BV 2023-18 - Contingency and Contractor Services (Stage 1)

Description

Bergen Vann (BV) is an agency in Bergen Municipality. The agency must ensure good and satisfactory water supply and good and environmentally correct sewage treatment. Bergen Vann (BV) operates and manages the municipal water and sewage installations in Bergen Municipality, and operates the municipal water and sewage installations in Bjørnafjorden Municipality. The agency has approx. 265 employees and a turnover of approx. NOK 1.1 billion. The employees are currently localised in Spelhaugen 22, Fjøsangerveien 68, and at numerous water treatment and sewage treatment facilities. The agreement relates to the purchase of emergency preparedness and contractor services. Click here: https://permalink.mercell.com/202767419.aspx Lot 1: Bergen Vann (henceforth referred to as BV) wishes to enter into a framework agreement with one tenderer regarding contingency and contractor services. The workplace is in Bergen - and Bjørnafjorden municipality. The objective of the agreement is to meet the contracting authority's need for urgent and continuous interventions on operational systems. Contingency assignments (acute) are prioritized over other planned (non-acute) operational tasks. The work is a part of the contingency scheme for Bergen and Bjørnafjorden municipality. Contingency assignments can occur at any time of the day throughout the year. The assignments include the following: - Site manager for ditches and preparation of trench plans. Tenderers must comply with: Regulations relating to the execution of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements, chapter 21 excavation work. - Work notification including the preparation of a work notification plan, relevant applications, installing and dismantling equipment, traffic routing and other necessary services related to traffic management (the contracting authority can contribution with providing notification of road closures phonically) - Spot excavation on pressurized pipes - Excavation in relation to manhole deposition and hydrant replacements - Management of excavated masses and materials in accordance with applicable regulations - Bracing and securing ditches and other infrastructure (cables, manholes, foundations, etc.) - Ditch backfill - Asphalting, temporary asphalting and maintenance thereof until the final surface is established. - Hydrant replacement - Transport of heavy equipment and parts, etc. - Casting of walls - Assembly of fences - Maintenance and purification of stream inlets - Clearing the vegetation of infrastructure operated by the contracting authority - Minor concrete work - Pruning, removing and moving bushes and trees - Cobblestones work, levelling, planting and any other work necessary for restoring the damage or excavation lot to its original condition. - Purchase of goods and services requiered to carry out assignments - Other assignments that are naturally associated to the agreeement The agreement does not include: - Maintenance and groundwork at the municipal watercourse systems - Work that requires approval by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) - No-dig-projects About the leakage repairs: The rupture statistics for the previous four years (2019-2022) show an average of 150 ruptures per annum. Approx. 50% of water main ruptures are acute and must be carried out as contingency assignments. The work is seasonal and more than 50 % of the ruptures occur between November and February. This means that two or more repairs may be required on the same day. More ruptures usually occur in cold periods. The maximum number of rupture repairs was carried out in 2010, when 250 water main ruptures were repaired. Approx. 55 % of the ruptures are on municipal roads, 15 % on County roads. Less than 1 % of the ruptures occur on National roads. The repair time of a rupture varies greatly depending on elements such as availability, location, depth, other infrastructure and conditions. The average time spent on rupture repair is estimated to approx. 10 hours, without having established final cover and repair. BV is responsible for the following assignments: - Detection of points of excavation - Collection of cable maps - Plumbing/rupture repairs including hygienic management of the water - Asbestos clearing - Notifications of water cut offs - Other assignments that are naturally associated to the contracting authority’s responsibilities Any violations of the Working Environment Act must be notified to the contracting authority without undue delay. The scheduled start of contract is as soon as possible after the tender contest is completed.