Offer for participation in NOWAVES 4.0 R&D Project

1. CONTRACTING ENTITY AND PROGRAMME

Rover Martim S.L.

R&D&i department

Project: NOWAVES 4.0

2. SUBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

Object description:

Participation in the project “NOWAVES 4.0” as a subcontracted entity for the execution of the work described below.

2.1. TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE WORK

The technical and procedural details concerning the execution of the work subject to the contract are developed below.

The team linked to the project must contribute its experience in the tasks to be carried out described in the specification of Subcontracting 1 or 2.

Only those candidates who can fulfill each and every one of the tasks set out in the Specification (Document 2) should be presented.

2.1.1. Project summary

The theme of the project is focused on the real-world validation and marketing of anti-reflective concrete crates for marine works, consisting of cameras with long-distance dissipative circuits, suitable for reducing the agitation produced by the reflected swell in port docks, improving the effectiveness of Jarlan type structures (ARJ), by improving the energy absorption capacity over a wide range of wave frequencies, including long wave. This can be achieved through the automatic or programmable adaptability of camera geometry (circuits extending horizontally along different directions of several interconnected cell units without changing the width of the anti-reflective zone) to different situations of the incident swell by means of mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic devices.

The development of a full-scale prototype of an anti-reflective drawer capable of absorbing energy from a wide range of wave frequencies is a pioneering and necessary action to certify the validity of this technology in improving shelter conditions in port docks, both from the point of view of operability and accessibility to ports

As complementary objectives of the project are established the measurement of waves under normal operating conditions in the vicinity of the installation and in the vicinity of the nozzle, the adaptability of the geometry of the chambers to different wave situations, the measurement of possible low-frequency waves and calibration of numerical simulation models of agitation from prototype measured data.

The project aims to obtain a new, innovative product that responds to a problem currently existing in ports around the world, which is the decrease of internal agitation of their docks, both for short-wave and long-wave waves, something that affects port loading and unloading operations but also recreational vessel operations.

At the moment, there is no technology that has solved and verified this problem worldwide with the solution of vertical crates of reinforced concrete, as the most competitive solution in terms of costs and environmental impact for the construction of ports. At the national level, some pilot constructions have been carried out, based on a Jarlan, as they have deep openings that obviously improve behavior but in a very low frequency range and are not adaptable to the incident wave, are of fixed response or limited by their conception of paths only transversal and short.

In addition, the NoWaves technology is the only one worldwide that allows addressing the long-wave problem, and can also make compatible the long wave and the short wave in the same drawer, thus having a self-configurable dissipative element for any type of incident wave.

The NoWaves technology is the only anti-reflection technology that is patented at a European level.

In order to achieve the project objectives, a work plan has been drawn up that includes the following phases:

• State of technology analysis
• Study of the location to carry out the prototype
• Instrumentation and measurements of the incoming wave characteristics at the nozzle, in the dock where the prototype will be part, in the vicinity of the prototype and on the prototype itself.
• Intelligent prediction model, to model numerically and using artificial intelligence procedures a mixed agitation-reflection prediction system
• Anti-reflective drawer prototype design
• Construction and operation of the prototype anti-reflective drawer
• result analysis

Subcontracting 1 and Subcontracting 2 lists work packages, as well as the tasks that comprise them, including the description of each one.

Place of performance: at the premises of the successful tenderer and field tests in chosen location.

Lead time: 36 months.

3. OBTAINING DOCUMENTATION & INFORMATION

The documentation to be submitted (Document 1 Offer) and detailed information on the work to be carried out (Document 2 Schedule) can be downloaded at the following links:

Link 1: Document 1 Offer

Link 2: Document 2 Schedule sub 1

Link 3: Document 2 Schedule sub-2

For any questions, contact Cristina Suesta: csuesta@rovergrupo.com/en

Deadline for obtaining documents and information: until the last day for submission of tenders.

4. CONTRACTOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Evidence should be included in the bid document to justify those evaluation criteria met.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDERS OR REQUESTS TO PARTICIPATE

Submission deadline: 10 business days from the day following publication of this announcement (12/04/2023). This period may be extended if necessary, if at least 3 tenders have not been received.

Documentation to be submitted: Document 1: Offer in the format provided.

Place of presentation: by email to Cristina Suesta: csuesta@rovergrupo.com/en

6. RESOLUTION

The award shall be decided within less than 10 working days after the closing date for submission of tenders.

The resolution will be published on the institution’s website, including the rating obtained in each case according to the established criteria.

The publication of this resolution will be made on the same link in which the offer was published and, furthermore, it will be communicated by e-mail to the successful bidder.

Evaluation Criteria

The accreditation of the evaluation criteria can be carried out by means of a brief description and/or the link to an internet URL where it refers to and is linked to the entity that makes the offer.

Offered Price

Sixty points will be awarded to the lower amount bid and the remainder will be deducted 2 points for every €5,000 increase over that lower amount.

Technical Criteria

Five points will be awarded if experience and/or knowledge and means are demonstrated in each of the tasks described in the specification.

Zero points will be awarded for each task if neither experience/knowledge is proven.

Previous experience with public funding

Five points will be awarded in at least one project with public funding on a similar theme implemented in the last five years.