Compliance requirements
The tender documents require the bidder to confirm that no exclusion grounds under the Public Procurement Act apply, including that the bidder is not bankrupt or in liquidation, no insolvency or liquidation proceedings have been initiated, business is not suspended, and there are no tax, fee or social security arrears under the law of the bidder’s country of establishment. The bidder must also confirm that its average wage level during the reference period exceeded 70% of the average wage in the relevant sector, and this must be proven with a Tax and Customs Board extract or equivalent evidence from the bidder’s country. In a joint bid, the confirmation and proof apply to each joint bidder. The bidder must also confirm that it is not a related person to the technical consultant advising the apartment building reconstruction.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must be registered for construction activities covering general construction, indoor climate systems, and building internal or adjacent water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must have the relevant registration for construction of electrical installations, including installation; foreign bidders may provide equivalent proof instead of 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. The bidder must also be able to provide a performance guarantee worth 5% of the contract value by the contract date or within 10 calendar days after signing; the guarantee must remain valid for the entire construction period. A deposit of the corresponding amount to the beneficiary’s or a notary’s account is also acceptable if the beneficiary remains the entitled party throughout the construction period.
Within the last 60 months, the bidder must have completed at least one equivalent construction project as the main contractor, with a value of at least half of the estimated contract value excluding VAT. An equivalent project means the construction, extension or full reconstruction of a building and must have included at least construction or reconstruction of the load-bearing and external envelope structures, construction or reconstruction of a heat-recovery ventilation system, and construction or reconstruction of a new heating system. To prove this, the bidder must provide the project name, building details, execution period and value, indicate whether it was carried out as main contractor, and submit either the building register occupancy notice or permit number, or a copy of the handover-acceptance certificate signed by the client and contractor.
The bidder’s team must include a project manager, site manager, ventilation and heating systems specialist, water supply and sewerage systems specialist, and a person involved in electrical works. The project manager must hold at least a level 6 construction engineer qualification with specialisation in building construction or a level 6 construction manager qualification with specialisation in general construction. The site manager must hold at least a level 5 construction work manager qualification with specialisation in general construction works. The ventilation and heating systems specialist must hold at least a level 6 heating, ventilation and cooling engineer qualification with the relevant management competences, or a level 6 construction manager qualification with specialisation in indoor climate systems. The water supply and sewerage systems specialist must hold at least a level 6 water supply and sewerage engineer qualification or a level 6 construction manager qualification with the relevant specialisation. The person involved in electrical works must hold at least a B-class competence certificate or a level 6 electrical engineer qualification in consumer electrical installations. The name and certificate or competence number of each person must be provided, and each person must be involved in the performance of the works.
The bidder must have a quality management system in the construction field that complies with EVS-EN ISO 9001 and an environmental management system that complies with EVS-EN ISO 14001, or equivalent conditions.