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Lot DCS.

DCS System for the biomass fired power-plant BIO4.

Amagerværket, Kraftværksvej 37, 2300 København S.

Described in the tender documents.

Applications will be evaluated. Applicant's performances will be assessed and valued using the general information as requested in this Contract Notice.

Specific information in the application regarding the Environmental management system, HSE management system and technical capacity according to the references, applicants capability and sub-suppliers as mentioned in Section lll.1.3) Applicants shall be selected as follows:

(i) 1^st, the application will be reviewed on layout requirements and consistency. When information is missing, not consistent and/or differs from common practice, the Contracting Entity can expel the Applicant from the procedure. If the information is unclear or missing, the Contracting Entity does not have the obligation — to ask for additional information. Information provided with regard to another Contract Notice of the Contracting Entity or another entity from HOFOR will not be deemed to be provided for this Contract Notice and will thus be disregarded.

(ii) 2^nd, it will be assessed if 1 or more excluding criteria apply to the Applicant. If so, the Applicant will be excluded from further participation in the tender procedure.

(iii) 3^rd, if the number of Applicant's applying for pre-qualification exceeds 3, the Contracting Entity will perform the pre-qualification on the basis of an evaluation of each Applicant's respective economic and financial standing (cf. section III.1.2)) as well as technical/professional ability (cf. section III.1.3))

The Applicant shall be an established and experienced contractor in the field of works of comparable size and scope and shall be experienced in supply, engineering, programming, test, installation, commissioning and project management as required for Lot DCS-DCS systems. With regard to this Contract the Applicant needs to prove he has experience with the following core competences by providing a description of the core competences as required in III.1.3) The specifications for contract awarding are described in the tender documents. Contract awarding is subject to existing permits under public law. Contract awarding is subject to the economically viable implementation of the services to be determined by the employer.

Beskrivelse af optioner:

A: Turbine control system (TCS);

B: Redundant profibus connections to the MCC system;

C: Basic engineering;

D: Training of operation and maintenance staff;

E: Service contract;

F: Spare parts;

G: Work places for operation and engineering;

H: GPS Time server, antenna and installation;

I: Wireless access points.

Further details in the tender document Volume 3B.

The Applicant must fill in and enclose in its application the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) with following information.

Key figures from the latest 3 completed financial year containing information on:

— Applicant (contract holders) total net turnover (ESPD — IV.B total annual turnover is filled);

— Result before tax (ESPD — IV.B other economic and financial requirements to be completed);

— Assets (ESPD — IV.B other economic and financial requirements to be completed);

— Own capital (ESPD — IV.B other economic and financial requirements to be completed).

1) Applicant must be financially healthy. To pass the full credit assessment, Applicant will need to have been judged as a financially healthy company with a financially profile suitable and sizeable enough to fulfil all obligations of the Contract and to bear a significant level of liabilities under the Contract. Criteria that are used in the assessment include a demonstration by the Applicant that he has healthy profit margins and sufficiently strong operating cash flow as well as adequate capitalization with generally acceptable (low) levels of leverage. Furthermore, the Applicant's size and financial profile must be proportionate to the value and tenor (duration) of the Contract and the Applicant must demonstrate ( to the extent reasonably possible) that he is capable of sustaining his size and financial profile over the lifetime of the Contract.

2) Additional financial information must be provided that relates specifically to the field of business related to the scope of the announced contract. If the applicant is a branch, subsidiary or operating company of a holding company or group of companies and has an ultimate parent company, and is relying on its Financial strength, then Consolidated reports must be provided.

The applicant shall confirm in writing, in case of a contract award ((Template document under I.3) Specifications and documents), to provide HOFOR with a security for any advance payments with advance payment bonds in a form and amount acceptable to HOFOR and by an independent, third party bank acceptable to HOFOR with a minimum rating of A- / A3 (rating by Standard & Poor's and/or Moody's).

1) The applicant shall confirm in writing, in case of a contract award, to provide HOFOR with a performance bond as a security for the works performed in a form and amount acceptable to HOFOR and by an independent, third party bank, acceptable to HOFOR, with a minimum A- / A3 (rating by Standard & Poor's and/or Moody's). Price of works means the agreed net amount to be stated in the contract for design, execution and completion of the works and the remedying of any defects and excludes adjustments (if any) in accordance with the contract.

2)The applicant shall confirm in writing, in case of a contract award, to provide HOFOR with warrantee bond in agreed amount for the price of the works valid at least 2 years from take over of the works in a form and amount acceptable to HOFOR and by an independent, third party bank, acceptable to HOFOR, with a minimum A- / A3 (rating by Standard & Poor's and/or Moody's).

Price of works means the agreed net amount to be stated in the contract for design, execution and completion if the works and the remedying of any defects and excludes adjustments (if any) in accordance with the contract.

3) If Applicant is a branch, subsidiary or operating company of a holding company or group of Companies and has an ultimate parent company, and is relying on its financial strength, the ultimate parent company provides a declaration expressing its willingness to fully guarantee any liability of its subsidiary during the duration of the contract.

