Finland – Construction work – Kaasun siirtoverkon ylläpito-, muutos- ja liittymäurakoinnin ja paineenvähennysasemien pääurakoinnin puitesopimus

Gasgrid Finland Oy is a state-owned company that operates as the system operator for the natural gas transmission network in Finland. The company provides safe, reliable, and cost-effective gas transmission and actively and customer-orientedly develops the transmission infrastructure, service offering, and gas markets to promote the future carbon-neutral energy system. Gasgrid Vetyverkot Oy is a subsidiary of Gasgrid Finland Oy, established in 2022, whose task is to promote Gasgrid's role as a developer of the hydrogen economy. The aforementioned are collectively referred to below as ("Contracting Entity" or "Gasgrid"). In this procurement, the Contracting Entity is seeking two (2) framework agreement contractors to manage the maintenance, modification, and connection contracts of the gas transmission network it manages, as well as the construction contracts of the network-related entities, such as pressure reduction and valve station construction contracts. The selected framework agreement contractors will primarily act as the main contractor and main implementer of the construction sites being built. The contracts resulting from the final outcome of this procurement process will be particularly utilised at the beginning of the contract period for the construction of the 100MW-500MW pressure reduction stations to be built on site by the Contracting Entity. The scope of delivery includes, among other things (without limitation): - Construction of the transmission pipeline - Construction work of the pressure reduction station - Equipment and pipe installations of the pressure reduction station - SIA installations of the pressure reduction station. The scope of delivery is described in more detail in Annex 4 (Provisional Scope of Delivery) of this procurement notice. The framework agreements are scheduled to enter into force in ~Q2/2026, and the planned duration of the agreements is 3+2+2 years. The mini-competition and contractor selection mechanisms for the orders under the framework agreements are described in more detail in the subsequent phases of the procurement process. The Contracting Entity reserves the right to carry out the mini-competition for the first order partially simultaneously with the procurement process for the framework agreement. The contract does not include a mandatory purchase obligation and does not grant the selected contractors the sole right to the construction contracts in accordance with the Contracting Entity's procurement description.