Renovation of relay protection and automation at the Balti 330 kV substation

The bidder and the persons authorised to represent, direct or control it must not be subject to applicable exclusion grounds, including convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking, or enabling the unlawful employment of foreign nationals or breaches of employment conditions. The bidder must not have outstanding tax, payment, environmental-charge or social-security debts, and contracting must not breach international or Estonian government sanctions. If a conviction applies, the bidder may provide information about measures taken to demonstrate reliability. On request, additional evidence must be provided where the contracting authority cannot verify the information through public sources. Where a foreign company participates, evidence that exclusion grounds do not apply must be submitted for that company and relevant representatives or controlling persons. The bidder must also confirm that it will not use, for more than 10% of the contract value, subcontractors or suppliers falling within the specified Russian ownership, establishment, residence or control restrictions; that it will not use a subcontractor subject to mandatory replacement under the applicable procurement rules; and that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions or from sanctioned regions.

The bidder must meet these qualification and compliance requirements: - Financial capacity: net turnover over the three financial years completed by the start of the procurement must total at least EUR 6,000,000 excluding VAT, with at least EUR 2,000,000 in each year. Supporting annual-report extracts or other evidence must be provided on request if the information cannot be verified from public sources. Joint bidders may rely on each other’s figures. - Experience: within the 60 months preceding publication of the contract notice, the bidder must have properly performed at least two contracts for construction of substations rated 110 kV or higher, including design and construction of relay protection and automation. Each contract must be worth at least EUR 300,000 excluding VAT, and at least that amount must have been paid to the bidder for work performed during the specified period. Provide details of each reference, including its name or description, client and contact details, contract dates, value and, where relevant, the entity whose capacity is relied upon. Further evidence, including client confirmation, may be requested. - If relying on another entity’s capacity, provide its signed confirmation of consent, absence of exclusion grounds, its role in performing the contract so its experience can be used, and joint responsibility for proper performance. Foreign entities must provide the requested supporting documents where required. - Submit the completed team CV form and confirm that the named team members will perform the contract. The notice does not specify individual team qualifications. - Submit a EUR 37,000 tender guarantee with the bid. It may be an eligible bank, financial institution or insurer guarantee valid for the 90-day bid validity period plus 30 days, or a copy of a payment order showing the amount deposited into the contracting authority’s account. - Provide the completed price schedule in the prescribed form, in euros excluding VAT, without substantive changes; the required substation primary diagrams for 20 kV, 110 kV and 330 kV, site plan and building plans; completed equipment questionnaires; and the financing and work schedule using the provided form. The schedule must assume no advance payment and payments no more frequently than monthly for completed work and delivered equipment. - Confirm that the bid complies with the procurement documents, the offered equipment is new, unused, defect-free and meets the technical requirements, and the bidder holds the necessary intellectual-property and personal-data-processing rights. Provide evidence of authority to represent the bidder where the bid is submitted by someone other than its legal representative; joint bidders must appoint an authorised representative and submit the required joint-bid confirmation. Foreign bidders must provide the relevant company-register or equivalent evidence. - Identify any information claimed as a trade secret and explain why. The bid price and specified evaluation-related figures may not be designated as trade secrets.