Tenders Are Invited For Preparation Of The Winter Maintenance Contract For The Main Bicycle Routes, Supervision And Expert Work

The Procurement Concerns The Preparation Of The Tender For The Winter Maintenance Contract Of The Oulu Regions Main Cycle Routes 2026-2027, As Well As Supervision And Expert Work And Customer Satisfaction Evaluation For The Period Of The Contract Contract 2027-2030 And For The Possible Option Period 2030-2032. The Goal Of The Contract Is To Enable Uniform And High-Quality Winter Maintenance Of The Main Cycling Routes In The Oulu Region. The Winter Maintenance Contract Includes Only Cycle Paths Or Streets That Function As A Cycle Path Connection. Winter Care Is Carried Out On A Route-Based Basis In The Area Of ​​Several Different Subscribers. The Contract Is Significantly Different From A Normal Regional Contract In Terms Of Quality Criteria, Route-Based, As Well As The Focus On Cycle Paths Alone. Part Of The Supervision Is Carried Out By Bicycle On Site In The Areas Of Oulu City, Kempele And Liminga Municipalities. In Addition To Supervision, The Consultant Participates As An Expert In Site Meetings And The Steering Group, Acts As An Organizer Of The Meetings And Takes Minutes, And Participates In The Supervision Of The Fulfillment Of Quality Promises (E.G. Equipment Requirements) As Well As In Processing, Development Work And Other Reports Related To The Contract. The Expert Work Includes Conducting Customer Satisfaction Measurements Of A Targeted Group Of Users. According To The Contract, The Winter Maintenance Contractor Of The Main Bike Routes Can Receive A Separate Bonus For Good Customer Satisfaction. The Work Includes Recruiting And Training Cycling Agents And Compiling And Analyzing These Quality Assessments. The Measurement Of Customer Satisfaction Is Based On The Quality Evaluation Given By Several Cycling Agents Who Cycle On Different Sides Of The Winter Maintenance Contract Route Of The Main Cycle Routes. Quality Assessors (Cycling Agents) Are Given Training On Quality Assessment. The Company Selected For The Position Must Prepare A Working Model, Which Can Be Used To Commit A Sufficient Number Of Cyclists As Cycling Agents, So That The Customer Satisfaction Measurement Is Reliable. In Previous Years, There Have Been About 80-100 Cycling Agents. The Main Cycle Road Contract Is A Joint Procurement With The City Of Oulu, Laplands Elinvoimakeskus, Kempele And Liminga Municipalities. Supervision And Expert Work Are Ordered As A Joint Procurement With These Parties. Supervision And Expert Work Is Ordered As Hourly Work, The Price Ceiling Of Which Is 25,000.00 Euros/Year. The Price Ceiling May Not Be Exceeded Without The Approval Of The Subscribers. The Value Of The Purchase, Including The Option Period, Is A Total Of 125,000.00 Euros/Contract Period Of 5 Years (Eur Vat 0%). The Costs Arising From The Preparation And Tendering Of The Project Will Be Divided Between Elinvoimakeskus (40%), The City Of Oulu (40%), The Municipality Of Kempele (10%) And The Municipality Of Liminga (10%). The Costs During The Contract Are Shared Among The Subscribers In Proportion To The Contracts Route Kilometers.