Fire-prevention services
Fire protection system and services
The contractor's assignments will include design, delivery, installation and commissioning, testing, acceptance, preventive and curative maintenance of an extensive new fire protection system for the Fluxys sites and buildings. The new system includes fire detection, alarm and control equipment to ensure safety and reliable operation of the site.
Belgium-Brussels: Fire-prevention services
2023/S 139-443254
Qualification system – utilities
Services
Section I: Contracting entity
National registration number: 0402.954.628_555768
Postal address: Avenue des Arts 31
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail: gert.motmans@fluxys.com
Telephone: +32 22827923
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.fluxys.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://enot.publicprocurement.be/enot-war/preViewNotice.do?noticeId=488579
Postal address: Rue Guimard 4
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail: gert.motmans@fluxys.com
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.fluxys.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://enot.publicprocurement.be/enot-war/preViewNotice.do?noticeId=488579
Section II: Object
Fire protection system and services
The contractor's assignments will include design, delivery, installation and commissioning, testing, acceptance, preventive and curative maintenance of an extensive new fire protection system for the Fluxys sites and buildings.
The new system includes fire detection, alarm and control equipment to ensure safety and reliable operation of the site.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
The candidate must have the necessary economic and financial standing to perform the contract.
1) Proof of the candidate's economic and financial standing may be furnished by one or more of the following references:
- the presentation of financial statements or extracts from the financial statements, where publication of financial statements is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
- a statement of the economic operator's overall turnover of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading.
2) The candidate must also provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
The candidate must have the necessary technical and professional ability to perform the contract. Proof of the candidate's ability must be furnished by the following means (in case of a joint tender, the combined capacity of all members is taken into account):
Criterion 1: Deliver certificates in pdf: BOSEC and VCA
Criterion 2: Candidate has experience with the installation of Fire Alarm Systems (BMI)/Evacuation Alarm Systems (OAI). The Candidate must demonstrate this on basis of a reference assignment from 3 clients in which a BMI/OAI has been installed, including certification in accordance with the Fire Alarm Systems Regulation, which is normally in operation, with a contract value of at least EUR 1 mio. The reference must show that the Candidate was responsible for carrying out the construction and go-live;
Criterion 3: Core Competence: Candidate has experience in maintaining fire alarm systems (BMI)/Evacuation alarm systems (OAI). The Candidate must demonstrate this on basis of a reference order from 3 clients, which shows that the tenderer has the knowledge and experience in correctly performing preventive and corrective maintenance on fire alarm systems of the same size/ size. The reference must show that the Candidate has been responsible for the performance of the service.
Criterion 4: a language certificate or an indication of past experience of the staff in Dutch, French or by exception English.
Criterion 5: an indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract.
Criterion 6: a statement by the operator of the average annual manpower (including eventual subcontractor) and the number of managerial staff for the last three years and the forecast for the next years.
1) The candidate must have an average yearly turnover of at least EUR 5 mio. This criterion applies to the candidate as a whole, i.e. through the combined capacity of all members of the group in case of a group of economic operators.
In addition, the following financial ratio’s shall be met:
• Current ratio (i.e. current assets divided by current liabilities) must be above 1.0;
• Solvency ratio (i.e. equity divided by total assets) must be above 20%.
This criterion applies to each member of the group in case of a group of economic operators.
The candidate will provide a bank guarantee at first request [if ratio is insufficient (10% of the total contract amount, increased at sole discretion of contracting entity if economical situation is requesting for it)].
2) The relevant professional risk indemnity insurance must have a minimum coverage of EUR 1,25 mio. Please note that If the candidate is awarded the contract, his professional risk indemnity insurance should be increase-ed to a minimum coverage of EUR 1,25 mio.
Criterion 1: Deliver certificates in pdf: BOSEC and VCA
Criterion 2: minimum 3 references related to the installation for a minimum value of EUR 1 mio each and at least 1 reference to be with a SEVESO site.
Criterion 3: minimum 3 references related to performing preventive and corrective maintenance for a minimum value of EUR 250k € each.
Criterion 4: at least 10 members of staff with mature level in Dutch and French under the Common European Framework for Reference for Languages.
Criterion 5: a powerpoint presentation about the Candidates environmental management
Criterion 6: at least 25 members of staff with at least 5 years of experience.
Section IV: Procedure
Section VI: Complementary information
A) Requests to participate
The requests to participate shall clearly mention the candidate's full name, including the company number, VAT number, full address and legal form.
Tenders or requests to participate may be submitted by a group of economic operators who will not be required to adopt a particular legal form prior to the award of the contract. A letter of consent between the members of the group should be included in the request to participate and all the information required under the contract notice should be provided for each member of the group.
In the case of a joint tender, all members of the group assume joint and several liability towards Fluxys for the performance of the contract as a whole, i.e. both financial and operational liability.
The operators forming a group must designate one of them as a single point of contact (SPOC) towards Fluxys for the administrative, financial and operational management of the contract.
Furthermore, the operators forming a group should provide information on the role of each member of the group.
After the award, Fluxys will sign the contract either with all members of the group, or with the SPOC on behalf of all members of the group, authorised by the other members via powers of attorney.
B) Requested annexes to prove compliance with selection criteria as per III.1.9) Qualification for the system
In order to prove its economic, financial, technical or professional capacity, an economic operator may rely on the capacity of other entities, whatever the legal nature of the link between itself and those entities. The economic operator must prove to Fluxys that the necessary resources will be available to it, by delivering a written undertaking by the other entity to that effect.
When filled in, PDF of the request to participate and all requested annexes shall be uploaded on the Coupa Supplier Portal (as specified under I.3) Communication (link to Coupa)).
Each candidate can access the appropriate folder on this platform.
Postal address: Rue des Quatre Bras 13
Town: Brussels
Postal code: 1000
Country: Belgium