and evaluation for all of these projects. There will be one contract award, with three separate contracts and progress plans. The contractor must be able to handle all projects in parallel where necessary. 1.2 Background Vegfinans AS will finance a part of the road construction for the projects E6 Kolomoen - Moelv and E18 Rugtvedt - Dørdal. The E6 projects is a part of the main road from Oslo to Trondheim. The E18 project is a part of the main road from Oslo to the southern part of Norway. Ferde AS will finance a part of the road construction for the project E18 Arendal – Tvedestrand. The E18 project is a part of the main road from Oslo to the southern part of Norway. All projects will be build as highways with 2 lanes in both direction. The speed limit will be 110km/h. The road construction will take place under the direction of Nye Veier AS for all projects. Page 4 of 19 Invitation to Tender – toll collection solution E6 Kolomoen – Moelv, E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal, E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal E6 Kolomoen - Moelv E18 Rugtvedt - Dørdal E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal Placement for all projects Page 5 of 19 Invitation to Tender – toll collection solution E6 Kolomoen – Moelv, E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal, E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal Map of E6 Kolomoen – Moelv Map of E18 Rugtvedt Dørdal Page 6 of 19 Invitation to Tender – toll collection solution E6 Kolomoen – Moelv, E18 Rugtvedt – Dørdal, E18 Tvedestrand - Arendal Map of E18 Arendal - Tvedestrand 1.3 The Customer The competition is being run by Vegfinans AS (hereafter referred to as "customer"). Vegfinans is a regional toll company owned by the seven counties Akershus, Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland, Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold. Through the ownership model, Vegfinans AS have streamlined its administrative duties and the management of the various toll road projects that the company operate. Vegfinans AS is an integral part of the entire lifecycle of the toll road projects, beginning with the planning phase all the way through to the closing of the projects when the toll road has been fully funded, and the various loans have been repaid. More information about Customer may be found at the following addresses: Norwegian version: www.vegfinans.no Ferde AS is a newly established regional toll company responsible for all road user charging in the south-west of Norway. In order to make toll collection more user- friendly and cost-effective the company has acquired the former ITS vendor BT Signaal AS. Ferde AS is owned by the five counties Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Rogaland, Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. More information about Customer may be found at