Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that no exclusion grounds apply. The contracting authority will exclude a bidder, or a person authorised to represent, direct or control it, if that person has been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, breach of integrity obligations or corruption, fraud, terrorist offences or related conduct, money laundering or terrorist financing, or offences involving the unlawful employment of foreign nationals, violations of foreign workers’ employment conditions, unlawful child labour or human trafficking. A bidder may also be excluded for outstanding national tax, payment or environmental-charge debts, or tax or social security contribution debts under the law of its country of establishment, and where awarding the contract would breach an international or Estonian Government sanction.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The contractor must provide a team of at least four qualified personnel with the knowledge, experience and permits needed to maintain ammonia refrigeration equipment at Enefit Industry’s hazardous production sites. The team must include: an electrical work supervisor holding an A-class competence certificate or equivalent; a work supervisor qualified as a Heating, Ventilation and Refrigeration Engineer, level 6, or Refrigeration Installation Manager, level 5, or equivalent; and a work supervisor qualified as a Refrigeration Mechanic, level 4, or equivalent. Other team members must have qualifications sufficient to perform the maintenance and repair work described in the technical specification.
The bidder must submit the list of responsible persons using the prescribed form and provide evidence of the specified qualifications. For other specialists, evidence may include ATEX/Ex training certificates, an employer’s internal training programme and proof of completion, or documents describing the company’s occupational safety and competence management system. The submitted evidence must allow the specialists’ competence to work with ammonia refrigeration equipment and equipment in explosive atmospheres to be assessed. A foreign bidder whose responsible-person qualification documents were not issued under Estonian regulations must submit copies of qualification and competence documents issued under the laws of its country of establishment and undertake to obtain confirmation from the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority within one month after signing the contract.
Joint bidders must appoint an authorised representative. The bid must comply with the procurement documents and must not be conditional. The bidder must submit prices in the prescribed structure and complete the detailed pricing form, including the total price in field 15D; if the detailed pricing form and the pricing sheet show different amounts, the amount in the detailed pricing form will apply. Any claimed equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence. The bidder must use original spare parts or alternatives approved by the manufacturer. Maintenance, diagnostics and repairs must follow the manufacturers’ requirements, current operating documentation, industrial safety requirements and approved maintenance regulations. A technical report describing the work performed, observations and recommendations for future use of the equipment must be provided. The bidder must identify any trade secrets in the bid and justify that designation; prices and other specified evaluation-related figures may not be designated as trade secrets. No award criteria or scoring details are stated in the provided documents.