Invitation to tender

Date of publication in the cantonal official gazette

  AG  17.08.2018
Date of publication Simap: 17.08.2018

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 / TBO - Fluid sampling and analysis 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

31.08.2018

Remarks: Questions are to be submitted 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 by 07.09.2018 on the same forum.

1.4 Deadline for submitting offers

Date: 28.09.2018 Time of day: 16:00, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  The fully completed and legally signed proposal, together with all the requested supplements, has to be submitted in two hard copies (one original and one marked colour copy).
Additionally, one USB-stick with the complete proposal has to be submitted. In case of discrepancies between the paper and the electronical submissions, the signed physical offer shall be valid.
The written offers have to be received by Nagra latest at the stated deadline. Offers arriving after the deadline will not
be evaluated and will be returned unopened.

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

28.09.2018, 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 - Fluid sampling and analysis

2.4 Division into lots?

No

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	71900000 - Laboratory services,
	73111000 - Research laboratory services,
	41100000 - Natural water,
	90713100 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction,
	90733700 - Groundwater pollution monitoring or control services

2.6 Subject and scope of the contract

Part of the TBO deep borehole project is the characterisation of deep aquifers. The subject of this tender is the collection of water and gas samples at the drill site, subsequent analysis of the samples in laboratory, including relevant QA/QC measures, as well as the thorough documentation of the performed tasks and of the results. The depth of the sampled aquifers is expected to range between 30 and 1400 m. The work requests: collection of water and gas provided by the hydraulic packer testing company; sampling of gas at the well head in the presence of high gas content; on-site measurements: pH, redox, EC, titration of m- and p-value, etc; on-site sample handling (filtration, stabilisation, etc) required for high-quality analysis of individual dissolved ions, redox species, stable and radiogenic isotopes, dissolved noble gases, etc; sample preservation and organisation of the transport to the laboratory; laboratory analyses; documentation of all activities and analytical results.

2.7 Location where service is to be delivered

Northern Switzerland

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

Start: 25.01.2019, End: 30.06.2022

This contract is subject to renewal: No

2.9 Options

Yes

Description of options: According to the tender documents

2.10 Award criteria

Bid sum in CHF (excluding VAT)  Weighting 30% 
Qualifications and references of the key personnel for the performance of the onsite activities as well as for the management, quality control (QC) and reporting of the laboratory activities and of the company.  Weighting 30% 
Activities on site and in the laboratory and associated quality assurance (QA) and QC procedures for on-site and laboratory activities.  Weighting 20% 
Organisation of the project, delivery times of specific analysis  Weighting 20% 

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

No

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

2.13 Implementation date

Remarks: Start of preparation work November 2018, start of on-site work estimated in January 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

According to the tender documents

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Excluded

3.6 Subcontractor

The share of work executed by subcontractors must be less than 50%. All Subcontractors must be listed in the bid.
Sub-Subcontractors are not accepted.

3.7 Eligibility criteria

based on the criteria given below:
S1: Availability of equipment and personnel
S2: References of personnel
S3: Quality assurance
S4: Quality management system
-> Details according to tender documents

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: 24.01.2019

3.12 Supplying source of the tendering documentation

at www.simap.ch
Documents of the invitation to tender are available from: 17.08.2018  until  28.09.2018
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

No terms and conditions of BIDDER / CONTRACTOR accepted.
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

The Operator will sign the contract only with partners, which commit to comply with the occupational health and safety
regulations and working conditions valid for employees in Switzerland and in the specific location for the performance
of the work, as well as with the existing regulations. Furthermore, for the services performed in Switzerland under the
Project or the Work, the Contractor commits to maintain 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

simap.ch, Amtsblatt of the canton of Aargau

4.8 Procedures for appeal

1. An objection against this call for tender can can be made within 10 days from its publication at the Administrative Court of Canton of Aargau, Obere Vorstadt 40, 5001 Aarau. The standstill 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 attorney 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: National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Nagra
Service organisateur/Entité organisatrice: A&V, à l'attention de  Échantilonnage et analyse de fluides / NE PAS OUVRIR,  Hardstrasse 73, Postfach 280,  5430  Wettingen,  Suisse,  E-mail:  george.wewerka@nagra.ch

1.2 Obtention du dossier d´appel d´offres

sous www.simap.ch

2. Objet du marché

2.1 Titre du projet du marché

Projet forages profonds (TBO): Échantilonnage et analyse de fluides

2.2 Description détaillée des tâches

Voyez les documents d'appel d'offre

2.3 Vocabulaire commun des marchés publics

CPV:	71900000 - Services de laboratoire,
	73111000 - Services de laboratoire de recherche,
	41100000 - Eau brute,
	90713100 - Services de conseils en matière d'approvisionnement en eau et de gestion des eaux usées autres que pour la construction,
	90733700 - Services de surveillance et de lutte contre la pollution de la nappe phréatique

2.4 Délai de clôture pour le dépôt des offres

Date: 28.09.2018 Heure: 16:00