Norway - Ice-breaking services - Procurement of icebreaking services - 13 contract areas

The Norwegian Coastal Administration shall enter into contracts for 12 contract areas along the entire coast for icebreaker services. The contracts are a combination of a service contract with 1 tenderer and framework agreements with 1 or up to 3 tenderers. Contract area 1 - Drammesfjorden. Service contract with 1 tenderer. Duration of 6+1+1 years. Contract Area 2 - Oslo Fjord. Service contract with 1 tenderer. Duration of 6+1+1 years. Contract Area 3 - Halden. Service contract with 1 tenderer. Duration of 6+1+1 years. Contract Area 4 - Telemark - Agder. Service contract with 1 tenderer. Duration of 6+1+1 years. Contract Area 5 - Agder Vest - NOT Announced Contract Area 6 - Rogaland-Vestland south of Bergen, framework agreement with up to 3 tenderers. 4+1+1 year Contract area 7 - Vestland north of Bergen, framework agreement with up to 3 tenderers. Duration 4+1+1 year Contract area 8 - Trondheimsfjorden including. Beistadfjorden, framework agreement with one tenderer. 4+1+1 year Contract area 9 - Tarva - Rørvik, Framework agreement with up to 3 tenderers. Duration 4+1+1 year Contract area 10 - Nordland South, framework agreement with up to 3 tenderers. Duration 4+1+1 year Contract area 11 - Nordland North, framework agreement with up to 3 tenderers. Duration 4+1+1 year Contract area 12 - Troms-Finnmark west, framework agreement with up to 3 tenderers. Duration 4+1+1 year Contract area 13 - Finnmark east, framework agreement with 1 tenderer. Duration 4+1+1 year Tenderers are free to submit tenders for one or several contract areas. The extent of the ice breaking in the contract period will vary depending on ice conditions and traffic in the icebreaking area. The stated figures in the tender documents must therefore be seen as a guideline. Therefore it is difficult to state any good estimates of the value. The contract terms that are used are newly developed by the Norwegian Coastal Administration and adapted to the icebreaker service. We advise tenderers to familiarise themselves with the contracts with the accompanying annexEs Given maximum value for all contracts is a rough estimated statement. The Norwegian Coastal Administration does not have sufficient experience to give a good valuation as some areas are new and/or have not had active ice breaking in recent years. The contracting authority shall enter into a contract for icebreaker services with 1 tenderer for the contract area Drammensfjorden. The contract ́s geographical area is the main area and biled and the main and biled area in Drammen, Lier and Asker municipalities on the stretch from Drammen to Rødtangen. Icebreakers have previously ice-seasons had to operate in ice thicknesses up to 40-60cm. Drammensfjorden has, in some areas, large content of fresh water, which, together with topographic and meteorological conditions, means that the ice is at times very hard. The contract will be valid for 6+1+1 years.; The contract shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity in the contract period in the contract area The contract ́s geographical area is the Oslo fjord from the Swedish border to Oslo on the fjord ́s east side, excluding Halden, on the fjord ́s west side from Oslo to Nevlunghavn, in the main and biled, as well as the main and biled ́s fairway area. The contract period is 6+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a contract for icebreaker services with 1 tenderer for the contract area Halden. The agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area, the contract ́s geographical area is main and biled and the main and biled ́s fairway area in Halden municipality. Experience has been carried out on the stretch in Svinesund from Sponvikskansen to Halden, and further into Iddefjorden to Bakke. Please note that the road is located on both sides of the border and that ice wrapping will therefore take place on both sides of the border.; The contracting authority shall enter into a contract for icebreaker services with 1 tenderer for the contract area Telemark - Agder (Arendal). The agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area, the Contract geology area is the Sørland coast in Agder and Telemark on the stretch from Kvåsefjorden to Nevlunghavn, in the main and biled, as well as the main and bileds fairway area. The ice breaking has most experience taken place in the area Kragerø, and this will normally be addressed at first mobilisation. Some winters have submitted to Eydehavn from the north, and Tromøysundet had to have icebrows. The contract period is 6+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a framework agreement for icebreaker services with up to 3 tenderers for contract area Rogaland - Korsfjorden. The framework agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area. The framework agreement ́s geographical area is Main and Biled and the main and biled fairway areas from Rogaland ́s border to Korsfjorden, including adjoining fjords. The ice breaking has been carried out in the path to Sauda, and the occasional contract has a duration of 4+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a framework agreement for icebreaker services with up to 3 tenderers for the contract area Korsfjorden - Stad. The framework agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area. The framework agreement ́s