South Holland Area – replacement of the substructure of Gouwsluis bridge Alphen a/d Rijn
It concerns the replacement of the substructure and associated installations of the Gouwsluis swing bridge in Alphen aan den Rijn.
Works · Restricted · European procedure
01What is being requested
Replacement of the substructure of the Gouwsluis railway bridge in Alphen aan den Rijn, including the braking works, the moving part, and the bridge installations.
The swing bridge over the Gouwe in Alphen aan den Rijn (Gouwsluis bridge) is located on the Alphen aan den Rijn – Woerden railway line, near km 15.8. The substructure of the Gouwsluis bridge is in such a state that it must be replaced. It concerns the substructure of the railway bridge, of which the bridge structure (steel) is designed for double tracks but is operated on a single track. The unused part of the bridge functions as a passing path. The braking works, the moving part, and the bridge installations must also be replaced, whereby the bridge will be operated remotely from Rotterdam (d
02Strategic insight
Focus on securing the lead time of 9 months in the plan of approach. Maximize the fictitious discount by maintaining a high CO2 ambition level.
03Points of attention
04Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
05Award criteria
Measures to ensure that all works are carried out within a lead time of 9 months.
Fictitious discount on the tender sum based on the indicated CO2 ambition level (level 1 to 5).
The lowest evaluation price is determined by the tender sum minus the discount based on the CO2-Prestatieladder and the value of the plan of approach.
06Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for werken is € 5,54 M, for reference.
07Likely competitors
08Tender documents
09Legal themes that may be relevant here
10Frequently asked questions
What is the exact scope of the works for the Gouwsluis bridge?
How will the operation of the bridge be arranged after replacement?
How is the scope of this project contractually divided?
What is the expected duration of the execution?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
11Estimated value versus the market
€ 1,4 mln
€ 3,6 mln
€ 9,1 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 45 · werken n=3159