Norway – Construction work – Replacement of 6 lifts at Førde Central Hospital.

The objective of the procurement is to replace six existing passenger lifts/bed lifts from 1978. The lifts are located in the Central Block by Førde Central Hospital. The lifts have large traffic distributed over 9 floors with approx. 6-7,000 lift movements in a 24 hour period. The lifts have a payload of 1,200 kg per lift and are used by employees, patients and visitors at the hospital. All lifts have nine stops with through doors except level 0, 1 and 2 with fewer number of doors. The current lifts shall be demolished and new lifts that shall be assembled in the existing shafts shall be installed. The aim of the replacement is to install new passenger lifts for passenger and bed transport that are suitable for hospital operation. Tenderers shall take into account 24 hour staffed activities in connection with engineering design services and execution. The replacement shall be carried out in stages. Minimal downtime is crucial for the contracting authority as the lifts are frequently used by employees, patients and guests. The contract shall be carried out as a Turnkey contract where the Turnkey Contractor is also responsible for the construction work. A 5 year service and maintenance contract shall also be signed.