Refuse Collection Vehicle Fleet Expansion 2026 Tender

Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Bazenheid

About this tender

The contracting authority, Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Bazenheid (ZAB), is procuring nine refuse collection vehicles with electric drive and low-entry cabs, together with the appropriate bodies and a crane for emptying underground containers. The vehicles will be used for residual waste collection, paper and cardboard collection, and organic and green waste collection. They must also be usable for bag collection and for emptying containers and underground containers. The procurement is an open procedure under the Swiss intercantonal procurement framework (within the scope of international treaties). The tender notice states that funding for the overall project is not yet finally secured. Award is expressly subject to the timely provision of funds or a credit commitment by the Delegiertenversammlung. If financing fails, the authority reserves the right to cancel the procedure in whole or in part, and bidders waive damages claims, including bid preparation costs. Bid prices must follow the technical specifications and include the cost of a maintenance and service contract guaranteeing a 7-year operating life for the vehicles. Maintenance and service costs must be stated separately as a monthly figure. Place of performance is 9602 Bazenheid, SG, Switzerland. Execution is expected around the turn of the year 2027/2028. The contract duration is not specified and the contract may not be extended. Tenders remain valid until 31 December 2027. Variants, partial tenders and public bid opening are not permitted or not applicable.

Bidder eligibility

Participation conditions: bidders are eligible provided no exclusion grounds under Art. 24 ÖBV apply. Each bid must include a self-declaration covering: (1) compliance with collective employment agreements or, where none exist, local and sector-customary working conditions (place-of-performance principle); (2) fulfilment of obligations toward public authorities, social insurance and employees; (3) compliance with equal pay between women and men; and (4) compliance with environmental law. Bidding consortia are permitted, but multiple tenders from consortia are not. The eligibility criteria themselves are set out in the tender documentation, which requires registration and login on simap.ch to download.

How bids are scored

Award is based on offer prices according to the technical specifications, including maintenance and service costs. Weighted criteria: Price 45%; Operational suitability 25% (mass, payloads, user-friendliness, handling, driving behaviour, body functionality, degree of compliance with the stated framework conditions); Service services 25% (response times, customer service, spare parts supply, service locations for vehicle and body, training concept); Experience and references 5% (practical use, customer references).

Key requirements

• ✓Nine electric-drive refuse collection vehicles with low-floor cabs
• ✓Superstructures and crane systems for emptying underground containers
• ✓Capability for refuse, paper, cardboard, organic and green waste collection
• ✓Suitability for bag collection and both container and underground-container emptying
• ✓Financing contingency: contract award conditional on fund approval by assembly of delegates

Procurement contact

The notice names a procurement contact for clarification questions.

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Relevant sectors

About this sector

Electric mobility funding supports electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, battery supply chains and fleet transition for buses, vans and trucks. Public authorities buy vehicles and charge points through tenders, while grants back pilots and manufacturing. Applicants usually need site plans, grid capacity checks and an operator for the finished assets.