📋 Tender Overview
The municipal ceiling for municipalities and regions is suspended in 2020 to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19. As a starting point these must be projects that can be completed by the end of the year so there is not much time for planning and process.As one of the measures to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 the civil ceiling for municipalities and regions is suspended in 2020.The municipalities and regions are therefore free to initiate new construction projects. It can for example. These include projects related to climate protection renovation road restoration etc. which may be already planned projects that are being advanced - or entirely new projects.However these must basically be projects that can be completed by the end of 2020.This means that there is not much time for planning and process if it is necessary to conduct a tender or other type of competition and also obtain relevant authority permits to carry out the project.PLANNING AND LEGAL ADVICEHorten offers municipalities and regions assistance to start construction projects for completion in 2020. We focus on ensuring that the projects get off to a good start and quickly and help to get both the process and the legal framework in place. In this way the relaxation can have the greatest effect in each municipality and region. Our advice includes focus on the following elements of the processThe political clarification to ensure that the political mandate to carry out the project is in place.Coordination of new construction projects in relation to current tender plans.Uncover needs and opportunity for loan financing to carry out the project.Assessment of whether the planned projects are financially sound and reasonably justified and otherwise comply with the general principles of administrative law.Assessment of whether the projects are of a size that requires tendering.Offering legal advice in all parts of any bidding process.Advice on whether as a region or municipality special requirements should be made for the financial performance of companies in the current financial situation.Assistance in obtaining relevant government permits eg building permits.Assistance in ongoing contract management to ensure the necessary progress in the process.If you are considering initiating one or more specific construction projects you are welcome to contact us for an assessment of how this can be done within the framework of the removal of the installation ceiling.
