Compliance requirements
The bidder, its administrative, management or supervisory body members, procurators and other persons with authority to represent or control the undertaking must not have been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, breach of the duty of integrity, corruption, fraud, terrorism, money laundering or terrorist financing offences. Such persons must also not have been punished for enabling an unlawfully present foreign national to work or for paying a foreign national less than the statutory remuneration, or for the unlawful use of child labour or an offence related to human trafficking. The bidder must not have outstanding state tax, payment or environmental charge debts, or tax or social security payment debts under the law of its country of establishment. The contracting authority may also exclude a bidder for a serious or repeated breach of an essential term of a previous public contract where this resulted, for example, in withdrawal from or termination of the contract, a price reduction, compensation for damage or a contractual penalty. Exclusion may also result from providing false information about compliance with the qualification requirements or failing to submit required information or documents. Undertakings established or residing in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus may not participate. Materials, equipment or components originating from or produced in those countries may not be used during the works; the contracting authority may request certificates of origin.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
Within the 60 months preceding the commencement of the procurement, the bidder must have properly completed at least three contracts for electrical construction works similar to the subject matter of the tender. At least one contract must have had a value of at least EUR 40,000 excluding VAT. The bidder must submit a list of the contracts, including the performance period, the contracting authority representative’s contact details and, for public contracts, the relevant reference numbers; the contracting authority may also request evidence of proper performance. The bidder must have a person responsible for managing electrical works who holds a valid A-level competence or a qualification of at least level 6 under the Estonian Occupational Qualifications Act, with the relevant proof valid when the tender is submitted and with the person registered in Elektrilevi’s partner portal before the tenders are opened. The bidder must also have an employee with valid switching rights for switching operations in a 0.22–20 kV electricity network. For low-voltage works only, at least MP switching rights are required; in other cases, both MP and KP switching rights are required. In addition, the bidder must have a person responsible for the work operation, known as a C-person, registered in the partner portal before the tenders are opened. The tender must include a price table with all unit-price fields completed and comply with the tender documents; conditional tenders or tenders containing additional conditions are not permitted. The bidder must provide the details of the contract signatory and the contact person for contract performance and, where necessary, a power of attorney. The bidder must take account of the applicable payment period: 14, 35 or 45 calendar days under the standard schedule depending on the contract value, or 95 calendar days if the contracting authority’s factoring programme is used.