Tax and VAT certificates
Tenderers must have the tax and VAT payments in order (ESPD: Part II A.e).
Documentation requirement: Requirement for certificate of paid VAT, tax and social security contribution. A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's country, confirming that the tenderer has met the obligations in regard to payment of VAT, tax and social security contributions in the country where the tenderer/contractor has its headquarters the (Norwegian certificate for Tax and VAT is combined and ordered from altinn.no, RF-1507, previously RF-1244) in accordance with the legislation in the country where the tenderer is registered. The certificate must not be more than 6 months from the deadline for tenders.
The contracting authority is not allowed to request the certificate if already submitted, in accordance with the regulations, § 17-1(4). If you have submitted a tax certificate to the contracting authority and it is still valid at the time of the tender submission for this contest, you are not obliged to submit a certificate now. If this is the case, state when and to whom the certificate was previously submitted. You can, however, enclose the certificate voluntarily if you want.
Tenderers must, in addition, present a tax certificate from all sub-suppliers if the contract sum for each individual sub-supplier exceeds NOK 500,000 excluding VAT, (Section 7-2(3)). This must be presented on the date the contract is signed at the latest.
Other economic and financial requirements: Economic and financial standing
Requirements regarding the tenderer´s economic and financial standing: The financial capacity to fulfil the contract is required (ESPD: Part IV B.58-3).
Documentation: The Contracting Authority will assess finances through the company and accounting information system Proff Forvalt (www.forvalt.no). The Contracting Authority reserves the right to collect supplementary information about the tenderer's finances.
Any need for support from other companies in order to fulfil this qualification requirement: If the tenderer is dependent on other companies to fulfil this qualification requirement, an account thereof shall be given below. In such cases the contracting authority will assess the finances of the supporting company in the same way. The contracting authority retains the right to collect supplementary information, bank guarantees or similar.
The supporting company must, in addition, submit a tax certificate and ESPD form. Add any such companies that you depend on under the step 'underleverandør' ['sub-contractors'] in Mercell Tendsign, and complete an ESPD thereof.