The competition is for the delivery of winter operations in Rælingen municipality.  The contracting authority intends to enter into a contract for winter operations, hereafter called snow clearing of municipal squares in the municipality, as well as spring sweeping. Municipal places include outside areas and car parks around nursing homes, sheltered accommodation flats, schools, nurseries, halls and other residences and buildings. The procurement ́s value is estimated to: Above the EEA threshold. See point 1.1.4. The volume is an estimate and is not binding for the contracting authority. See the procurement documents for further information. Apprentices: The contracting authority has assessed the procurement against the apprentice regulations, cf. the Procurement Act § 7, and concluded that apprentices are not required in this procurement, as the contract ́s main element does not include work where it is relevant to use labour with vocational or craft certificates, cf. the apprentice regulations § 6 (3).