Compliance requirements
A bidder must be excluded if the bidder, its representative, a member of its management or supervisory body, or its procurator has been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption or breach of the duty of integrity, fraud, a terrorism-related offence, money laundering, or terrorist financing. Grounds for exclusion also include convictions for enabling illegal employment or violating the conditions for employing a foreign national in Estonia, including paying less than the legally required wage, as well as convictions for illegal use of child labour or human trafficking. Outstanding national taxes, duties or environmental charges, or tax or social security contribution arrears under the law of the bidder's country of establishment, are also grounds for exclusion.
The contracting authority may exclude a bidder that has seriously or repeatedly breached material terms of a previous public contract, resulting in termination or withdrawal from the contract, a price reduction, compensation for damages or a contractual penalty. A bidder may also be excluded for providing false information about compliance with the qualification criteria or failing to provide required information or supplementary documents.
Businesses established or resident in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus may not participate. The bidder must confirm that it is not established or resident in either country.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
Within the 60 months preceding the start of the procurement, the bidder must have duly completed at least three contracts for electrical construction works similar to the procurement. At least one contract must have had a value of EUR 40,000 or more excluding VAT. The bidder must provide a list stating the performance period, details of the other contracting parties (including the customer's representative's telephone number and email address) and, for public contracts, the reference numbers. The contracting authority may request evidence of proper performance unless it can obtain the information from databases without significant cost.
The bidder must have an employee with valid switching authorisations for switching operations related to the works in a 0.22–20 kV electricity network. The employee must be registered in Elektrilevi's partner portal before tenders are opened. For low-voltage works only (0.22–1 kV), low-voltage switching authorisation is sufficient; in all other cases, both low- and medium-voltage switching authorisations are required, including where medium-voltage switching is needed to carry out low-voltage works. Applications for switching authorisations must follow instruction J387.
The bidder must have a person appointed as responsible for the work operation, registered in Elektrilevi's partner portal before tenders are opened. Applications for this person's authorisation must follow instructions J31 and J3284.
The bidder must have a person responsible for managing electrical works who holds valid A-level competence and/or a qualification of at least professional level 6. That person must hold the relevant evidence by the tender submission deadline and be registered in Elektrilevi's partner portal before tenders are opened.
The tender must include a price table in the format provided in the procurement documents, with every unit-price field completed. Conditional tenders and tenders containing additional conditions are not permitted. The bidder must provide the name, position and contact details of the contract signatory, as well as the details of the contact person for contract-performance matters. If the signatory's authority is not derived from the articles of association, a power of attorney must be included.
The bidder must confirm that it is not established or resident in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus. Materials, equipment and goods, including components, originating from or produced in Russia or Belarus may not be installed or used during the works; the contracting authority may request certificates of origin.
The invoice payment period, calculated from receipt of the invoice, is 14 calendar days for contracts valued up to EUR 59,999, 35 calendar days for contracts valued from EUR 60,000 to EUR 249,999, and 45 calendar days for contracts valued at EUR 250,000 or more. If the bidder joins the contracting authority's factoring programme, the payment period is 95 calendar days.
The provided documents do not describe the award criteria.