Delivery of hydraulic cylinders for the Great Belt Link

Kort beskrivelse

The tender procedure concerns the award of a contract regarding purchase of 13 hydraulic cylinders for the Great Belt Link where a refurbishment and partial replacement of the “West Bridge” bearings, 276 in all, is imminent.

The project is split into two separate phases, where a test lift in the fall of 2024 is next. The hydraulic cylinders included in this tender shall be used for this test lift. Hence, delivery time is an important part of the delivery.

The hydraulic cylinders must have a lifting capacity of minimum 750 tons and comply to strict geometrical restraints, in order to allow for transport out to the piers and be able to place the cylinders within the available clearance between the pillars and the bridge girder.

The hydraulic cylinders will be placed in a specially designed steel structure, to act as a side restraint and temporary bearing, which further adds to the strict geometrical restraints. Besides the hydraulic cylinders, the tender also concerns the purchase of a compatible pumping and motion control unit and hoses.

The tender also includes options in regard to purchase of additional 8 smaller hydraulic cylinders with a lifting capacity of 50 tons compatible with the offered pumping and control unit as well as an option for on-site assistance/introduction.

All requirements for the hydraulic cylinders, pump, motion control etc. are stated in “Appendix 6 – Technical Specifications”.

Yderligere oplysninger

Participation in the tender procedure may only take place by electronic means via the electronic tendering system.

All communication in connection with the tender procedure, including questions regarding the tender documents, must be in English and must be submitted via the electronic tendering system. For further information see the tender specifications.

ESPD
The tenderer must together with its tender submit the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) as preliminary documentation of the circumstances set out in section 148 (1) paras 1-3 of the Public Procurement Act (Udbudsloven).

The ESPD must be filled in electronically via the electronic tendering system (Digitale Udbud). Tenderers can find further guidance in document 02 - Guide to the ESPD.

It is not necessary for the tenderer to sign the ESPD document. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), a separate ESPD must be submitted for each participating operator. Where the tenderer is a group of operators, the ESPD document of each participant in the group must be signed by the participant in question. The tenderer heading the group and submitting the tender is not required to sign its ESPD document.

INFORMATION TO GROUNDS OF EXCLUSION:
The tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tender procedure if the tenderer is subject to the mandatory grounds for exclusion set out in section 134a, 135 and 136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Further, the contracting entity will exclude a tenderer from participation in the tendering procedure if the tenderer is subject to the optional ground of exclusion set out in section 137(1), para 1, 2 and 6 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Before the award decision is made, the tenderer to whom the contracting entity intends to award the contract must provide documentation of the information submitted in the ESPD pursuant to sections 151-152, cf. section 153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. As an alternative to the documentation mentioned in sections 153-155, 157 and 158 of the Danish Public Procurement Act, the tenderer may submit to the contracting entity a certificate of registration in an official list of approved economic operators, see section 156 of the Danish Public Procurement Act, issued by the competent authority. The contracting entity only accepts certificates of registration in an official list from tenderers established in the country holding the official list.

The contracting entity encourages all tenderers to submit the ESPD documentation together with their offer.

DURATION OF THE CONTRACT:
It should be noted that the indicated duration of the contract is a estimate based on expected delivery time. However, due to the fact that the supply is going to be used on a test lift that can only be preformed on specific times, the duration may be more than 12 months.

DECLARATION REGARDING COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) NO 833/2014
Attention is drawn to Article 5k in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 as later amended which applies for the tender procedure. The provision contains a prohibition against award of contracts to Russian companies and Russian controlled companies etc. (reference is made to Article 5k, section 1, for the exact delimitation of the actors covered by the prohibition). The Client may at any time during the tender process require that the economic operators prove that they are not covered by the prohibition, for example by requiring a declaration to this effect and/or documentation regarding the economic operators’ and any subcontractors’ place of establishment and ownership.

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The contracting entity reserves the right to use the procedure in section 159 (5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act if the offer does not meet the formal requirements of the tender material.

Beskrivelse af mulighederne

The tender includes the following options:

1) Purchase of additional 8 smaller hydraulic cylinders with a lifting capacity of 50 tons compatible with the offered pumping and control unit

2) Introduction to the delivered equipment and on-site assistance

De vigtigste finansieringsbetingelser og betalingsordninger og/eller henvisning til de relevante bestemmelser, der regulerer dem

Financial terms and payment terms is regulated in the Contract and the General Purshasing Conditions.

