The Port of Drammen (the Drammen region's intermunicipal port authority) invites tenderers to a competition for contracts for a framework agreement for architect and consultancy services. The aim of the contract is to ensure the Port of Drammen (the contracting authority) the necessary architect and consultancy services for the different phases and value chain in works projects, as well as the same type of services for existing building and site constructions.
The contracting authority would like to enter into contracts with consultancy companies that are multi-disciplinary. This means that the contracting authority would like service provider(s) to provide services within all the relevant engineering professions. If they do not have all the necessary professions themselves, it is a prerequisite that the service provider can provide these professions through other suppliers.
As regards the architect part, the contracting authority would like to enter into contracts with architect companies that can provide services for both ARK, LARK and IARK.
The contracting authority reserves the right, however, to enter into separate contracts within special professions of particularly great importance to the port, for example geotechniques and quay constructions. It can therefore be relevant to procure separate contracts for geotechniques and the construction of quays if the contracting authority finds it appropriate.
The professions and services included in the framework agreement are in the document «Part II, Contract Basist». Relevant professional fields will typically be functions such as (but not restricted to):
For the category architect services: ARK, LARK, IARK, PGL, PL, BL.
For the category engineering services: RIB, RIBR, RIV, RIE, RIG, RIM, RIAK, RIX,PGL,PL, BL, HMS. Experience within the port sector will be particularly relevant for both the architect services and the consultancy services.
The intention is to enter into a framework agreement with up to three companies within each category. The framework agreement(s) will be for 2 years, with an option for 1 plus 1 year (2 + 1 + 1).
Refer to the attached documents.
Submitting tenders:
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The offer requires electronic signature upon delivery.
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