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KW Wolfenschiessen - Gesamtplaner für Projektierung, Ausschreibung und Realisierung der Erneuerung
Notice number: 00521691-2026
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Contracting authority
- Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden
- Accepted Languages
- German
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Jul 28, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender invites proposals for a General Planner ("Gesamtplaner") for the comprehensive renovation and concessioning of the Wolfenschiessen Hydropower Plant (KW Wolfenschiessen Konzessionierung und Erneuerung - KUE), aiming to ensure its long-term, safe, and economic operation. The successful General Planner will be responsible for providing complete planning services across SIA phases 31, 32, 33, 41, 51, 52, and 53, encompassing design, tendering, implementation, and acting as the central contact for the client, EWN. A mandatory requirement is the extensive application of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) method throughout the project, including BIM2FIELD, BIM-Abwicklungsplan (BAP), BIM Collaboration Format (BCF), Common Data Environment (CDE), Information Delivery Specification (IDS), and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), with all project documentation and communication strictly in German. The contract is projected to start in November 2026, with plant handover scheduled for December 16, 2030, representing a total project duration of approximately 4 years and 1 month. Financial suitability requires that the sum of all cost ceilings does not exceed 75% of the bidder's…
TENDER BRIEF
The contract timeline is as follows:
Contract Tendering and Award Process:
- Publication on SIMAP (Parts 0.0, 0.1, 2.1): July 24, 2026
- Registration deadline for mandatory inspection: August 14, 2026
- Delivery of complete documents after registration for inspection: August 17, 2026
- Mandatory inspection: August 26, 2026, at 09:00
- Deadline for submitting questions via SIMAP: September 18, 2026
- Answering questions via SIMAP: continuously until September 25, 2026
- Offer submission deadline: October 02, 2026, 12:00
- Offer opening: October 02, 2026
- Contractor discussions (if necessary): October 13 and 14, 2026
- Evaluation of offers (estimated): by October 23, 2026
- Award decision (estimated): by October 30, 2026
- Contract conclusion (estimated): by November 2026
Overall Project Timeline and Key Milestones (covered by the contract):
- Contract Award (Auftragsvergabe): November 18, 2026
- Project Planning Phase (Projektierungsphase):
- Preliminary Project (Vorprojekt): November 18, 2026 - May 04, 2027 (6 months)
- Construction Project (Bauprojekt): May 05, 2027 - January 11, 2028 (9 months)
- Approval Project (Auflageprojekt): January 12, 2028 - March 07, 2028 (2 months)
- Concession Application (Konzessionsgesuch): May 05, 2026 - March 06, 2028 (24 months)
- Submission of Concession Application and Construction Project: March 10, 2028
- Concession and Building Permit Procedure: March 13, 2028 - June 02, 2028 (3 months)
- Concession and Building Permit Legally Binding: June 05, 2028
- Realization of Renewal (Realisierung Erneuerung):
- Tendering and Award (Ausschreibung und Vergabe): April 10, 2028 - November 17, 2028 (8 months)
- Execution Project and Execution (Ausführungsprojekt und Ausführung): November 20, 2028 - September 20, 2030 (24 months)
- Commissioning (Inbetriebsetzung): September 23, 2030 - December 13, 2030 (3 months)
- Plant Handover (Anlagenübernahme): December 16, 2030
Contract Start Date: Approximately November 2026 (estimated contract conclusion).
Contract End Date: December 16, 2030 (Plant Handover).
Total Duration: Approximately 4 years and 1 month (from November 2026 to December 2030).
Key Milestones/Phases: The project is structured into distinct phases: Project Planning (Preliminary, Construction, Approval), Concession and Building Permit Procedures, and Realization of Renewal (Tendering, Execution, Commissioning, Plant Handover). The commissioning of services will occur phase by phase, requiring written approval from EWN for transitions to subsequent SIA phases.
Sources
- 10.1_20260724_Subm_KWW_KUE_Erneuerung_Angebotsbedingungen_V01.pdf — “können verschoben werden, wenn dies aus Sicht vom EWN erforderlich ist. − Publikation SIMAP Teil 0.0, Teil 0.1 und Teil 2.1 24.Juli. 2026 − Anmeldung zur obligatorischen Begehung bis 14. Aug. 2026 − Zustellung der Gesamt…”
- 22.1_20260724_Subm_KWW_KUE_Erneuerung_Projektbeschreibung_V01.pdf — “EVN Engelbergeraa Engelbergeraa Mündung Wasserrückgabe, Aufstass KW Wolfenschiessen Konzessionierung und Erneuerung (KUE) Gesamtplaner für Projektierung, Ausschreibung und Realisierung der Erneuerung Teil 2.1 Projektbesc…”
- BIM Methode
- Deutsche Sprache (for all project documentation, communication, and BIM models)
- BIM2FIELD (for using BIM data in construction execution)
- BIM-Abwicklungsplan (BAP)
- BIM Collaboration Format (BCF)
- Common Data Environment (CDE)
- Information Delivery Specification (IDS)
- Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
- ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001 (for Quality Management Systems)
- SIMAP (platform for online offer submission)
Sources
- 12.1_20260724_Subm_KWW_KUE_Erneuerung_Projektbeschreibung_V01.pdf — “Projekt-/Anlagenname: «KW Wolfenschiessen>>> EWN Zeichnungsnummer inkl. Revisionsindex EWN Dokumentenklasse EWN Anlagenkennzeichnungsnummer (AKS) Ein Beispiel eines möglichen Dokumentenkopfes > ist nachfolgend aufgeführt…”
- 20.1_20260724_Subm_KWW_KUE_Erneuerung_Angebotsbedingungen_V01.pdf — “Leistungsanforderung bezeichneten Anforderun- gen. 5.3. Eignungskriterien ☐ Π ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Für die Prüfung der Eignung der Anbieter gelten folgende Kriterien, deren vollständige Erfüllung durch ent- sp…”
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- 0.1_20260724_Subm_KWW_KUE_Erneuerung_Angebotsbedingungen_V01.pdf376 KBPDF
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