The City of Helsinki requests your offer for the implementation of public electric vehicle charging stations (AC and DC) on public areas owned by the City of Helsinki. The charging stations to be procured are located in sites according to the general plan for electric vehicle charging stations drawn up by the City of Helsinki. All charging stations are intended for public use. The contracting authority will restart the procurement process as stated in this procurement notice after it was previously suspended. Changes have been made to this now-published notice as indicated in Attachment C of the request for proposals. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONTRACT The client aims to enter into a contractual relationship with a supplier capable of fulfilling its obligations throughout the entire contractual period per the contract and its annexes. The client also aims to ensure that the concession agreement and investment agreements remain in force for as long as possible. The client has secured the supplier's right to refuse the implementation of the Charging Stations in situations where it can demonstrate that this implementation would be unreasonable for the supplier, thus ensuring that the concession relationship remains balanced between the parties. On the other hand, the concession agreement and related investment agreements cannot prevent the client from making changes in the same urban environment where the supplier provides the service. The rights granted to the supplier by the concession agreement must not prevent the client from withdrawing from the concession, either wholly or partially, if the supplier fails to fulfill its contractual obligations in any manner. For this reason, the client must have adequate legal means to make changes to the contractual relationship and even withdraw from it if necessary. The investment agreements will be terminated no later than when the concession agreement ends. Thus, the investment agreements remain in force after the termination of the concession agreement for the notice period stated in the investment agreement. The supplier's obligation to provide the service ends, and the concession rights per the concession agreement cease at the moment the concession agreement ends. At the same moment, the obligation to pay rent under the supplier's concession agreement also ends. The client will not pay any compensations to the supplier in termination situations. DESCRIPTION For this procurement, 42 sites have been selected from the general plan for electric vehicle charging stations prepared by the client, and preliminary traffic plans have been drawn up. The preliminary traffic plans are presented in Attachments 1.2.1 and 1.2.2 of the request for proposals. The city will not participate in financing or implementing the charging stations or related investments in any other way. According to the decision of the Helsinki City Board, the city facilitates the establishment of public charging stations in public areas on a commercial basis. In this case, the city grants operators the right to use public space for charging operations and issues the necessary permits for placing charging devices in the public areas owned by the city. The supplier's task is to provide the service to users and ensure the daily operation of the charging stations. The supplier is responsible for the planning and implementation of the charging stations and the necessary Charging Infrastructure, the commissioning of charging station equipment, maintenance, servicing, and operation of the service, as well as the necessary user support intended for end-users. The supplier will pay rent to the City of Helsinki as compensation for the rights obtained in the concession as stated in the concession agreement attached to the request for proposals. The supplier is also responsible for the permitting process and bringing the necessary electrical connections to the charging stations. Upon expiration of the contract period, underground structures and electrical connections remain the property of the client without compensation. The tenderer is committed to removing the charging stations and other above-ground structures and restoring the lands they have controlled to their original state upon the termination of the contract period. CONTRACT PERIOD The contract can be signed at the earliest when the client is able to conclude the contract without obstructing the procurement law (1397/2016). If the signing of the contract is delayed and the delay is caused by the client, the delay will be reflected in the delivery schedule accordingly. The contract is valid for a fixed term of ten (10) years from the signing of the contract (hereinafter referred to as the “contract period”), during which the client estimates that the supplier, as the holder of the rights, can reasonably expect to recover the investments made for the implementation of the service and to achieve a return on the invested capital and the investments made to achieve the contract's objectives. This is an estimate, and it is the supplier's responsibility to ensure that the service is economically viable for them. The concession agreement does not constitute a mandatory purchasing obligation. The client will do its best to ensure that the number of charging stations and points implemented is as stated in the procurement documents. However, the supplier cannot assert the contract and demand that the number of charging stations and points as presented in the procurement documents must be implemented, for example, in situations where the implementation of one charging station is abandoned, and the parties cannot find alternative land for the charging station, leading to a decrease in the number of charging stations and points from what was presented in the procurement documents. The concession agreement does not grant exclusive rights to provide the service. If the client decides to expand the service during the term of the concession agreement, the client has the right to obtain similar services from a third party notwithstanding the concession agreement. Any potential unforeseen contractual changes will be evaluated in accordance with Section 136 of the procurement law.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Service on the City of Helsinki's Land.