4) Declaration of joint and several liabilities in case parties are applying in the form of a consortium, etc. Should any of these parties be a branch, subsidiary or operating company of a holding company or group of companies and has an ultimate parent company, each ultimate parent company provides a declaration expressing its willingness to fully guarantee any liability if its subsidiary during the duration of the contract.

5) A credit/economic assessment will be a part of the evaluation procedure II.2.9)

The Applicant shall be an established and experienced contractor in the field of works of comparable size and scope and shall be experienced in supply, engineering, programming, test, installation, commissioning and project management as required for Lot DCS.

With regard to this Contract the Applicant needs to prove he has experience with the following core competences:

1) DCS Systems for Thermal power plants.

Filled out reference list for Lot DCS:

A reference list and a description of recent deliveries that is technically similar deliveries to the contract in question, according to II.2.4) The description of each reference shall be sufficient for HOFOR to evaluate the relevance of the reference to the contract in question, according to II.2.4) The description can be a general technical description of the reference with information of for example size of DCS system (approximate number of I/O signals, motors, valves, PID-controllers), degree of technical complexity (use of IEC 61850, Profibus, OPC, Fail-safe system, Electrical Engineering System, Process Calculations, Vibration Monitoring, IT security) and if the applicant was sub-supplier or turn-key supplier for the reference in question.

Described in the tender material.

Described in the tender material.

If the contract is awarded to a group of candidates (e.g. a consortium or joint venture), such group is required to undertake joint and several liability and to authorize 1 candidate to represent the group.

Described in the tender material Volume 2.

1. This Contract Notice and related tender procedure is subject to the Public Procurement Act for the Energy sector. The application must be signed and submitted in writing in 1 official paper-version and submitted in electronic form by USB-stick. Hard-copies and USB-stick should be put in a sealed envelope. Each application shall be marked with the EU notification number and Lot DCS and be marked as ‘confidential’.

2. Applicant shall also name a single contact person with his/her detailed contact information including email, telephone, visiting address and postal address in case of clarification during pre-qualification process.

3. For convenience and efficiency, the employer would like to see the application structured as this notice and should contain the requested information in the respective categories. Indications of earlier applications are not sufficient for verification.

4. With the Request to Qualify the applicant agrees to a change in the person of the employer. It cannot be ruled out that during the tendering process, a different person e.g. within HOFOR becomes the employer.

5. The obligation to provide third party certificates does not apply if and when a similar register is not kept or registration is not required. The applicant has to demonstrate and explain this.

6. In the context of the previous item 5 foreign applicants are encouraged to provide comparable third party certificates. Their equivalence is to be demonstrated. The entire application is to be written in Danish or English, including respective proofs and appendixes. If an official document or third party certificate is not written in Danish or English, a literal translation must be provided by a sworn interpreter.

7. An applicant may, also as a member of an applicant consortium, also refer to the skills of third companies (such as subcontractors) in demonstrating the suitability. Then the applicant must submit proof for the other company regarding the item III.1.3) The obligation to submit proof for the technical capacity (III.1.3)) is limited to the part or the parts of services, for which the third company shall be responsible. In addition, the applicant has to demonstrate that the necessary resources are made available by the third company. This can be carried out by a personally signed letter of commitment from the other company or the other companies respectively. An applicant cannot use the financial strength of a subcontractor to demonstrate the financial capability of the applicant itself.

8. HOFOR reserves the right to demand further statements and proof (including minimum requirements). Furthermore, it reserves the right to request a personal presentation or visit of company or reference site of a candidate to verify for example the self-declarations. Applicants are not entitled to claim an additional demand or a visit or to do a personal presentation.

9. Questions are exclusively to be sent via email to the contact point until 6 calendar days before the application deadline. Thereafter, incoming questions are not considered. The employer will try to reply in a timely manner.

10. Applicant must be aware that a social clause regarding employment of apprentices can be a part of the scope.

11. Applications will be evaluated. Applicant's performances will be assessed and valued using the general information as requested in this Contract Notice.

Internet address:https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/klagenaevnet-for-udbud

Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov om Klagenævnet forUdbud) (the Act is available at www.retsinformation.dk), the following deadlines apply to the lodging of appeals.

Appeals for not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement (Klagenævnet for Udbud) within 20 calendar days of the day after submission of notification to the applicants concerned of the identity of the applicants selected, see s.171(2) of the Procurement Act, or s.2(1)(i)of the Act if the notification is accompanied by an explanation of the grounds for the decision.

In other situations, appeals against award procedures must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement within:

1) 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting authority has entered into a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published.

2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting authority has notified the applicants concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision.

3) 6 months after the contracting authority has entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting authority has notified the applicants and tenderers concerned, see s.2(2) of the Act or s.171(4) of the Procurement Act.

4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day after the contracting authority has submitted notification of its decision, see s.185(2) of the Procurement Act.

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