Bern District Heating Expansion: Street Upgrade Civil Works, Fellerstrasse 2026 Tender

Original: Ausbau Fernwärmenetz Stadt Bern: Aufwertungsmassnahmen im Strassenraum, BKP 211 Baumeisterarbeiten (Fellerstrasse)

Fachstelle Beschaffungswesen Stadt Bern

About this tender

The contracting authority, Stadt Bern, is procuring civil engineering (BKP 211 Baumeisterarbeiten) works for the upgrade of the street space on Fellerstrasse, linked to the extension of the district heating network (Fernwärmenetz) in Bern. The project covers an area of approximately 11,000 m² of which 1,100 m² will be desealed. Variants are permitted as supplements to the base offer, but partial tenders are not. Main quantities: removal of topsoil and subsoil 25 m³; pavement breakup 250 m³; excavation and disposal 275 m³; manhole structures in cast-in-place concrete 4 pcs; trench backfilling 100 m³; road sub-base 25 m³; edge kerbs 400 m; surfacing 175 t. Product or brand references, where they appear, may be replaced by equivalent alternatives, which the bidder must demonstrate. Place of performance is 3011 Bern, Switzerland. Execution is scheduled for 31.03.2027 to 31.05.2027, with a contract duration of 363 days after contract signing; the contract may be extended. Defects and warranty period follow SIA 118.

Bidder eligibility

All eligibility criteria must be met, as specified in point 10 of the Pflichtenheft (specifications). Bidders must not be subject to exclusion grounds under Art. 44 IVöB 2019 and must provide all evidence under Art. 7 IVöBV, including: a fully completed, dated and signed offer form; a completed self-declaration with evidence confirming compliance with collective labour agreements (GAV) or local/industry-standard working conditions, fulfilment of obligations to public authorities, social insurers and employees, and equal pay between women and men. Evidence to be submitted includes: detailed debt enforcement register extract; tax authority confirmations (VAT, municipal, cantonal, federal tax); compensation fund confirmations (AHV, IV, EO, ALV, FAK); pension fund (BV) confirmation; SUVA or BU/NBU confirmation; sickness daily-allowance insurance (KTV) confirmation; paritätische Berufskommission or ISAB confirmation of GAV compliance; equal pay analysis per Art. 13a ff. GlG (with independent review or government control confirmation where applicable); and for Bauhauptgewerbe firms, FAR (flexible early retirement) confirmation. Documents must be signed by the issuing authorities, be no more than one year old, and show all due contributions are paid. The equal pay analysis submitted with the offer is valid indefinitely if it shows compliance; a post-award analysis must be provided within 60 days of award (reference month not older than four years), using a method under Art. 13c GlG (e.g., logib.ch). Exemptions apply to firms with only one gender or fewer than ten employees. Foreign-domiciled bidders must provide equivalent confirmations from their home country and designate a Swiss service address (Zustelldomizil). Consortia must name a lead firm, and all members must sign sel

How bids are scored

Award is based on the highest weighted utility score (Nutzwert). Each non-price criterion is scored from 0 to 5 on the scale: 5.0 excellent, 4.0 good, 3.0 sufficient, 2.0 partly sufficient, 1.0 insufficient, 0 no information; intermediate grades are permitted. The overall score is the percentage-weighted combination of criteria and sub-criteria. Price is referenced as a separate element, but its weighting and the full criteria matrix are not disclosed on the page; they are set out in the Pflichtenheft point 13. Offers must be net (no cash discounts). No price negotiations will be conducted, though technical negotiations are reserved. Late or incomplete offers and offers with price collusion are excluded.

Key requirements

• ✓Excavation, soil removal, and abutment works across 11,000 m² (1,100 m² unsealed)
• ✓Concrete shaft structures, trench backfilling, street-layer construction, and surface laying (175 t asphalt/paving)
• ✓Equivalent products allowed; bidders must demonstrate equivalence if non-standard materials proposed

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About this sector

Heating and cooling funding supports heat pumps, district heating, thermal networks, efficient cooling and the removal of fossil boilers. It arrives through national support schemes, local authority programmes and procurement for heat networks. Applicants typically need heat demand assessments, a connection plan and an operator for the system.