GENERATOR REPLACEMENT AND GEAR UPDATE FOR SK VARME A/S

SK Varme A/S has decided to replace the generator and lifetime extend (update) the reduction gear unit which was commissioned in 1990 at Slagelse CHP Plant, Assensvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark.

Slagelse (Assensvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark)

SK Varme A/S has decided to replace the generator and lifetime extend (update) the reduction gear unit which was commissioned in 1990 at Slagelse CHP Plant, Assensvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark.

This tender concerns a contract for the Works:

Supply of a 14,5 MVA/10,5 kV generator

Necessary documentation and all reporting to the DSO “CERIUS” and to the TSO, Energinet, fulfilling the requirements for grid connection of the supplied generator. The documentation shall be ready in time and with right content and accepted by CERIUS and Energinet before trial run on site.

Installation of the new generator in the existing plant, including:

Removal of the old generator

Modifications to the existing plant which are necessary to accommodate the new generator.

Refurbishment/update/lifetime extension of reduction gear unit with auxiliaries.

If the client receives applications from more than three compliant applicants, the client selects the three applicants which, in the client’s opinion, provide the best field of competition.

When making the selection, the client will attach importance to the technical and professional ability on the basis of the information provided in section III.1.3 as described below:

I) The most relevant technical and professional ability assessed on the basis of the applicant's references that document experience of supply, replacement and implementation of similar new generators in existing plants.

Particular emphasis will be placed on the extent to which the reference documents experience with replacementof the generator into an existing plant, including:

- implementation design for on site modifications, including of existing axillary systems

- On site installation and testing, including up lining and calibration of generator, gearbox and turbine train

- Documentation for the new and modified installations

- Grid Code responsibility and compliance according to Appendix A Generator Replacement and Gear Update Technical Conditions, section 6.

The contract includes options as described in the tender documents, Appendix B, 2.2.2

The date stated in Section II.2.7 of this contract notice is the date when final documentation shall be received. In addtion to this is the warranty period as stated ind the contract.

As part of the request for prequalification, the applicant must submit a ”European Single Procurement Document” (also referred to as the ESPD document). The ESPD document must be filled out on www.udbuddet.dk. In the ESPD document the applicant must provide declarations on the following matters:

1. The applicant's identity, the applicant's representatives and any subcontractors and/or consortia (in the ESPD document part II)

2. That the appliant is not subject to the grounds for exclusion in sections 135-136 of the Tendering Act (in the ESPD document part III), as well as the voluntary reasons stated in section 137 (1) of the Tender Act no. 1 and 2.

3. The applicant's financial and financial ability.

4. The applicant's technical and/or professional ability.

In the case of groups of applicants (consortium) each individual participant in the group must enclose a separate ESPD document which includes the above-mentioned declarations.

As documentation for the formation of the consortium, the contracting entity will require that the group submitted a declaration or other documentation which proves the formation of a consortiumwith joint a several liability for the performance of the contract (if awarded), the identities of the members and the selection of a representative towards the contracting entity. Note that the documentation should not be included in the request for prequalification. The documentation should only be submitted on the request for the contracting entity.

If the applicant relies on the economic/financial ability and/or technical/professional ability of other entities (e.g. subcontractors or entities within the same group, including parent companies, affiliates or subsidiaries) each individual entity must enclose a separate ESPD document which includes the above-mentioned declarations

The applicant must as part of the request for prequalification provide a ”European Single Procurement Document” (also referred to as an ESPD document) in which the applicant must make declarations on the following matters:

The applicant's solvency ratio during the last three financial years available. The solvency ratio is calculated as a percentage as equity divided by the total assets.

"For the last 3 financial years" means the most recent financial year for which approved financial statements are available.

Documentation:

Before the final award of the contract, the applicant to whom the contracting authority intends to award the contract will have to provide evidence of the information specified in the ESPD.

