Construction of the Ahja pedestrian and cycling path

A bidder may be excluded for relevant final convictions of the bidder or its management, supervisory or representative persons, including participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and child labour or human trafficking. The grounds also cover breaches of tax or social security payment obligations; environmental, social or labour-law violations; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or suspended business activity; serious professional misconduct; agreements intended to distort competition; unmanageable conflicts of interest; involvement in preparing the procurement that creates an irremediable competitive advantage; and significant or repeated failures under previous contracts, including early termination, damages or penalties. Exclusion may also apply for false or misleading information, withholding required information or documents, attempts to improperly influence the procurement or obtain confidential information, enabling unlawful employment of a foreign national, or a contract that would breach international or national sanctions. A relevant tax-offence conviction may also be a discretionary ground for exclusion. Where permitted, a bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability. For Estonian tax debts, the stated information notes that a tax-debt certificate is not issued where the debt is below EUR 100 or payment has been deferred.

The bidder must be entered in the relevant business register; the contracting authority will check this in the public register. The bidder’s total net turnover over the last three financial years completed by the start of the procurement must be at least EUR 600,000. If the information is not publicly available to the contracting authority, the bidder must provide extracts from the relevant annual reports or other evidence of turnover when requested; submitting these with the bid is recommended in that case. During the 60 months before the contract notice, the bidder must have completed at least one contract for the construction or reconstruction of a publicly used road or street, excluding routine maintenance and road maintenance contracts, involving at least 2,000 m² of asphalt concrete wearing course. The works may have started earlier, but must have been accepted during that 60-month period. The bidder must provide the contract subject, procurement reference if available, client and contact details, works period, and the asphalt surface area. Where bidders submit a joint bid, they must appoint an authorised representative and include the required power of attorney. The bid must accept the tender-document conditions and must not be conditional. The bidder must confirm compliance with the requirements and, where relevant, explain equivalence and provide supporting evidence. The bidder must confirm that it will not engage a subcontractor subject to replacement under the applicable procurement rules. It must also confirm that offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned regions. The bidder must identify and justify any business secrets in its bid; bid prices and specified evaluation-related figures may not be designated as business secrets. Before submitting the bid, the contractor must check that the stated work quantities match actual conditions and notify the contracting authority of any obvious errors or discrepancies in advance. No award criteria are specified in the provided documents.