Compliance requirements
The bidder will be excluded if the bidder, or a person authorised to represent, manage, supervise or control it, has been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, breach of integrity obligations or corruption, fraud, terrorist offences or related participation, money laundering or terrorist financing, unlawful employment of foreign nationals or breaches of the conditions for their employment in Estonia, or offences involving unlawful child labour or human trafficking. Exclusion also applies where the bidder has outstanding state tax, payment or environmental charges, or tax or social security contributions, or where awarding the contract would breach an international or Estonian government sanction.
The contracting authority may also exclude a bidder for a serious or persistent breach of a previous public contract that resulted in termination, withdrawal, a price reduction, compensation or a contractual penalty, or for providing false information about compliance with qualification requirements or failing to provide such information or requested supporting documents. Enterprises established or located in Russia or Belarus are not permitted to participate.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder’s net turnover must have been at least EUR 300,000 in each of the last three completed financial years. If the financial year does not coincide with the calendar year, the requirement applies to the three latest completed financial years; at least six months must have elapsed since the end of the latest completed financial year by the bid submission date. Submit extracts from the annual accounts showing turnover, unless the information is publicly available to the contracting authority in a register for an Estonian-registered legal entity.
During 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 this contract. At least one must have had a value of EUR 80,000 or more, excluding VAT. Submit a list showing each contract’s performance period, the other contracting party’s details, including the client representative’s telephone number and email address, and the procurement reference number where applicable. Evidence of proper completion must be provided on request unless the contracting authority can obtain it from public or private databases without significant expense.
The bidder must have an electrical works supervisor holding valid A-level competence and/or a qualification of at least level 6 under the Professions Act. The person must hold the relevant proof by the bid submission deadline and be registered in Elektrilevi’s partner portal before bids are opened. A worker authorised to carry out switching operations on the 0.22–20 kV electricity network must also be registered in that portal before bids are opened. For low-voltage-only works (0.22–1 kV), low-voltage switching rights are required; in other cases, both low- and medium-voltage switching rights are required, including where low-voltage works require switching on the medium-voltage side (over 1–20 kV). The bidder must also have a person appointed as responsible for the work operation, registered in the partner portal before bids are opened.
The bid must accept all tender-document terms; conditional bids or bids with additional conditions are not permitted. Submit the price using the prescribed table and complete every unit-price field, taking account of the V178 control-system document instructions. Provide the name, position and contact details of each contract signatory and a contract-performance contact person; include a power of attorney if the signatory’s authority does not arise from the articles of association.
The contracting authority’s standard payment period, measured from receipt of the invoice, is 14 calendar days for contracts up to EUR 59,999, 35 calendar days for contracts from EUR 60,000 to EUR 249,999, and 45 calendar days for contracts of EUR 250,000 or more. Participation in the contracting authority’s factoring programme results in a 95-calendar-day payment period. The bidder must identify any information claimed as a trade secret and justify that designation; bid prices and other specified evaluation-related figures may not be treated as trade secrets.
Materials, equipment and goods, including components, installed or used in the works must not be produced in or originate from Russia or Belarus. The contracting authority may request certificates of origin.