The successful applicant must therefore provide, on request (not as part of the pre-qualification application), the applicant's most recent approved annual accounts or audited statement of the key financial data requested, unless the information is freely available to the contracting authority. In addition, for applicants relying on the capacity of other entities to meet the minimum requirements, the applicant must provide, as part of the supporting documentation, a letter of support or equivalent documentation demonstrating that the entity is legally committed to the applicant. Where an applicant relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities as described above, that entity shall assume jointly and severally the responsibility for the obligations of

the applicant under the contract tendered. The applicant may prove his economic and financial capacity by any other document deemed appropriate by the contracting entity if the applicant or the

bidder is unable, for a valid reason, to provide the documents requested by the contracting entity.

It is a minimum requirement that the applicant has a solvency ratio of at least 10% at the conclusion of the last three financial year.

As part of the request for prequalification, the applicant must provide the” European Single Procurement Document” (also referred to as an ESPD document) in which the applicant must make declarations on the following matters:

A list of the most important comparable references which the applicant has provided during the last three years. “Comparable references” mean a) supply, replacement and implementation of similar new generators in existing plants, b) Refurbishment/update/lifetime extension of reduction gear unit with auxiliaries c) Update and verification of the rotor torsional dynamic calculation of the steam turbine and generator train with modification and tuning of LS and HS couplings

The application should include a description of:

• The reference assignment (the applicant’s role etc.)

• The technology applied in relation to the reference assignment

• The recipient’s contact details

Documentation:

The reference list to be included in the ESPD, see above, is considered by the contracting authority to be the definitive proof of the technical capacity of the applicant.

If the applicant relies on the capacity of other entities, as described above, the applicant will be required to provide a letter of support or equivalent documentation demonstrating that the entity in question is legally committed to the applicant. In the case of an association of undertakings (e.g., consortia), the information on technical/professional qualifications must be provided for each undertaking participating in the association. The consortium's reference will be assessed collectively against the minimum requirements

The contracting authority have not listed minimum requirements for the applicant’s technical and professional capability but the information on the applicant’s experience will be included in the selection if the client receives tenders from more than 3 compliant applicants.

Applicants who find themselves in a mandatory exclusion situation, as defined in sections 135-136 of the Public Proc. Act, will be excluded from participation, and will not be considered for the tendered contract unless the applicant provides sufficient evidence of reliability, as defined in section 138 of the Public Proc. Act. Similarly, applicants who find themselves in one of the voluntary exclusion grounds mentioned in Section 137(1)(1) and (2) will be excluded from participation and will not be considered for the tendered contract unless the applicant provides sufficient evidence of being reliable in accordance with Section 138 of the Public Procurement Act. Documentation: The winning applicant must, upon request (not as part of the pre-qualification application), provide a service certificate (Danish companies) or equivalent documentation (foreign companies/foreign management) as proof that the applicant is not in one of the exclusion grounds referred to above.

The Contractor shall provide an irrevocable and unconditional first demand guarantee (referred to as ‘Performance Bond’) for any and all of the Contractor's obligations pursuant to the Contract and its Appendices. The Performance Bond must be provided 10 Days after signing of the Contract at the latest.

The issuing bank and the wording of the guarantee must be accepted by the Contracting Authority.

The amount of the Performance Bond shall be 10 % of the Contract Price and it shall be effective until 1 year from Taking over.

As stated in the tender documents.

Prior to the award decision, the contracting authority will request the successful bidder to make a declaration on its honor that the company is not:

(a) Russian nationals or natural or legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia (b) legal persons, entities, or bodies of which more than 50 % is owned, directly or indirectly, by an entity referred to in point (a); or (c) natural or legal persons, entities or bodies acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity referred to in points (a) or (b) and that in the performance of the tendered contract the company does not use subcontractors or supporting entities covered by points (a) to (c) above which account for more than 10% of the value of the contract.

The collection of the above statement is based on COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/576 of. 8 April 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of acts by Russia destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.

Also please note that under section 134 a of the Public Procurement Act, thecontracting authority shall exclude an applicant or tenderer from participation in the tender procedure if the applicant or tenderer is established in a country on the EU list of noncooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and has not acceded the WTO’s GPA or other commercial agreements obligating Denmark to open the market of public contracts to tenderers established in the country in question. The client will ensure the absence of a ground for exclusion prior to the award decision.