The scope and purpose of the procurement.
The competition is for a contract for the provision of plumbing services for replacing approx. 20,000 water meters in the contract period in Lier, Røyken and Hurum municipalities.
Water meters are obligatory for all buildings in Lier, Røyken and Hurum municipalities. There are approx. 20 000 water meters in the municipalities, the oldest ones are from 1980. The meters are the municipalities' property and responsibility. The water meters have a normal lifetime of approx. 15 years before they are replaced, but meters that have operational difficulties are replaced immediately.
The procurement's value is estimated to be: 20 000 000 NOK excluding VAT. The value is an estimate based on statistics and accounting figures for the procurement of equivalent services for the same buyer group for previous years, as well as future budgets. The value must therefore be considered an estimate and is not binding.
The municipalities may decide more frequent replacement of water meters than stated in the contract documentation.
See part 2, requirement specifications, for further information.