Compliance requirements
The bidder must declare whether it or its representatives have relevant convictions, including participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and illegal use of child labour or human trafficking. Other grounds include failure to pay taxes or social security contributions; breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, an agreement with creditors, suspended business activity or a comparable situation; serious professional misconduct; agreements intended to distort competition; conflicts of interest; involvement in preparing this procurement where that creates an unavoidable competitive advantage; serious or repeated failures under earlier public contracts, including early termination, damages or comparable sanctions; and false or misleading information, withholding information, failure to provide requested documents, or improper attempts to influence the procurement or obtain confidential information. National grounds also cover enabling illegal employment of a foreign national, being subject to international sanctions, and relevant tax offences. The bidder must provide the required declarations and, where applicable, details and supporting evidence; remedial measures to demonstrate reliability may be submitted where permitted. Tax and social-contribution obligations must be settled or covered by a binding payment arrangement; the notice states a zero threshold, with a note that Estonian tax-debt certificates are not issued for debts below EUR 100 or where payment has been deferred.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must meet these financial and experience requirements:
- Average annual turnover in the contract-related field of at least EUR 500,000 over the last three financial years.
- Within the 60 months before publication of the contract notice, at least two properly completed contracts similar to this procurement, involving reconstruction of water supply and sewerage systems in an administrative, office or educational building with a closed net floor area of at least 1,000 m². Provide evidence of the completed work and client details.
The bidder must include qualified specialists for delivery and design, and submit a CV and list of relevant completed work for each person using the contracting authority’s forms. The specified minimum qualifications, or equivalent qualifications, include: construction works project manager—building construction engineer, level 6, or construction manager, level 6; site manager—construction works manager, level 5 or equivalent; responsible specialists for HVAC, water supply and sewerage, electrical works, fire alarm/access control/security/video surveillance systems, and building automation; and design project manager, architect, structural designer, HVAC designer, water supply and sewerage designer, electrical installations designer, fire safety designer, security systems designer and building automation designer. The notice specifies professional qualifications at levels 5, 6 or 7 for these roles, depending on the role, or equivalent; building automation specialists must have relevant training, proven experience and competence. Submit evidence of equivalent qualifications where the contracting authority cannot verify a certificate itself.
The bidder must have visited the site on the date specified in the technical description and signed the attendance sheet; include the name of the representative recorded on that sheet. Submit the price using the contracting authority’s prescribed form and structure, complete all marked cells to the nearest cent, do not enter a zero price, and do not alter the remaining table. The bid must comply with the procurement documents; conditional bids are not permitted. Explain any claimed equivalence and provide supporting evidence. For a joint bid, submit an authorisation naming the joint bidders’ representative; the joint bidders are jointly and severally liable. Submit the participation declaration and confirmations required by the contracting authority. The bidder must confirm that it will not use a subcontractor who must be replaced under the applicable procurement rules.