geographical area is Main and Biled and the main and biled ́s fairway area from Korsfjorden to Stad, including adjoining fjords. Experience has been carried out in the path to Gudvangen and Årdalstangen. The objective of the contract ́s scope is to ensure available resources if there is a need for ice-breaking within the contract area. The chosen tenderer will be responsible for breaking ice, but can use hired resources, which fulfil the contract requirements, to provide the service. The contract period is 4+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a framework agreement for icebreaker services with 1 tenderer for the contract area Trondheimsfjorden, Beitstadfjorden etc. The framework agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area. The contract ́s geographical area is Main and Biled and the main and biled ́s fairway area from trondheimsfjorden, Beitstadfjorden and other fjords in Møre and Trøndelag. The ice wrapping has been happening experience in the fairway into Beitstadfjorden - Follafoss, Steinkjer and Malm, in addition to occasional needs in Bjugn and Surnadalsfjorden. The scope ́s border on Kråkvågfjorden is at Tarva north side, and in the south by Averøya. The chosen tenderer will be responsible for breaking ice, but can use hired resources, which fulfil the contract requirements, to provide the service. The contract period is 4+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a framework agreement for icebreaker services with up to 3 tenderers for the contract area Tarva - Rørvik. The framework agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area. The framework agreement ́s geographical area is Main and Biled and the main and biled fairway areas from the north side of Tarva to Rørvik, including adjoining fjords. Experience has been wrestling on the stretch Namsos-Lokkaren and some ice winters have been involved in Hoddøya ice formation. The objective of the agreement ́s scope is to ensure available resources if there is a need for ice-breaking within the contract area. The chosen tenderer will be responsible for breaking ice, but can use hired resources, which fulfil the contract requirements, to provide the service. The contract period is 4+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a framework agreement for icebreaker services with up to 3 tenderers for the contract area Nordland South. The framework agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area. The framework agreement ́s geographical area is main and biled and the main and biled area between Austra in Lekafjorden and Bodø. In experience there has not been ice breaking under government management on this stretch in the past, but some ice winterers have been ice formation in some fjords. The objective of the agreement ́s scope is to ensure available resources if there is a need for ice-breaking within the contract area. The chosen tenderer will be responsible for breaking ice, but can use hired resources, which fulfil the contract requirements, to provide the service. The contract period is 4+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a framework agreement for icebreaker services with up to 3 tenderers for the contract area Nordland Nord. The framework agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area The framework agreement ́s geographical area is Main and Biled and the main and biled fairway areas between Bodø and Harstad (Kasfjorden) There has experience not been icebreaking in government management on this stretch in the past, but the customer knows that there are individual ice winters involving ice formation in some fjords. The objective of the agreement ́s scope is to ensure available resources if there is a need for ice-breaking within the contract area. The chosen tenderer will be responsible for breaking ice, but can use hired resources, which fulfil the contract requirements, to provide the service. The contract period is 4+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a framework agreement for icebreaker services with up to 3 tenderers for contract area Troms - Finnmark Vest. The framework agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area. The framework agreement ́s geographical area is main and biled and the main and bileds fairway area between Harstad and Hammerfest. In experience there has not been ice breaking under government management on this stretch in the past, but some ice winters have been ice floes in the lead in this area. The framework agreement shall cover both short-term call-offs (individual assignments of ice wrapping) and long term deliveries. Call-offs will take place when the competition is reopened (mini-competition) between the tenderers in the relevant sub-contract. The contract period is 4+1+1 years.; The contracting authority shall enter into a framework agreement for icebreaker services with 1 supplier for contract area Finnmark Øst. The framework agreement shall ensure that the Norwegian Coastal Administration has access to the necessary icebreaker capacity during the entire contract period in the contract area. The contract ́s geographical area is Main and Biled and the main and bileds fairway area between Hammerfest and Kirkenes. Ice wrapping has mainly occurred in Tana/Leirpollen and Kirkenes, but the Norwegian Coastal Administration knows that it is also freezing in Porsanger / Hamnebukt. The agreement period is 4+1+1 years.