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listName="esignature-submission">false</cbc:ExecutionRequirementCode></cac:ContractExecutionRequirement><cac:TenderRecipientParty><cbc:EndpointID>https://tendsign.com/doc.aspx?MeFormsNoticeId=96761&amp;GoTo=Tender</cbc:EndpointID></cac:TenderRecipientParty><cac:TenderValidityPeriod><cbc:DurationMeasure unitCode="DAY">27</cbc:DurationMeasure></cac:TenderValidityPeriod><cac:AppealTerms><cac:PresentationPeriod><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Beina skal kæru til Kærunefndar útboðsmála innan 20 daga frá því að kærandi vissi eða mátti vita
um þá ákvörðun, athöfn eða athafnaleysi sem hann telur brjóta gegn réttindum sínum. Kröfu
um óvirkni samnings er þó heimilt að bera undir nefndina innan 30 daga frá framangreindu tímamarki en slík krafa verður ekki höfð uppi þegar meira en 6 mánuðir eru liðnir frá gerð samnings.</cbc:Description></cac:PresentationPeriod><cac:AppealInformationParty><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0002</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:AppealInformationParty><cac:AppealReceiverParty><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0002</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:AppealReceiverParty></cac:AppealTerms><cac:Language><cbc:ID>ENG</cbc:ID></cac:Language><cac:PostAwardProcess><cbc:ElectronicOrderUsageIndicator>true</cbc:ElectronicOrderUsageIndicator><cbc:ElectronicPaymentUsageIndicator>true</cbc:ElectronicPaymentUsageIndicator></cac:PostAwardProcess></cac:TenderingTerms><cac:TenderingProcess><cbc:SubmissionMethodCode listName="esubmission">required</cbc:SubmissionMethodCode><cbc:GovernmentAgreementConstraintIndicator>false</cbc:GovernmentAgreementConstraintIndicator><cac:TenderSubmissionDeadlinePeriod><cbc:EndDate>2026-09-22+00:00</cbc:EndDate><cbc:EndTime>14:00:58+00:00</cbc:EndTime></cac:TenderSubmissionDeadlinePeriod><cac:AdditionalInformationRequestPeriod><cbc:EndDate>2026-09-13+00:00</cbc:EndDate><cbc:EndTime>00:00:00+00:00</cbc:EndTime></cac:AdditionalInformationRequestPeriod><cac:OpenTenderEvent><cbc:OccurrenceDate>2026-09-22+00:00</cbc:OccurrenceDate><cbc:OccurrenceTime>14:15:00+00:00</cbc:OccurrenceTime><cac:OccurenceLocation><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Garðabær</cbc:Description></cac:OccurenceLocation></cac:OpenTenderEvent><cac:AuctionTerms><cbc:AuctionConstraintIndicator>false</cbc:AuctionConstraintIndicator></cac:AuctionTerms><cac:ContractingSystem><cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode listName="dps-usage">none</cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode></cac:ContractingSystem><cac:ContractingSystem><cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode listName="framework-agreement">none</cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode></cac:ContractingSystem></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><cbc:ID>24-029</cbc:ID><cbc:Name languageID="ENG">Búðafossvegur (23), Þjórsárdalsvegur - Landvegur</cbc:Name><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Vegagerðin býður hér með út nýbyggingu vegkafla frá Þjórsárdalsvegi í Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppi að Landvegi í Rangárþingi - Ytra og gerð nýrrar brúar yfir Þjórsá austan við Búðafoss.</cbc:Description><cbc:ProcurementTypeCode listName="contract-nature">works</cbc:ProcurementTypeCode><cac:MainCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">45233120</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:MainCommodityClassification><cac:RealizedLocation><cac:Address><cbc:StreetName>Búðafossvegur, Þjórsárdalsvegur – Landvegur</cbc:StreetName><cbc:CityName>Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur</cbc:CityName><cbc:PostalZone>804</cbc:PostalZone><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts">IS002</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode listName="country">ISL</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:Address></cac:RealizedLocation><cac:PlannedPeriod><cbc:StartDate>2026-09-01Z</cbc:StartDate><cbc:EndDate>2029-12-01Z</cbc:EndDate></cac:PlannedPeriod></cac:ProcurementProject></cac:ProcurementProjectLot></ContractNotice>