Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds under the Public Procurement Act apply, including the grounds listed in section 95(1) points 1–3 and 5, taking into account section 95(2). The bidder must also confirm that it is not bankrupt or in liquidation, that no bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings have been opened against it, and that its business has not been suspended or is not in a similar situation under the law of its country of establishment. The bidder must confirm that it has no tax, fee, environmental charge, social security contribution or similar debt under the law of its country of establishment. The bidder must also confirm that its average employee salary during the reference period was above 70% of the average salary for the same period in the relevant field, and provide a Tax and Customs Board extract or equivalent proof from the competent authority in the country of establishment. In a joint bid, the proof must be submitted for each joint bidder. The bidder must confirm that it is not a related person to the technical consultant advising the beneficiary on the apartment building reconstruction.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have submitted, in the business register, a notice of economic activity for construction covering general construction, indoor climate systems, and internal or adjacent water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must have a registration for electrical works covering the construction and installation of electrical installations. A foreign bidder may provide an equivalent proof instead of the registration.
The bidder’s net turnover for the financial year preceding the start of the procurement procedure must be at least equal to twice the estimated contract value excluding VAT. In a joint bid, it is sufficient if at least one joint bidder meets this requirement on its own.
Within the last 60 months before the start of the procurement procedure, the bidder must have carried out at least one equivalent construction project with a value of at least half of the estimated contract value excluding VAT. An equivalent project must have involved the construction, extension or full reconstruction of a building as the main contractor and must have included at least construction or reconstruction of the load-bearing and external envelope structures, construction or reconstruction of a heat-recovery forced ventilation system, and construction or reconstruction of a heating system. The bidder must provide the project name, timing, value, description and proof of completion, such as the number of the occupancy notice or occupancy permit in the building register, or a copy of the handover-acceptance certificate signed by the client and contractor.
The team must include a project manager with at least level 6 professional qualification as a construction engineer with a specialization in building construction or level 6 qualification as a construction manager with a specialization in general construction. There must also be a site manager with at least level 5 qualification as a construction foreman with a specialization in general construction works. The ventilation and heating systems specialist must have at least level 6 qualification as a heating, ventilation and cooling engineer or level 6 qualification as a construction manager with a specialization in indoor climate systems. The water supply and sewerage systems specialist must have at least level 6 qualification as a water supply and sewerage engineer or level 6 qualification as a construction manager with a specialization in internal or adjacent water supply and sewerage systems. For electrical works, the team must include a person with at least a Class B competence certificate or the professional qualification of an electrical engineer for consumer electrical installations. The name and certificate number of each required person must be provided, and they must be involved in the performance of the works.