Compliance requirements
The bidder must not be bankrupt or in liquidation, its business must not be suspended, and it must not have arrears of state taxes, fees or environmental charges, or tax or social security contribution arrears, unless these have been duly deferred or paid. The bidder must not be subject to the exclusion grounds listed in section 95(1)(1–3 and 5) of the Public Procurement Act. The bidder’s average wage level for employees must have been above 70% of the average wage in the relevant sector for the comparison period, if the bidder has employees. The bidder and the technical consultant advising the apartment building reconstruction for the beneficiary must not be related persons. In a joint bid, these requirements must apply to all joint bidders if at least one of them is subject to an exclusion ground. If public registers are not sufficient, the required evidence must be submitted within 10 calendar days.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must be registered in the business register for the activity of construction, covering general construction, indoor climate systems, and building-integrated or adjacent water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must also have a registration for electrical works covering the construction, including installation, of electrical installations. The registration requirement does not apply to a foreign bidder, but the bidder must prove equivalent competence. The bidder’s net turnover for the financial year preceding the submission of the bid must be at least equal to twice the estimated value of the contract, excluding VAT. The bidder must be able to provide, by the contract date at the latest, a first-demand guarantee letter amounting to 5% of the contract value excluding VAT, issued by a credit institution, financial institution or insurance company; alternatively, the amount may be deposited in the beneficiary’s or a notary’s account. The bidder must have carried out at least one equivalent construction project within the last 60 months, with a value of at least half of the estimated contract value. The equivalent project must have been the construction, extension or full reconstruction of a building as the main contractor and must have included at least load-bearing structures and external envelope works, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and heating system construction or reconstruction. The team must include a project manager, site manager, ventilation and heating systems specialist, water supply and sewerage systems specialist, and, where electrical works are performed, a person with the required electrical competence. The project manager must have at least level 6 construction engineer qualification or level 6 construction manager qualification; the site manager must have at least level 5 construction works supervisor qualification; the ventilation and heating systems specialist must have at least level 6 qualification as a heating, ventilation and cooling engineer or level 6 construction manager qualification; the water supply and sewerage systems specialist must have at least the relevant level 6 engineering or construction manager qualification; and the electrical works performer must have at least a class B competence certificate or level 6 electrical engineer qualification. If the bidder relies on the capacities of another person for specialists, signed commitments from those persons to participate in contract performance must be attached. The bid must also include the equivalent project details and proof by means of the building register notice of use or occupancy permit number, or a copy of the handover-acceptance report. The bid must comply with all conditions set out in the tender documents.