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    <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">The contracting authority would like to enter into a framework agreement with one tenderer who, in an environmentally and cost efficient manner, cover their need for operation and maintenance of road lights. The contract will cover all relevant assignments and material for the operation and maintenance of the road light installations.

The framework agreement shall apply to the road lights that the municipalities in the Østre Agder cooperation are responsible for running. A tender shall be submitted that covers the entire extent of all the municipalities. A contract will be signed separately for each municipality. It is important for the municipalities to have an overview of the street lights, and therefore the tenderer ́s system is required to upload the information on street lights to NVDB.</cbc:Description>
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Tenderers shall have a satisfactory environmental management system.

Quality assurance system
Tenderers shall have good routines for quality management.</cbc:Description>
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                <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Tenderers shall have a minimum turnover of NOK 10 million per annum in the last 3 years.

Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. 

The required capacity will be assessed on the contract ́s value, services, risk and duration.</cbc:Description>
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                <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Experience. Tenderers shall have good experience with the execution of comparable assignments, including installation, operation, repairs and service of equivalent systems as those included in this delivery.

Capacity and competence. Tenderers must have sufficient capacity and implementation ability to fulfil the contract.</cbc:Description>
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Tenderers shall be registered in the Electrical Enterprise Register, cf. the regulations on electrical companies and the qualification requirements for work connected to electrical installations and electrical equipment § 3.</cbc:Description>
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      <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">The contracting authority would like to enter into a framework agreement with one tenderer who, in an environmentally and cost efficient manner, cover their need for operation and maintenance of road lights. The contract will cover all relevant assignments and material for the operation and maintenance of the road light installations.

The framework agreement shall apply to the road lights that the municipalities in the Østre Agder cooperation are responsible for running. A tender shall be submitted that covers the entire extent of all the municipalities. A contract will be signed separately for each municipality. It is important for the municipalities to have an overview of the street lights, and therefore the tenderer ́s system is required to upload the information on street lights to NVDB.</cbc:Description>
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