Preparation of the basic design for the reserve borehole at Ravi Street 18

The contracting authority will exclude a tenderer if any exclusion ground under § 95(1) or § 95(4)(8) of Estonia’s Public Procurement Act applies. The tenderer must confirm whether an exclusion ground applies.

Within the 60 months preceding the start of the procurement, the tenderer must have properly completed at least two contracts for designing a drinking water treatment plant or pumping station with a capacity of at least 100 m³ per day. The work must have reached at least the basic design stage and included the design of boreholes and wells with a capacity of at least 100 m³ per day. The tenderer must provide the contract award and completion dates, value, a brief description of the work, and the other contracting party’s name, email address and telephone number; for public contracts, the reference number must also be given. Evidence of proper contract performance must be provided if requested by the contracting authority, which may contact the other contracting party for further information. The team must include a project manager/designer holding the authorised water supply and sewerage engineer qualification, level 8, specialised in external water supply and sewerage and competent to prepare designs in those fields. During the last five years, the designer must have participated as a designer in at least two projects for a drinking water treatment plant or pumping station with a capacity of at least 100 m³ per day. The work must have reached at least the basic design stage, been completed and been accepted by the client. The tenderer must provide the responsible person’s details and the contract information described above. For qualifications obtained abroad, a certificate from the competent authority confirming recognition of the qualification must be submitted. Evidence of proper contract performance must be provided if requested by the contracting authority. The team must also include a borehole and well design expert who is listed as a responsible specialist in the register of holders of permits for hydrogeological work and has at least five years’ experience designing similar or equivalent boreholes and wells. The tenderer must provide the responsible specialist’s details and evidence of competence; where the qualification was obtained abroad, a certificate from the competent authority confirming its recognition is also required. For a joint tender, the joint tenderers must appoint an authorised representative from among themselves and include the authorisation with the tender. The tenderer must identify and justify any information claimed as a trade secret; the tender price and figures used for evaluation may not be treated as trade secrets. By submitting a tender, the tenderer must accept all conditions in the procurement documents; conditional tenders are not permitted. The price must follow the prescribed structure, and the completed tender price form (Annex 3) must be submitted. The tenderer must confirm compliance with the procurement documents and, where relevant, explain equivalence and provide supporting evidence.