Background and purpose Troms County (hereafter called the Contracting Authority) wants to secure an avalanche-prone point on county road 87 at Olsrud in Balsfjord municipality through the establishment of an avalanche warning system. This procurement is for the delivery of the actual avalanche detection system, based on radar technology. The SRO installations will be announced as a separate procurement. The Contracting Authority hereby invites tenderers to a tender offer on the delivery of avalanche monitoring for Flakstad along county road 87 in Balsfjord municipality. The monitoring system shall be able to detect avalanches and contribute to the warning and closure of the road by avalanche from Blåbærtinden, at the avalanche point Olsrud (see figure 1). The aim of the procurement is to reduce the risk of personal and material damage as a result of avalanches on roads.