Invitation to tender

Date of publication in the cantonal official gazette

  AG  26.10.2018
Date of publication Simap: 26.10.2018

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 / Geomechanical testing of Opalinus Clay / 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

12.11.2018

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 on the same forum.

1.4 Deadline for submitting offers

Date: 05.12.2018 Time of day: 16:00, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  The fully completed and legally signed bid, 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 bid has to be submitted. In case of discrepancies between the paper and the electronic submissions, the signed physical bid shall be valid.
The written bids have to be received by Nagra latest at the stated deadline. Bids arriving after the deadline will not
be evaluated and will be returned unopened.

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

06.12.2018, Remarks:  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 - Geomechanical laboratory testing of Opalinus Clay

2.4 Division into lots?

Yes
Offers are possible for  all lots

Lot no.: 1

CPV:	73111000 - Research laboratory services,
	71900000 - Laboratory services

Short description: Triaxial testing class-A tests, requiring highly specialised equipment and personnel resources. It is planned to award three contracts to three bidders, each for a minimum of 30 tests. Scope/quantity: 140-180 tests Remarks: Expected shipping of first cores of Opalinus Clay: April 2019 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 15.04.2019, End: 31.03.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: Yes Description of options: According to tender documents Award criteria: Bid sum in CHF  Weighting 30%  Quality of testing concept and procedures  Weighting 50%  Project specific competence of key personnel  Weighting 20%

Lot no.: 2

CPV:	73111000 - Research laboratory services,
	71900000 - Laboratory services

Short description: Oedometric testing class-A test, (high pressure oedometric tests) and class-B tests (unconstrained swelling), with lower complexity. It is planned to award two contracts to two bidders, each for a minimum of 20 class-A and 10 class-B tests. Scope/quantity: 50-80 class A tests; 10-30 class-B tests Remarks: Expected delivery of first cores of Opalinus Clay: April 2019 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 15.04.2019, End: 31.03.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: Yes Description of options: According to tender documents Award criteria: Bid sum in CHF  Weighting 30%  Quality of testing concept and procedures  Weighting 50%  Project specific competence of key personnel  Weighting 20%

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	73111000 - Research laboratory services,
	71900000 - Laboratory services

2.6 Subject and scope of the contract

Part of the Nagra's deep borehole project (TBO) is the determination of mechanical properties of Opalinus Clay. The subject of this tender is the execution and documentation of geomechanical laboratory testing with core material from the TBO boreholes. The aim is to quantify the hydro-mechanical properties of Opalinus Clay at in-situ conditions (recovery depth of approximately 300 to 1000m). The two main types of tests to be performed are:
- triaxial compression tests, under both drained and undrained conditions
- high pressure oedometric and unconstrained swelling tests
Bidding of the two test types is organised in two separate lots. The bidder is allowed to bid on both lots. A minimum number of tests will be required. Additional tests will be requested depending on timing of core availability and testing performance of the Contractor.

2.7 Location where service is to be delivered

Northern Switzerland / Bidder's Laboratory

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

No

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

Remarks: Offers for both lots may be submitted

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

Subcontractors are allowed, sub-subcontractors are not accepted
The share of work executed by subcontractors must be less than 50%
All Subcontractors must be specified in the bid

3.7 Eligibility criteria

based on the criteria given below:
S1: References of the company
S2: Economic stability
S3: Laboratory testing capability
S4: Laboratory testing productivity
S5: References of personnel

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: 30.04.2019

3.12 Supplying source of the tendering documentation

at www.simap.ch
Documents of the invitation to tender are available from: 26.10.2018  until  05.12.2018
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)
No terms and conditions of bidder / contractor accepted

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

simap.ch, Amtsblatt of the 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 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: Nagra
Service organisateur/Entité organisatrice: Nagra Essais géomécaniques de laboratoire avec l’Argile à Opalinus, à l'attention de  A&V / Essais géomécaniques à Opalinus / 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

Essais géomécaniques de laboratoire avec l’Argile à Opalinus

2.2 Description détaillée des tâches

Voyez les documents d'appel d'offre

2.3 Vocabulaire commun des marchés publics

CPV:	73111000 - Services de laboratoire de recherche,
	71900000 - Services de laboratoire

2.4 Délai de clôture pour le dépôt des offres

Date: 05.12.2018 Heure: 16:00