Servizi geologici, oceanografici e idrologici – RE-26-03 Review and mapping of avalanche and flood hazards in Rendalen municipality

Lingua originale: inglese

Purpose The aim of the procurement is to enter into a contract for consultancy services for reviewing and mapping landslides and flood hazards in Rendalen municipality. Rendalen municipality needs updated and documented knowledge on landslides and flood hazards as a basis for safe area management, building application processing and stand-by. The municipality lacks necessary danger zone maps for flooding in the relevant waterways and there is a need for avalanche hazard assessments in several areas. In 2026, the municipality has received a grant of financial grants from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) to carry out investigations of safety against avalanches in steep terrain in nine areas and danger zone mapping of floods in four waterways. In order to ensure uniform and efficient execution, the assignment is announced as one combined procurement. The procurement shall provide the municipality with a basis in accordance with relevant requirements and guidelines, including NVE ́s guidelines for flood mapping and applicable requirements for safety against danger to nature. The results shall be able to be used further in planning, case handling and stand-by work. Contract 1: Review of flood and avalanche hazards Contract 2: Independent quality assurance control Contract 1 will be awarded to the tenderer ranked as number one. Contract 2 will be awarded after evaluation between the remaining tenderers who have not been awarded contract 1, in accordance with the applicable award criteria. Scope The procurement is for consultancy services for reviewing, assessing and mapping avalanche and flood hazards in Rendalen municipality. The assignment includes examining safety from avalanches in steep terrain in nine areas and danger zone mapping of floods in four waterways, as stated in the attached map and area descriptions. The delivery shall include the necessary professional surveys and analyses for the relevant areas and waterways, including review of the available data basis, site inspections, relevant calculations and modelling, as well as the preparation of reports and map products. For flood mapping, the delivery shall, among other things, provide a basis for the identification of flood-prone areas and the accompanying flood zones and flood depths. Documentation and map basis shall be submitted that the municipality can use in area planning, building application processing and stand-by. The delivery shall be clear, verifiable and adapted to further use in the municipality ́s administration. The assignment shall be carried out in accordance with the competition documents and the requirements and guidelines that apply for these types of reviews.