The competition is for the delivery of winter maintenance. The procurement ́s value is estimated to: NOK 5,000,000 per annum. The volume is an estimate and is not binding for the contracting authority. The contracting authority reserves the right to cancel the competition, i.a. in connection with budgetary coverage and political approval. 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).