The Parties may agree on an advance payment. In such case the Supplier shall at the same time obtain and submit an advance payment bond covering the advanced payment, cf. General Purshasing Conditions.

Betingelser for opfyldelse af kontrakten

If the contract is awarded to a group of operators (such as a consortium), the participants of the group must undertake joint and several liability and appoint a joint representative.

If Delivery is not achieved on or before the Delivery Date, and the delay of the Delivery is not attributable to the contracting entity, the Supplier shall pay liquidated damages, cf. the Contract section 7.

The Contract has incorporated the corporate social responsibility considerations, as appropriate, as laid down in the conventions on the basis of which the principles of the UN Global Compact are worded and as laid down in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The contract furthermore lays down requirements pursuant to ILO Convention no. 94 on labour clauses in public contracts and Circular no. 9471 of 30 June 2014.

Yderligere oplysninger

Participation in the tender procedure may only take place by electronic means via the electronic tendering system.

All communication in connection with the tender procedure, including questions regarding the tender documents, must be in English and must be submitted via the electronic tendering system. For further information see the tender specifications.

ESPD
The tenderer must together with its tender submit the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) as preliminary documentation of the circumstances set out in section 148 (1) paras 1-3 of the Public Procurement Act (Udbudsloven).

The ESPD must be filled in electronically via the electronic tendering system (Digitale Udbud). Tenderers can find further guidance in document 02 - Guide to the ESPD.

It is not necessary for the tenderer to sign the ESPD document. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), a separate ESPD must be submitted for each participating operator. Where the tenderer is a group of operators, the ESPD document of each participant in the group must be signed by the participant in question. The tenderer heading the group and submitting the tender is not required to sign its ESPD document.

INFORMATION TO GROUNDS OF EXCLUSION:
The tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tender procedure if the tenderer is subject to the mandatory grounds for exclusion set out in section 134a, 135 and 136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Further, the contracting entity will exclude a tenderer from participation in the tendering procedure if the tenderer is subject to the optional ground of exclusion set out in section 137(1), para 1, 2 and 6 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Before the award decision is made, the tenderer to whom the contracting entity intends to award the contract must provide documentation of the information submitted in the ESPD pursuant to sections 151-152, cf. section 153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. As an alternative to the documentation mentioned in sections 153-155, 157 and 158 of the Danish Public Procurement Act, the tenderer may submit to the contracting entity a certificate of registration in an official list of approved economic operators, see section 156 of the Danish Public Procurement Act, issued by the competent authority. The contracting entity only accepts certificates of registration in an official list from tenderers established in the country holding the official list.

The contracting entity encourages all tenderers to submit the ESPD documentation together with their offer.

DURATION OF THE CONTRACT:
It should be noted that the indicated duration of the contract is a estimate based on expected delivery time. However, due to the fact that the supply is going to be used on a test lift that can only be preformed on specific times, the duration may be more than 12 months.

DECLARATION REGARDING COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) NO 833/2014
Attention is drawn to Article 5k in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 as later amended which applies for the tender procedure. The provision contains a prohibition against award of contracts to Russian companies and Russian controlled companies etc. (reference is made to Article 5k, section 1, for the exact delimitation of the actors covered by the prohibition). The Client may at any time during the tender process require that the economic operators prove that they are not covered by the prohibition, for example by requiring a declaration to this effect and/or documentation regarding the economic operators’ and any subcontractors’ place of establishment and ownership.

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The contracting entity reserves the right to use the procedure in section 159 (5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act if the offer does not meet the formal requirements of the tender material.

Præcise oplysninger om fristerne for gennemgangsprocedurer

Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.) The Act is available (in Danish) at www.retsinformation.dk).

The following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints:
1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into a contract. The deadline is cal culated from the day after the day when the notice was published.

2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into if the notification has in cluded an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision.

3) 6 months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2) of the Act and section 171(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day after the contracting entity has submitted notification of its decision, see section 185(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Not later than at the time of lodging a complaint with the Danish Complaints Board for Public
Procurement, the complainant must notify the contracting entity in writing that a complaint has been lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and whether the complaint was lodged during the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint was not lodged within the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1) of the Act.

The e-mail address of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement is klfu@naevneneshus.dk.

The Complaints Board’s own complaints procedure is available at https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/vejledning/.