Invitation to tender

Date of publication in the cantonal official gazette

  AG  01.06.2018
Date of publication Simap: 01.06.2018

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Nagra
Procurement authority/Organizer: Nagra,  attn A&V / Hydraulic Packer Tests / DO NOT OPEN, Hardstrasse 73, Postfach 280,  5430  Wettingen,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  george.wewerka@nagra.ch

1.2 Offers should be sent to the following address

Address according to chapter 1.1

1.3 Desired deadline for questions in written form

18.06.2018

Remarks: Questions are to be asked in English in the forum of www.simap.ch until above stated deadline. Questions arriving after the deadline will not be answered. The answers will be published in the same forum.

1.4 Deadline for submitting offers

Date: 13.07.2018 Time of day: 16:00, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  The fully completed and validly signed bid must be submitted in two hard copies (one original and one marked colour copy) together with all the required attachments. In addition, a USB stick containing the complete bid must be submitted. In the case of any discrepancies between the electronic and the hard copy, the signed bid on paper shall be valid.
The written offers have to be received by Nagra latest on 13.07.2018, 16.00 (CEST). Offers arriving after the deadline will not be evaluated and will be returned unopened.

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

13.07.2018, Time of day:  16:05, Remarks:  This is the planned opening date. The opening is not public.

1.6 Type of contracting authority

Other supporting organisations assuming cantonal tasks

1.7 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.8 Type of order

Order for services

1.9 Scope of international treaties

Yes

2. Objects of procurement

2.2 Project title of the acquisition

TBO - Hydraulic Packer Tests

2.4 Division into lots?

No

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	76470000 - Well-testing services

2.6 Subject and scope of the contract

Part of the deep borehole project (TBO project) is the assessment of the barrier properties of the formation Opalinus Clay and its confining geological units, as well as the characterisation of the deep aquifers by means of hydraulic packer tests. The performance of hydraulic packer tests, including their analysis and documentation, is the subject of this tender. The depth of the hydraulic packer tests is expected to range between 30 – 1400 m. Nagra wishes to award two contracts, each for hydraulic packer testing in three successive boreholes. Each contract has the option for extension of hydraulic packer testing in three additional successive boreholes. Most boreholes will be vertical, however, a few inclined boreholes are also possible.
The following work items are requested:
- Provision of hydraulic packer-test equipment
- Performance of hydraulic packer tests
- Groundwater sampling (pumping, downhole sampling)
- Test analysis
- Documentation (reports)

2.7 Location where service is to be delivered

Northern Switzerland

2.8 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 14.01.2019, End: 31.12.2021

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals: Each contract can be extended for hydraulic packer testing, analysis and documentation in three additional successive boreholes, on condition that the same pricing is applied, and the same personnel and same equipment are available. The option will be activated separately for each additional borehole by the latest at the end of the last packer test in the ongoing borehole.

2.9 Options

Yes

Description of options: See above 2.8

2.10 Award criteria

Bid sum in CHF (excluding VAT)  Weighting 30% 
Qualifications and references of the test engineers, technicians and company  Weighting 30% 
Quality of equipment  Weighting 30% 
Project organisation  Weighting 10% 
Comments:  Among the eligible bidders, the two with the highest total score receive the two contracts.

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

No

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

2.13 Implementation date

Remarks: Start of work estimated Jan. 14th 2019

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

According to the tender documents

3.2 Deposits/guarantees

None

3.3 Conditions of payment

According to the tender documents

3.4 Costs to be included

All settled costs of the contract have to be taken into account

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Not accepted

3.6 Subcontractor

Only direct subcontractors are accepted (no sub-subcontractors).
Subcontractors must be specified in the bid.
Subcontractors may be included in several bids and may be hired by multiple contractors. In the case where subcontractors offer their services for multiple bidders in the framework of this tender, evidence must be provided by the subcontractor that the workload for two contracts can be managed successfully. Subcontracted key personnel may not be listed simultaneously in two bids. A corresponding signed statement of the subcontractor shall be provided in the bid. The same applies for rented equipment. A subcontractor providing rented equipment for multiple bids must provide evidence that the equipment will be available in sufficient quality and quantity for two contracts. The bidder is obliged to verify the plausibility of the statement of the subcontractor. Responsibility for the fulfilment of delivery of the subcontractor’s services and liabilities remains with the Contractor.

