Winter maintenance of roads in Kehtna municipality, 2026–2030

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management or supervisory board members, authorised representatives, procurators or other persons with representation or control powers have received a final conviction during the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or the illegal use of child labour or other forms of human trafficking. The exclusion grounds also cover non-payment of taxes or social security contributions; the stated threshold for tax and contribution arrears is EUR 0, subject to the tax authority’s clarification concerning arrears below EUR 100 or arrears covered by a payment schedule. The bidder must also not be bankrupt, in liquidation, subject to insolvency proceedings or in a similar situation; its business activity must not be suspended; and it must not have committed a serious breach of professional conduct, distorted competition, have an unresolved conflict of interest or participated in preparing the procurement in a way that gives it an unjustified advantage. Exclusion may also result from early termination, damages or other sanctions under a previous contract, or from submitting false information or failing to provide required information or documents. The notice also addresses violations involving employment of unlawfully staying foreign nationals, the application of international or Estonian sanctions, and convictions for tax offences. Where permitted under the applicable rules, the bidder may submit evidence of remedial measures demonstrating restored reliability if an exclusion ground applies.

The machine-readable notice did not specify precise turnover, previous experience, technical capacity or team qualification requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. By submitting a tender, the bidder must confirm that it accepts all conditions set out in the tender documents. Conditional tenders are not permitted. The tender price must be submitted according to the contracting authority’s prescribed pricing structure in the worksheet titled “Award criteria and measurable indicators”. The bidder must provide the declarations required in the ESPD and be prepared to prove payment of taxes and social security contributions.