The City of Helsinki requests your offer for the implementation of public electric vehicle charging stations (AC and DC) on public areas owned by the City of Helsinki. The charging stations to be procured are located in sites according to the general plan for electric vehicle charging stations drawn up by the City of Helsinki. All charging stations are intended for public use. The contracting authority will restart the procurement process as stated in this procurement notice after it was previously suspended. Changes have been made to this now-published notice as indicated in Attachment C of the request for proposals. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONTRACT The client aims to enter into a contractual relationship with a supplier capable of fulfilling its obligations throughout the entire contractual period per the contract and its annexes. The client also aims to ensure that the concession agreement and investment agreements remain in force for as long as possible. The client has secured the supplier's right to refuse the implementation of the Charging Stations in situations where it can demonstrate that this implementation would be unreasonable for the supplier, thus ensuring that the concession relationship remains balanced between the parties. On the other hand, the concession agreement and related investment agreements cannot prevent the client from making changes in the same urban environment where the supplier provides the service. The rights granted to the supplier by the concession agreement must not prevent the client from withdrawing from the concession, either wholly or partially, if the supplier fails to fulfill its contractual obligations in any manner. For this reason, the client must have adequate legal means to make changes to the contractual relationship and even withdraw from it if necessary. The investment agreements will be terminated no later than when the concession agreement ends. Thus, the investment agreements remain in force after the termination of the concession agreement for the notice period stated in the investment agreement. The supplier's obligation to provide the service ends, and the concession rights per the concession agreement cease at the moment the concession agreement ends. At the same moment, the obligation to pay rent under the supplier's concession agreement also ends. The client will not pay any compensations to the supplier in termination situations. DESCRIPTION For this procurement, 42 sites have been selected from the general plan for electric vehicle charging stations prepared by the client, and preliminary traffic plans have been drawn up. The preliminary traffic plans are presented in Attachments 1.2.1 and 1.2.2 of the request for proposals. The city will not participate in financing or implementing the charging stations or related investments in any other way. According to the decision of the Helsinki City Board, the city facilitates the establishment of public charging stations in public areas on a commercial basis. In this case, the city grants operators the right to use public space for charging operations and issues the necessary permits for placing charging devices in the public areas owned by the city. The supplier's task is to provide the service to users and ensure the daily operation of the charging stations. The supplier is responsible for the planning and implementation of the charging stations and the necessary Charging Infrastructure, the commissioning of charging station equipment, maintenance, servicing, and operation of the service, as well as the necessary user support intended for end-users. The supplier will pay rent to the City of Helsinki as compensation for the rights obtained in the concession as stated in the concession agreement attached to the request for proposals. The supplier is also responsible for the permitting process and bringing the necessary electrical connections to the charging stations. Upon expiration of the contract period, underground structures and electrical connections remain the property of the client without compensation. The tenderer is committed to removing the charging stations and other above-ground structures and restoring the lands they have controlled to their original state upon the termination of the contract period. CONTRACT PERIOD The contract can be signed at the earliest when the client is able to conclude the contract without obstructing the procurement law (1397/2016). If the signing of the contract is delayed and the delay is caused by the client, the delay will be reflected in the delivery schedule accordingly. The contract is valid for a fixed term of ten (10) years from the signing of the contract (hereinafter referred to as the “contract period”), during which the client estimates that the supplier, as the holder of the rights, can reasonably expect to recover the investments made for the implementation of the service and to achieve a return on the invested capital and the investments made to achieve the contract's objectives. This is an estimate, and it is the supplier's responsibility to ensure that the service is economically viable for them. The concession agreement does not constitute a mandatory purchasing obligation. The client will do its best to ensure that the number of charging stations and points implemented is as stated in the procurement documents. However, the supplier cannot assert the contract and demand that the number of charging stations and points as presented in the procurement documents must be implemented, for example, in situations where the implementation of one charging station is abandoned, and the parties cannot find alternative land for the charging station, leading to a decrease in the number of charging stations and points from what was presented in the procurement documents. The concession agreement does not grant exclusive rights to provide the service. If the client decides to expand the service during the term of the concession agreement, the client has the right to obtain similar services from a third party notwithstanding the concession agreement. Any potential unforeseen contractual changes will be evaluated in accordance with Section 136 of the procurement law.