3.7 Eligibility criteria

based on the criteria given below:
S1. Availability of equipment and personnel.
With the submission of the bid, the bidder confirms that the equipment listed in the present document can be completely and fully functionally installed starting on 14.01.2019, and that the personnel declared in the bid can commence the work. Furthermore, the bidder guarantees that both the personnel and equipment will be fully and unrestrictedly available until the end of the project (provisionally planned for 31.12.2021).
S2. References of personnel
With the submission of the bid, the bidder confirms that the following minimum requirements are fulfilled by the personnel proposed to work on the project:
•Key personnel for packer test performance and analysis (three test engineers; minimum of one person with experience in numerical analysis of hydraulic tests) have experience in at least three comparable projects with pulse tests, slug tests, and pumping tests using packer systems between 400 and 2000 m depth including rock formations with low hydraulic conductivity (K < 1E-11 m/s).
•Key technical personnel (two technicians) for test performance with experience in at least three comparable projects using packer systems between 400 and 2000 m depth.
S3. Equipment requirements
Fulfilment of minimal technical requirements.
S4. Analysis requirements
Fulfilment of minimum requirements for test analysis.
S5. Safety and quality management system
Evidence of an implemented safety and quality management system.

3.8 Evidence required

Based on the evidence required in the documentation

3.9 Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation

Costs: none

3.10 Languages

Languages for offers: English

3.11 Validity of offers

up to: 13.01.2019

3.12 Supplying source of the tendering documentation

at www.simap.ch
Documents of the invitation to tender are available from: 01.06.2018  until  13.07.2018
Languages of documents: English

4. Other information

4.1 Conditions for tenderers from Non-Member States of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

None, as far as respective country grants equivalent counter-rights

4.2 Terms of business

The general terms and conditions of Nagra apply (see https://www.nagra.ch/en/gtc.htm)

4.3 On-site visit

-

4.4 Essential requirements

Nagra assigns contracts only to bidders who ensure compliance with the on-site and Swiss health and safety regulations, as well as wage equality for men and women.

4.6 Additional information

Nagra reserves the right to freely award further similar tasks related to this basic contract (submission decree of the canton of Aargau § 8, para. 3, lit. i).

4.7 Official organ of publication

www.simap.ch and the official register of Canton of Aargau

4.8 Procedures for appeal

1. An objection against this call for tender can be made within 10 days from its publication at the Administrative Court of Canton of Aargau, Obere Vorstadt 40, 5001 Aarau. The deadlock of deadlines in accordance to the Swiss civil procedure law does not apply in this case.
2. The objection has to be submitted in written form and should contain a motion and a justification. This includes:
a) the indication on how the Administrative Court should decide
b) and to demonstrate on which grounds this decision should be made
3. An objection which does not comply with the requirements described under Points 1 and 2 will not be taken into consideration.
4. The contested tender should be specified, and all the possible evidence should be described and enclosed whenever possible. The objection has to be signed.
5. The contestant has to assume that a cost risk is associated with any objection: as a general rule, the losing party shall bear the procedural costs and, if applicable, the attor-ney fees of the adverse party.

Appels d'offres (résumé)

1. Pouvoir adjudicateur

1.1 Nom officiel et adresse du pouvoir adjudicateur

Service demandeur/Entité adjudicatrice: Nagra
Service organisateur/Entité organisatrice: Nagra, à l'attention de  A&V / Tests Hydrauliques à l'aide d'obturateurs - NE PAS OUVRIR,  Hardstrasse 73, Postfach 280,  5430  Wettingen,  Suisse

1.2 Obtention du dossier d´appel d´offres

sous www.simap.ch

2. Objet du marché

2.1 Titre du projet du marché

Forage profond (TBO) - Tests hydrauliques à l’aide d’obturateurs

2.2 Description détaillée des tâches

Voyez les documents d'appel d'offre

2.3 Vocabulaire commun des marchés publics

CPV:	76470000 - Services d'essais de puits

2.4 Délai de clôture pour le dépôt des offres

Date: 13.07.2018 Heure: 16:00