Procurement of precipitation chemicals and chemicals for use in water treatment (New)

The procurement will be made on behalf of the following municipalities in the Kongsberg region: * Notodden municipality * Flesberg municipality * Krødsherad municipality * Tinn municipality Notodden municipality is the host municipality for the procurement. The objective of the procurement is to enter into four framework agreements for the purchase of presection chemicals and chemicals for use in water treatment. Each sub-contract shall be awarded to one (1) tenderer. The same tenderer can be awarded several sub-contracts. The procurement ́s sub-contracts are: * Sub-contract 1: Marble * Sub-contract 2: Precipitation chemicals * Sub-contract 3: Polymer * Sub-contract 4: Chlorine See the respective sub-contracts' descriptions for further details on the need. The entire procurement has a total estimated value of NOK 23,700,000 excluding VAT and including all options. The procurement ́s maximum value is NOK 35,400,000,000 excluding VAT and including all options. The financial limit is distributed as follows per sub-contract: Sub-contract 1: * Estimated value: NOK 1.4 million excluding VAT, including all options. * Maximum value: NOK 2 million excluding VAT, including all options. Sub-contract 2: * Estimated value: NOK 17.5 million excluding VAT, including all options. * Maximum value: NOK 26.2 million excluding VAT, including all options. Sub-contract 3: * Estimated value: NOK 3.5 million excluding VAT, including all options. * Maximum value: NOK 5.2 million excluding VAT, including all options. Sub-contract 4: * Estimated value: NOK 1.3 million excluding VAT, including all options. * Maximum value: NOK 2 million excluding VAT, including all options. The framework agreements will be valid for two (2) years from when the contract is signed. Thereafter the framework agreement can be renewed for one (1) year at a time, up to six (6) times. Each municipality will choose whether the framework agreements shall be extended. The maximum duration of the framework agreement is eight (8) years. Nb: This is a notice for a new competition following the cancellation of the previously published competition. For more information, see the document "Information and change log - new notice"